2019 POTD Thread Archive

I bit more of my shenanigans, i made new center for the spare wheel. Started with a 5 mm plate, drill, threaded and mounted in my lathe chuck with a bolt. First i cut the outer edge, then parted the centre bore, and finished boring it. Only to drill the bolt holes and weld it in place.
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middle.road said:
OK, fresh cuppa coffee, sit back down, stare at it for another 5 mins.
... and I still don't see/get it. Going to need it explained or demo'd.
I figure that the boss grabs the cap, but I don't understand all the hex stock. :dunno:
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Yes the boss grabs the bottle cap. The rest is "art"!
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Interesting Metal Work I have Seen

I gonna try this thread hoping that people will progressively add to it. I think this could provide good ideas and inspiration for creative projects. Kind of like an internal Pinterest. I will kick it off with some things I saw in Park City. I like functional art. Robert
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middle.road said:
Per chance, might I impose on you for some links. (searching didn't return anything valid) :grin:
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I recall it was a couple months ago. Somebody strted a thread with a photo of a door handle in a restaurant. The round rod (about ½" or ⅝" diameter) had the same neat looking end - a fascine of small hexagonal rods. IIRC, he was asking how this might have been done. Several people replied with their own versions. Among them, post #2355 (also by RWM) at:

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POTD- PROJECT OF THE DAY: What Did You Make In Your Shop Today?

I finally got the time and energy to pull the motor out of my South Bend 13" lathe this evening. The bearings were LITERALLY SCREAMING for replacements. Pulled the motor apart and pulled the bearings out. One Hoover 205 bearing which appears to equate to a 6205 bearing and one NTN 6203Z...
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That's the best I could come with by searching the forum - don't really know what search terms would work. Perhaps somebody else will recall the first post on the subject.
 
I posted the link to the original item above. It was someone else's work as a door handle. I liked the design so I came up with a way to copy it. The alien salt shaker went out as a Christmas gift. I am keeping the alien beer bottle opener!
Does this look familiar?

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Devil's Postpile National Park

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rwm said:
I posted the link to the original item above. It was someone else's work as a door handle.I liked the design so I came up with a way to copy it. The alien salt shaker went out as a Christmas gift. I am keeping the alien beer bottle opener!
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Durn! There it was, unnoticed, when I wrote my post. My bad for not looking!
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Does this look familiar?

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Very nice example of columnar basal!. There's a recreational rock climbing site in Oregon, Smith Rocks, that features such a formation. There's also some nice examples visible from I5 near Eugene.
 
rwm said:
Does this look familiar?

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I was going to say it looks like my neighbor's driveway, but his driveway has bigger holes.
 
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