2015 POTD Thread Archive

This has been more than a few months in the making and is still not completely finished (probably never will be). It works as intended. It is a knurler that I copied from a photo (I don't know who to credit, the photo was from a google search). I had and still have no print. This was made as I went and each piece was made to fit its counterpart. And yes, I did knurl the brass nut with the knurling tool...

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Ok that looks good, if you decide to make some drawings let us know. It looks like it should take some punishment without a problem
 
Looks like an interesting design. Nicely done. Mike
 
Am I missing something?? I see three flathead allen bolts but none look like they are pivot points for the scissors arms. Is there a pin I don't see???

"Billy G"
 
Billy- yes there are two blind pins that are under the screwed cover. I felt better about using pins instead of screws for the pivots.


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ogberi said:
Been smacking my own hands for not putting things away immediately. I heard you have to do something for a month for it to become habit, and oddly enough, that's true. awhile back I started going to the local gym at lunch. I can get in a solid 25-30 minutes of mindless exercise, and oddly enoug, I enjoy it. 5 days a week, unless there's something that prevents me from going. Now, it's part of my daily routine, and I feel 'off' if I have to miss a day. So, I hope that soon I feel 'off' when i don't put a tool back, or sweep the shop at the end of the evening. being messy is one of the things about myself that i really dislike, so it's something i'm trying hard to change. I end up forcing myself to clean up my last mess before making another one.
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Tidy as you go , take a tool out & use it , then put it back if you aren't going to use it again in the next 10 min or so .

As a apprentice 50 years ago we had it hammered in our numskulls that a tidy work place usually means an organised mind .. you make a lot less mistakes tidying as you go and you have far fewer mishaps .
Just don't get anally impacted over it , and end up cleaning & polishing the floor every 25 seconds
At the end of each work session plan in for a clean up of bench , floor & to empty the trash can or at least put an air tight lid on it , in case of spontaneous combustion of oils etc. if this is not possible . Also stop grinding & welding or doing anything that may cause sparks or flames for at least 1/2 and hour before leaving your workshop .
 
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