2015 POTD Thread Archive

[sgisler]

All done, now I can get back to the job that necessitated the detour.



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[calstar]

All done, now I can get back to the job that necessitated the detour.
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That is a very nice job on the steady rest, looks really cool as well!

Brian

 

[sgisler]

Thanks Brian, it was fun to do. It was the first time I've tried to enter tool paths point to point on my mill. Been using only the canned cycles up to now, but this was better done as a program.
Thanks all for looking.


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[Sandia]

Finally finished the finish on these cabinets.





Greg

Beautiful craftsmanhip Greg,

is the wood Maple >

 

[machinistmarty]

Thats a nice looking steady rest, beutiful craftsmanship. My biggest concern would be chips finding their way into the threads. I hate cleaning the scroll in a three jaw ,because of that very reason. I do most everything in a four jaw. You can make sheilds for the steady from gasket material, cardboard , sheetmetal etc. It may save you a lot of grief.

 

[sgisler]

Thanks, that's a good idea. I know what you mean about cleaning chips out of the chuck scroll, hate that too. So far hasn't seemed an issue. Did some parting/facing/threading on a tube last night about an inch and a half from the steady. The threads are tight also - 3/4-16, drilled with an undersized bit - didn't want any wobble in them. It would certainly be easy to cut a shield of something disposable though.
Thanks for the compliments.


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[f350ca]

Thanks Bob, Black Cherry, just tung oil so seal it then hand rubbed urethane for a top coat.

Greg

 

[jumps4]

Today a 97 year old neighborhood man asked me to reline his emergency brake bands for his 1926 Model T Ford
On a Model T the main brake is on the transmission and the emergency brake is on the back wheels.
There are no front brakes.
the linings came as just material and I had to make a tool to counter-bore them.
then I riveted the linings on.
Steve

 

[calstar]

Sweet project. Im sure your neighbor really appreciates it. Brian

 

[jumps4]

Thanks Brian
I forgot to mention, I had no idea what these linings were made from or how old they were, so i wore a respirator and had the vacuum
running next to the bit as i drilled and counter-bored. then I vacuumed up everywhere. never know could have been asbestos
Steve