2016 POTD Thread Archive

I've been busy with life for the last few months and haven't accomplished much in the shop but I do lurk once in a while.

Here are a couple of projects I'm working on.
First is DRO's for the mill / drill. I have the x and y done but still need to figure out how I'm going to do the z.
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I've also made a storage cabinet for under the lathe. I just have to get some time to make the drawer faces. Man this sure makes organizing the tools and accessories much better. I think I will paint it black to match the frame.
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still amazed that people don't know not too grind aluminum

(aluminum oxide wheel)
 
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Any nonferrous material should not be taken to the grinder (not just aluminum).
 
Depends on the wheel , and the prep of it, I prefer a Belt/disc sander on soft stuff tho..
The drawers, ied paint them same as the lathe
 
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TOOLMASTER said:
still amazed that people don't know not too grind aluminum
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I couldn't see a post where someone used a grinder on aluminum. ?

dlane said:
Depends on the wheel , and the prep of it, I prefer a Belt/disc sander on soft stuff tho..
The drawers, ied paint them same as the lathe
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I like the idea of matching the lathe color but after doing a little work on the lathe tonight and having to change the gears, my hands got covered in black grime that transferred onto everything I touched. So I ended up having to wipe down everything. Maybe black won't show it as much. Still going to consider matching the lathe though as it would certainly look better.
 
HBilly1022 said:
I couldn't see a post where someone used a grinder on aluminum. ?



I like the idea of matching the lathe color but after doing a little work on the lathe tonight and having to change the gears, my hands got covered in black grime that transferred onto everything I touched. So I ended up having to wipe down everything. Maybe black won't show it as much. Still going to consider matching the lathe though as it would certainly look better.
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Black shows dirt pretty well.


Quit wiping down your machines for a week or so, until everything converges to the same shade of gray. Then buy paint that color.
 
During the summer, I picked up a 'new' drill press from a friend. Bigger than my other ones, but lacking a quill stop. Most use a threaded rod that requires you to spin a nut down to set the stop point. Kind of time consuming, so I usually end up not using it. I saw a post by Gadgetbuilder that used a smooth rod with a clamping block to set the depth. That made more sense.

I had some 5/8" aluminum with a curve cut out of one end that left a usable piece when cut off from the slab. It takes a while to cut through a 10" wide piece.
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I set up my 7 1/2" rotary table and roughed out the big hole with a hole saw, followed by the boring head. The outside was then shaped with a 3/8" endmill.
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Here's the finished installation, complete with quill arm, stop bracket, rod and stop clamp. the clamp screw is a re-purposed leveling foot from an old appliance. If I don't like it, I can always make a knurled screw at a later date.
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Hey Jim that orange hammer on your mill table looked like a chunk of hot metal for a second!

I finished that lamp I was making, I thought it came out very well though sometimes people don't appreciate when you make them things...
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Note, if you're in SA the scrolls and such can be had from Unique Metal Works, http://www.uniquemetalworks.co.za/Unique_Metals.html ( I didn't make them this time )
 
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