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

[twhite]

Today is vise day. I picked up a dirty Benchmaster vise last year. I did not know the manufacturer until last week. I saw it on eBay. Anyhow going to give it a bath in Kerosene and clean it up. I might also work on my Kurt and get it ready for paint.


Here is the Benchmaster torn down.

. Degreased I need to take it to work Monday and find a ball bearing to fit in the sliding jaw to interface with the screw. What ever was there was destroyed.

Cutting oil is my blood.

 

[GoceKU]

Today i spent some time on my lathe, making a tool. Someone may have noticed i deal alot with french cars. And they need lots of special tools. This one i've tried to buy couple of times and they wore out. So first step was to find material I only had this big shaft in that diameter because i've haven't been buying new material for more then a year and only have scraps left over. First i used an angle grinder outside with a 1mm disc and cut off the peice i needed. Then i faced it and brought it to its outer diametre, drill, then counder bored it to its final inside diametre. Then i turn it around finish the smaller end to 41mm to fit the outside of a 36mm wrench and parted off the excess. When i was finished i snapped those pictures and send them to a friend who has a mill to finish it, there we cut the 4 slots for the bull joint and the slots for the wrench. It turn out better then expected now if it will only hold up to my abuse.

 

[davek181]

Only the French would screw in a ball joint. I can only imagine how rusted and corroded it would be when it is replacement time. The other tool needed is likely the torch.

 

[wachuko]

Not much of a project... just unboxed stuff and got it ready to clean...



Also the MIG welder and spool gun arrived... placed everything in the cart with the TIG welder... All I need to do now is buy one tank of 100% Argon and one tank of 75%/25% Argon/CO2 to start practicing...

 

[erikmannie]

I only did sorting & labeling. This task is finished.

 

[savarin]

I'm sorry but that is far too organised and neat, its not allowed in the man cave.

 

[GoceKU]

Only the French would screw in a ball joint. I can only imagine how rusted and corroded it would be when it is replacement time. The other tool needed is likely the torch.

Yeah only the French can do stuff like that, wouldn't it be easier just to machine a hex in the bull joint so you can grab it with a big wrench. As for removing it they seem to be very reliable way oversized and don't fail often my cars are going on 30 years now on the factory ones and i'm not easy on my car at all neter are the roads around here. And we don't have salt in the winters, but i've worked on solty peugeots imported from Germany and Slovenia. The spindle casting is well made, few cast words and they come out.

 

[pontiac428]

Only the French would screw in a ball joint. I can only imagine how rusted and corroded it would be when it is replacement time. The other tool needed is likely the torch.

Apparently, cars aren't the only place where a screw-in ball joint fails... the company that came up with these had to recall them. I wonder how that worked out.

 

[GoceKU]

Today i continue assembling the white elephant No : 2. My brother did buy a set of used headlights because the old ones were just gone as for the "new " ones he was told they are in perfect shape, well all the tab are here but the lenses are much worse. So i install them took off the side indicator and started sanding them someone has clearcoat them and the paint fails. So after 2 hours of sending drivers headlight was much better you can see the light different, than the other side got the same stops and finally both got a good polish and 2 coats of carnauba wax. Then i continue assembling the front end bumper got is inserted, it got installed with all new stainless bolts even the ones all mechanics forget, new inner fenders for the wheels with new push pins. And finally its licence plate.

 

[ChazzC]

Extension Plate for my new (plus-size) phone mount:


I love working with Delrin/Acetyl!!


The top of the plate attaches to a ProClip mount (ProClip USA):




And the bottom receives a "Tilt Swivel" which is part of the phone holder:



Now all I need is the phone (due Tuesday or Wednesday (FedEx has lately been declaring all of my shipments "delayed" with 15 minutes of their arrival at Newark, NJ). Case arrived Thursday, new phone holder Saturday and screen protector should be here tomorrow.


I needed the extension as the taller phone wouldn't clear the A-Pillar when inserting/removing from the holder.