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Is it my turn? Anything to do with lathes, mills and other shop tools
Hi Downeaster,
like Beags was too polite to say:- "Congratulations! You have invented the shaping machine!"
OR
Mr. Bodger sez:-
Make two concentric sleeves on your lathe.
Hacksaw a groove through the inner sleeve.
Press the sleeves together & plugweld.
24 x 48 garage. I can fit two (compact...a Corolla and a Yaris) cars in there. As long as no one opens the door on both cars simultaneously...
JimD54 made a comment a while back about "hanging a bolt in mid-air and building an airplane around it."
Well, I'm doing that with a snowblower...
Daughter had an 8/28 Crapsman with a 110v electric start Briggs and Scrapiron on it that I got on a horse trade with a sheared flywheel. Fixed that and she ran it for a couple of years but apparently the flywheel flopping around before I fixed it took out a crank seal and it leaked all the oil out and seized up.
I gave her my MTD e-start and took this one back. No future at all in rebuilding that POS Briggs with it's aluminum cylinder and no rod bearings. So I grabbed a Horror Fright Predator. Figured if I was gonna hafta retrofit things, I might as well go with MORE POWER! so I bought a 13 horse 12v e-start. Had to set the motor back a bit over an inch to get the pulleys to line up plus it has a larger mounting bolt pattern, so had to build a custom mount for it. In order to drill the holes to bolt the new motor mount to the chassis, it was easier to strip the chassis down to the frame and drill it on my press.
With the motor mounted to the chassis, reassembling the transmission was easier with the motor/chassis assembly hanging at shoulder height.
It's hanging from my Horror Fright 800# electric hoist that runs on barn door track the length of my "mechanical bay". It's been handier than a pocket on a shirt, especially since at my age I'm much more likely to sign a check than resort to brute strength and ignorance like I did 30 years ago...
Well, I'm doing that with a snowblower...
Daughter had an 8/28 Crapsman with a 110v electric start Briggs and Scrapiron on it that I got on a horse trade with a sheared flywheel. Fixed that and she ran it for a couple of years but apparently the flywheel flopping around before I fixed it took out a crank seal and it leaked all the oil out and seized up.
I gave her my MTD e-start and took this one back. No future at all in rebuilding that POS Briggs with it's aluminum cylinder and no rod bearings. So I grabbed a Horror Fright Predator. Figured if I was gonna hafta retrofit things, I might as well go with MORE POWER! so I bought a 13 horse 12v e-start. Had to set the motor back a bit over an inch to get the pulleys to line up plus it has a larger mounting bolt pattern, so had to build a custom mount for it. In order to drill the holes to bolt the new motor mount to the chassis, it was easier to strip the chassis down to the frame and drill it on my press.
With the motor mounted to the chassis, reassembling the transmission was easier with the motor/chassis assembly hanging at shoulder height.
It's hanging from my Horror Fright 800# electric hoist that runs on barn door track the length of my "mechanical bay". It's been handier than a pocket on a shirt, especially since at my age I'm much more likely to sign a check than resort to brute strength and ignorance like I did 30 years ago...
I may have to think about doing something like that! Have the Harbor Fright Bike lift but that would add a bit to my lifting capabilities. The 68 year old back is not what it used to be!
Today's project, this one's been on the list for a while...
Since I've got to turn some new acme screws for horizontal project figured I needed a way to get good, accurate angles for an acme threading tool. Got 0, 10 & 20deg for general turning tools, 45deg for chamfering, 14.5 & 30 for threading tools. We'll see if it works out.
Since I've got to turn some new acme screws for horizontal project figured I needed a way to get good, accurate angles for an acme threading tool. Got 0, 10 & 20deg for general turning tools, 45deg for chamfering, 14.5 & 30 for threading tools. We'll see if it works out.
I like that grinding jig. Made one awhile back that uses budget ($2 apiece) diamond wheels. The table remains level, the motor/wheel is tilt adjustable.
Used only for dressing carbide bits. Sharpened about 12 bits so far, all on the same wheel...
Used only for dressing carbide bits. Sharpened about 12 bits so far, all on the same wheel...
Ho ho ho
Bet you can relate.
https://detroit.craigslist.org/mcb/tls/6770472833.html
Never seen one that looks like this. Kinda cool.
Never seen one that looks like this. Kinda cool.
Machine shop pics today.
"Motion Controller Encoder" motor couplings is what I've been making for awhile now. A variety of these very small precise components.
40+ hrs a week in these very tight work spaces. This is not really a topic to discuss at a Christmas party or at dinner, So just maybe a few of you all would enjoy this typical mornings work of tool replacement.
Both the usual insert and the very small .035" 3 fluted endmill which spins at 60,000 rpm. We don't use the electric motors max rpm of 80,000 !
Anyway, here are some pics
"Motion Controller Encoder" motor couplings is what I've been making for awhile now. A variety of these very small precise components.
40+ hrs a week in these very tight work spaces. This is not really a topic to discuss at a Christmas party or at dinner, So just maybe a few of you all would enjoy this typical mornings work of tool replacement.
Both the usual insert and the very small .035" 3 fluted endmill which spins at 60,000 rpm. We don't use the electric motors max rpm of 80,000 !
Anyway, here are some pics
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But but nobody understands me.
Know THAT feeling. Man that is some incredable work!
Know THAT feeling. Man that is some incredable work!
"Machinist" hmm, you mean you do this ? 
So does this make me a machinist? Yea that is me with the arrow pointing to my head!
Way back in March of 1990!
That's one big Tonka toy!
Right on, Now that must have been FUN !
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