2017 POTD Thread Archive

[Firestopper]

Mark,
Nice job on the new stud. You might consider rounding the top end of the stud to prevent forearm insult. Ask me how I know .

 

[mksj]

You might consider rounding the top end of the stud to prevent forearm insult. Ask me how I know

Hi Paco,

Will do. Made it a bit longer so I could turn it with the tail stock and planned to turn the threaded head down, but was lazy when I was done. I will round the head out as your recommend. Thank you.

The stud was the OEM from Dorian, I bought it as one of the starter kits about 3 years ago and the holders were way over sized. At the time they were responsive and sent me a new set of smaller holders, but it sounds like other are having more QC issues with their products. The QCTP hold down stud was always a bit loose and the threads were pretty bad but it worked OK, just felt it could be better and always worried of something letting go.
Mark

 

[Sharky]

Not quite in the shop, but in front of it.... Pinion bearings were shot and carrier bearings were close behind. Gears were whining and pinion was grinding.... so..... all new bearings and seals: pinion, carrier and axle... re shim and adjust backlash..... Nice and quiet now!

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[dlane]

Red x's, Search posting pics using tapatalk so we can see the pics not red x's. Thanks

 

[f350ca]

Still busy in the cabinet shop.
Picked up some maple for a laminated counter top. Here's the counter top in kit form, some assembled required.

The boards get ripped into 1 3/4 strips to get laminated, but first I need a straight edge to work from, so the first one gets cut with a Skill saw following a chalk line. Then that one is used as a fence to trim the rest.

Then through the planer to get the strips ready for glue.
This is a dry fit, will add glue tomorrow.

Greg

 

[NCjeeper]

I got the back splash done, painted, fastened, and loaded up with tools.

 

[tq60]

Tree branch guillotine upside down.

We chop our own wood from the yard trees and wind up with piles of branches too small for chainsaw but good as starters but a pain to chop.

We slapped them on the bobcat bucket to break them but that requires moving the bobcat so we dug in the scrap pile and found a chunk of 1 inch plate steel 7 X 17 and an old radio rack...

Made a cutting edge on the plate and chopped the rack down and bolted the blade in place.

Used same for log splitter/cutter and it works well.

Still need to harden the edge but bottles empty...

Place next to Wagon and swing the branch and it cuts or breaks with cut parts landing in the wagon.

Short order work of pile now...

Largest branch was 3 inches.

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[savarin]

Thought it was about time I had a pin spanner for the lathe spindle instead of the plethora of rods I have been using that have slightly ovaled the hole
I cut a ring out of some 12mm plate and drilled a couple of holes and tapped them for the pin and handle.
The blue sections will be discarded.

I milled out the slot in one and two sides on the other and bolted them together.
Along with a handle and ........

I opted for a hinged version as I feel its firmer and less chance of the pin slipping out the hole.
Cosmetically it could be better but it does the job well.

 

[dlane]

Tq60 , dreaded red x's, look up how to post pics using tapatalk so we can see them , thanks

 

[Rustrp]

Tree branch guillotine upside down.

We chop our own wood from the yard trees and wind up with piles of branches too small for chainsaw but good as starters but a pain to chop.

We slapped them on the bobcat bucket to break them but that requires moving the bobcat so we dug in the scrap pile and found a chunk of 1 inch plate steel 7 X 17 and an old radio rack...

Made a cutting edge on the plate and chopped the rack down and bolted the blade in place.

Used same for log splitter/cutter and it works well.

Still need to harden the edge but bottles empty...

Place next to Wagon and swing the branch and it cuts or breaks with cut parts landing in the wagon.

Short order work of pile now...

Largest branch was 3 inches.

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Be safe, and I think you know you don't want to slip and fall on that thing.