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2016 POTD Thread Archive
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I need to change the oil in my front forks this spring. I had them upgraded a couple years ago to Ohlins cartridges and the cap requires a pin wrench to remove. Ohlins sells the socket for $$, but I bought a lathe and a milling machine for much much more so I could save money making my own tool.
This is the cap that I need to remove to disassemble the forks
This is the tool.
This is the cap that I need to remove to disassemble the forks
This is the tool.
See honey, all that expensive equipement in the shop. It all enabled me to spend a couple of hours in the shop to make $5 of metal into a tool would have cost me $40 to order from ebay.
Dear, you had me at "spend a couple of hours in the shop"
Dear, you had me at "spend a couple of hours in the shop"
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There were two projects for the day. Both of them were very simple; but one was sort of mysterious.
My brother came over today with a chunk of granite, a grinder, and a grinder wheel that could cut granite. The granite was a bit of left-over from the ongoing remodel of their kitchen. He proceeded to cut the granite to make a very sturdy mount for my Sherline mill.
My brother cutting granite
Then some holes were drilled in the granite. Those holes required my 'strength', also known as my mass (or my fat ass), to drill. If we had a hammer drill, and not a Craftsman 3/8" sheet rock capable drill, then Bob would have been our Uncle.
The project was great for me. I now have a really solid mount for my little mill. Kudos to my brother, I say.
Sherline mill mounted to an oak plank mounted to a chunk of granite.
The second project, or project B if you prefer, was making a vertical cross support for a wire drawer that needed it's existing cross supports removed such that it would work someplace. The project is for my brother's kitchen, at the request of my brother's wife. For some reason, this reminds me of Robert May's spherical horse.
As I said, I have no idea why, but here is the result:
I do the best I can, given limited information. By the way, this is another Ikea hack.
Cheers,
Tom
My brother came over today with a chunk of granite, a grinder, and a grinder wheel that could cut granite. The granite was a bit of left-over from the ongoing remodel of their kitchen. He proceeded to cut the granite to make a very sturdy mount for my Sherline mill.
My brother cutting granite
Then some holes were drilled in the granite. Those holes required my 'strength', also known as my mass (or my fat ass), to drill. If we had a hammer drill, and not a Craftsman 3/8" sheet rock capable drill, then Bob would have been our Uncle.
The project was great for me. I now have a really solid mount for my little mill. Kudos to my brother, I say.
Sherline mill mounted to an oak plank mounted to a chunk of granite.
The second project, or project B if you prefer, was making a vertical cross support for a wire drawer that needed it's existing cross supports removed such that it would work someplace. The project is for my brother's kitchen, at the request of my brother's wife. For some reason, this reminds me of Robert May's spherical horse.
As I said, I have no idea why, but here is the result:
I do the best I can, given limited information. By the way, this is another Ikea hack.
Cheers,
Tom
This is my favorite thread like seeing everyone's projects.
I made some more progress on the tailstock DRO . I need to cut some curves tried my spin dex with no luck. The end mill turns the material out of the way ?
Will dig in more tomorrow the wife wanted someone to go shopping
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I made some more progress on the tailstock DRO . I need to cut some curves tried my spin dex with no luck. The end mill turns the material out of the way ?
Will dig in more tomorrow the wife wanted someone to go shopping
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G900A using Tapatalk
