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

[wachuko]

I just made different sizes, I think 1/2, then whatever the clearance holes are for 3/8 , 5/16 and 1/4..
I just grabbed them from my tapping index.

And the V cut along the diameter of the puck? Is that just using a 1/2” - 90 degrees end mill to cut it?

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[woodchucker]

And the V cut along the diameter of the puck? Is that just using a 1/2” - 90 degrees end mill to cut it?

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I just put it in a palmgren drill press vise, that allows me to change the angle, and put that in my vise.
set 45 using a digital cube, then cut across using a regular 1/2 end mill. I measured did the trig, and figured out how far to lower it for the depth I wanted.. and then I improvised... slightly.

 

[wachuko]

I just put it in a palmgren drill press vise, that allows me to change the angle, and put that in my vise.
set 45 using a digital cube, then cut across using a regular 1/2 end mill. I measured did the trig, and figured out how far to lower it for the depth I wanted.. and then I improvised... slightly.

Thank you. I have a end mill that I bought for doing the groove on the float lock vise... so covered there.

I will get to it... oh, and obviously I do not know how to count... I actually got 12... I use most of them for when working in the cars... I place them on the lift to avoid damaging the metal...

 

[mmcmdl]

I will get to it... oh, and obviously I do not know how to count... I actually got 12... I use most of them for when working in the cars... I place them on the lift to avoid damaging the metal...

You keep those pucks around , next thing you know a fight breaks out !

 

[silverhawk]

I also use hockey pucks as jack pads. They do a fabulous job of protecting the under carriage.

 

[silverhawk]

Today, I used my first work stop on a mill (and subsequently on a drill press) to get four symmetrical parts. One of my family members love to make pens, and I ended up with a plate of 1/4" thick acrylic. I'd drilled holes, and cut the pieces out (that stuff is scary on a table saw - if it grabs, it's going moving, so I definitely took my time and put in a lot of care to not have pieces of plastic turning into deadly projectiles). Anyway, the family member loves the look of gold, so I used the next best thing for shelf sides - brass.



First milled them all to size. The angle was milled one at a time, with a tool makers vise in an angle vise. Obviously, if I'm willing to cut acrylics on a table saw, I'm willing to do things that are sketchy.



After the parts were milled, I used a second work stop on a drill press to keep things consistent. I didn't get pictures of that (it was getting too hot and I was tired of perspiring). But, I "set it up" to see how it will look when I get the screws and washers.




I still need to sand the sides down to get rid of any scale from production (does brass have mill scale?). I think it will make a good decoration.

 

[Gnpenning]

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I still need to sand the sides down to get rid of any scale from production (does brass have mill scale?). I think it will make a good decoration.

Go to your local key cutting place, they should have plenty.

I've got a buddy that is a lock smith and saves some for me. Combine with resin and fill knot holes.

 

[woodchucker]

Today, I used my first work stop on a mill (and subsequently on a drill press) to get four symmetrical parts. One of my family members love to make pens, and I ended up with a plate of 1/4" thick acrylic. I'd drilled holes, and cut the pieces out (that stuff is scary on a table saw - if it grabs, it's going moving, so I definitely took my time and put in a lot of care to not have pieces of plastic turning into deadly projectiles). Anyway, the family member loves the look of gold, so I used the next best thing for shelf sides - brass.

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First milled them all to size. The angle was milled one at a time, with a tool makers vise in an angle vise. Obviously, if I'm willing to cut acrylics on a table saw, I'm willing to do things that are sketchy.

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After the parts were milled, I used a second work stop on a drill press to keep things consistent. I didn't get pictures of that (it was getting too hot and I was tired of perspiring). But, I "set it up" to see how it will look when I get the screws and washers.

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I still need to sand the sides down to get rid of any scale from production (does brass have mill scale?). I think it will make a good decoration.

acrylic sands well with wet/dry paper, and finish it off with a light pass of a propane torch (light keep it moving) it will show thru like the face. practice first on other pieces. Don't overdo it.

 

[silverhawk]

acrylic sands well with wet/dry paper, and finish it off with a light pass of a propane torch (light keep it moving) it will show thru like the face. practice first on other pieces. Don't overdo it.

I did run through a torch, but my impatience got the better of me. if my perfectionism gets the better of me, I still might try (just not the lower shelf for it because I got fed up and glued it).

 

[GoceKU]

Today i had some time to spare so i decided to do a bit of cleaning. Today it's time to clean the inspection pit, first all the wooden covers come off and got pressure wash, also got a good scrubbing with degreaser. Then i removed all the lights, pressure washed the entire pit with soap, left it to dry took a short trip in the mountains. When i got back i installed new lights and reuse some of the old ones, pump out the water in the sump, also found and fix a short in one of the power sockets. I did left the first two light off, i'm planning to do something else there, because they get destroyed quickly.