2020 POTD Thread Archive

[Franko]

Boswell, i have yet to learn CAD. I gave it a shot a few years ago but found it to be clunky and completely alien from my thinking process and any drawing software I was already proficient with. I spent most of my career being an illustrator, so it is natural for me to sit at a board and draw.

 

[silverhawk]

Vellum? I still have a couple of rolls. Being a computer geek, y'all may think I am funny, too. I don't own a copy of autocad or have fusion 360. When it comes to my 3d stuff, I use old command line style things like POV-ray (art) or openscad (printer). My part drawings and electrical schematics are all on paper, though.

joe

 

[pdentrem]

Made some bushings for the telescope. Total of 3.

 

[savarin]

Did you use plop to work out the mirror supports?

 

[mmcmdl]

Getting ready to scrap another personal tool for the company . .156 carbide ball end mill removing a broken tap in a die . Good thing is , I'm only here for 11 hours tonight thanks to DST . And the weather is looking good for tomorrow .

 

[pdentrem]

Did you use plop to work out the mirror supports?

Yes I have done so before on previous builds. I compared the factory supports to the Plop and there is a major difference between the radial distance on the inner 3 points, while the outer 6 are almost in the same location. Plop has the inner closer to the center by about 15 mm.

 

[rwm]

I started with the first part for my knurling tool. The drill skated and the hole is off center. It's worse than it looks in the pic!




Robert

 

[Shootymacshootface]

I finished my vise handle last night. The last thing I did before quitting was to paint it. All dry this morning so I put the handle on, (umm, the handle?).
It works so slik!
That is a .45cal gas check to keep the threads safe.

Right side still a little warm.



FIN!

 

[DavidR8]

I finished my vise handle last night. The last thing I did before quitting was to paint it. All dry this morning so I put the handle on, (umm, the handle?).
It works so slik!
That is a .45cal gas check to keep the threads safe.
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Right side still a little warm.
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FIN!
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Nice work.
I might copy yours.
Thinking about 1/2” thick aluminum handle with sockets pressed into undersized holes.


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[Shootymacshootface]

Thanks David, I think that there would need to mechanically lock the sockets on if you went with aluminum. Just a pressed fit wouldn't be enough, especially for the end socket.