2015 POTD Thread Archive

[cathead]

Shooting for accuracy...

Here's a couple photos of a peep sight I made. It's mostly mild steel and a small brass part for lateral
sight adjustment. It's amazingly accurate, not as good as a scope but still amazingly accurate...

 

[jumps4]

That is nice work Cathead
Steve

 

[zmotorsports]

Last night I was able to get the E-Track welded down and primed between the fenders and fender struts then applied some urethane seam sealer.

Overview of the trailer so far. Verticals are all welded in for the perimeter.


E-Track welded down. I welded some .875" spacers to the cross supports which brought the E-Track up flush with the top of the decking and will also be flush with the 2x8's I am using for the decking. This way everything will be flush rather than having the E-Track on top of the flooring.


One of the welds on the E-Track.


I scuffed and primered down in between the fender support struts and the fenders for corrossion protection.


Next I used some 3M urethane seam sealer to fill the gaps and keep moisture and debris out.


I then decided to commence work on the tail light boxes. I just clamped some 2"x4"x.188" tubing in my mill vise and used a 2.5" hole saw to cut out each end then a die grinder to remove the small remaining piece in between.




Next I need to modify the back of the tail light box to allow room for the connector and also drill a .875" hole in the side of the tail light box for the small LED marker light.

Mike.

 

[sgisler]

Going to be a nice trailer!


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[Franko]

Beautiful work, sgisler.

 

[sgisler]

Thanks Franko!


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[jrstech]

Thanks Franko!

I then decided to commence work on the tail light boxes. I just clamped some 2"x4"x.188" tubing in my mill vise and used a 2.5" hole saw to cut out each end then a die grinder to remove the small remaining piece in between.

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Excellent - Going to steal your idea for my new tail lights on the boat trailer.

 

[machinistmarty]

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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Im glad its working for you. I make sheilds all the time using a gasket cutter.

 

[Beazld]

I made a fountain pen on my Sherline lathe. I got the acrylic blanks and turned them.

 

[hman]

Shooting for accuracy...

Here's a couple photos of a peep sight I made. It's mostly mild steel and a small brass part for lateral
sight adjustment. It's amazingly accurate, not as good as a scope but still amazingly accurate...

I've been very seriously considering a peep sight for a rifle of mine. Can't beat it for simplicity and reliability! Thanks for posting.