2018 POTD Thread Archive

[dave_r_1]

Continuing on this project (previous post: https://www.hobby-machinist.com/thr...d-you-do-in-your-shop-today.14637/post-563041)

Connected the rectangular flange to the round one. Used 1.5x1/8" strips until I ran out of it, then some ~1.25x1/8" (from cutting down the width of a long piece of 8x1/8" for another project), and finished up with some 1x1/8" strips.

Warning: the welding is....uh....not particularly good...

Partly done:


Done:



Mounted on the blower:


Original Chute (it's been cut down about 8" already to make it more usable with the bagger system on the walk behind mower):


Tomorrow I have to massage it a bit with a prybar, as all that welding has pulled the two end flanges out of round/rectangular a little, and grind/re-weld it so it looks nicer. The inside turned out pretty smooth, which is good as debris will catch on rough points and then start building up over time.

 

[Dredb]

I liked your warning about the welding not being pretty, it doesn't actually look too bad. Some of mine looks like chicken dung. I don't do a lot of welding, it takes an hour or so to get back into it, by which time the job's finished and chicken dung is holding the part together. Amazing what you can do with filler!

 

[FanMan]

Today I finished making a wood cart for my oxyacetylene welding tanks. I had been using the tiniest size bottles in a plastic carrier, but a friend gave me a set of the next size larger tanks. Had them strapped to a hand truck for awhile, but that took the hand truck out of commission. The end result is laughably crude but functional, and met the goal of making it 100% from materials on hand, purchasing nothing.

The handle folds down so I can put it in my truck without laying it down (which you should never do with an acetylene tank). Wheels are from a rusted out Weber grill, axle bolts from the treadmill I pilfered for my mill motor conversion, a few other odds and ends, all else is scrap wood I had laying around.

 

[dfsmoto]

It's hammer time! Ampco head with knurled 6061 aluminum handle.

 

[brino]

The end result is laughably crude but functional, and met the goal of making it 100% from materials on hand, purchasing nothing.

Nothing wrong with some Yankee frugality!
Seems sturdy and functional, and meets all the requirements.
-brino

 

[dave_r_1]

Continuing on this project (https://www.hobby-machinist.com/thr...d-you-do-in-your-shop-today.14637/post-563420)

After killing most of a grinding wheel and some more welding where I ground a bit too much due to the strips not being even enough (the 2 or 3 I didn't get the side of the strip very even with the previous one, but after that I learned how to make then better).

The result:



Still have to add a small safety tab (the blower as safety switches on both the input and output, so the engine stops/can't run if either chute isn't on), and then some paint, but this thing is done.

Time to move on to fashioning a mount for the blower on the frame, so the blower assembly can be easily attached/removed with just a pin or two to hold it in place, so I can transfer it between this vacuum and the mower.

But that will have to wait, as there is snow in the forecast for the next couple days....

 

[mattthemuppet2]

Made a hamster powered LED light with my youngest daughter and her friend for their science fair project. Made a pulley and an axle for it and they did the drilling, painting and assembling. Took 2 iterations to get it to work right, but unfortunately Hammy the Hamster didn't have enough power to get the motor/ generator to turn. I guess it needs more than 1HP

 

[MontanaAardvark]

Made a hamster powered LED light with my youngest daughter and her friend for their science fair project. Made a pulley and an axle for it and they did the drilling, painting and assembling. Took 2 iterations to get it to work right, but unfortunately Hammy the Hamster didn't have enough power to get the motor/ generator to turn. I guess it needs more than 1HP
View attachment 260650View attachment 260651View attachment 260652

This is the best thing I've seen in days. It's first thing I've seen here that made me laugh out loud.

 

[MontanaAardvark]

Well, this ain't much, but it was all I did in my shop that's complete enough to show around.

I declared my Little Machine Shop engine done, made an oak base for it, and mounted it. So this is kind of a "graduation picture" for the engine. It has graduated from being a shop project and toy to something that sits on the shelf. Then we'll use it to annoy visitors with "wanna see my little engine running?"

 

[Ray C]

Made a hamster powered LED light with my youngest daughter and her friend for their science fair project. Made a pulley and an axle for it and they did the drilling, painting and assembling. Took 2 iterations to get it to work right, but unfortunately Hammy the Hamster didn't have enough power to get the motor/ generator to turn. I guess it needs more than 1HP
View attachment 260650View attachment 260651View attachment 260652

Put a couple pictures of cats inside the can. That'll get Hammy motivated to run.

Ray