2014 POTD Thread Archive

[markknx]

Chucko...

Nice work!!!!

 

[ARM]

One of the very few disadvantage to rural life is the hour drive to the city when you need stock. If the foundry was up and running I could cast some brass rod but its not so here was todays alternative. Was given four of these bushings years ago, about 7 1/4 tall and 7 1/2 dia with a 1 5/16 wall. Saw out a slab.


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And make it round.


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Greg

Some Guys just have all the luck in the world.
Bully for U
And just pick up a chunk or two of steel at the scrap for TEN BUCKS !!!
U Guys are blessed.
aRM

 

[xalky]

Some Guys just have all the luck in the world.
Bully for U
And just pick up a chunk or two of steel at the scrap for TEN BUCKS !!!
U Guys are blessed.
aRM

It takes a while to develop some sources for cheap materials. I'm beginning to develop my own little network of "honey holes" for cheap stock too. Scrappers and scrap dealers are a good place to start. Most of these guys will sell you some great stuff for just a little bit over scrap value. Sometimes you can get some decent pieces of equipment for just a little over scrap value too.

 

[chuckorlando]

Chucko...

Nice work!!!!

Thanks man. First time in my life I'm excited to go to school and bummed when on vacation. It's something I genuinely enjoy learning and doing.

 

[Cheeseking]

OK, another one.

Ken

Me likes!! Hmmm. may have an old digital vernier lying around..

 

[blacksmithden]

Today, I made another tool holder for my tail stock...MT3 taper. It's going to be another tap handle holder. Tonight, I'm not really in the shop, but still doing shop stuff. 1 1/4" hardened bolts from rock truck axles. Considering the trucks cost 5 million each, when they take these bolts out, they get new ones. Did I mention they are hardened ? Extremely hard to machine. Time for a little cave man annealing in the fireplace. I pulled one out of the coals so you guys could see. Sorry for the crappy picture...I only have the camera on my phone to work with. Cheers !

 

[itsme_Bernie]

I have been in the shop or on this forum little for a month or so. I MISS YOU GUYS!!

The few minutes I have had in the shop have been organizing or selling/buying to prep machines, so when I have time again I will have things to work WITH.

I am in the process of sorting about an issue with a Sheldon mill I picked up. It is otherwise pristine, with a bent spindle. Trying to decide whether to cut a new one from scratch or fins a parts machine again (long story)

That's all I got for now folks! I am really glad to check in here and see all of your work until I get mine going...


Bernie

 

[chuckorlando]

Today, I made another tool holder for my tail stock...MT3 taper. It's going to be another tap handle holder. Tonight, I'm not really in the shop, but still doing shop stuff. 1 1/4" hardened bolts from rock truck axles. Considering the trucks cost 5 million each, when they take these bolts out, they get new ones. Did I mention they are hardened ? Extremely hard to machine. Time for a little cave man annealing in the fireplace. I pulled one out of the coals so you guys could see. Sorry for the crappy picture...I only have the camera on my phone to work with. Cheers !

How long you figure you let that sit in the coals? Do you air cool or under coal or what?

 

[RWL]

It actually took more than one day to do this, but Sunday evening I got to assemble it all and try it out. I needed a way to sharpen my carbide scrapers. A Glendo grinder turns around 300+ rpm. I had to make a pulley for my tool & cutter grinder to lower the speed. I was able to get it down to 700 rpm working within the confines of the only drive belt I have and the range of tension adjustment. On the spindle I used an inexpensive carbide lapping disk from ebay and backed it up with a piece of mdf. I built the tool rest to a +5º fixed angle out of wood. It works well although it removes carbide quite a bit faster than the Glendo grinder we used at Rich King's scraping class. The first picture is the setup. The second shows a scraper blade marked with red marker, and the third shows how the blade appears after sharpening one side.

 

[Carlos SA]

I needed a key for my four jaw chuck so I made one up with some scrap stock.




Carlos.