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

I am making collet blocks for some 3C collets. I turned the blanks yesterday. Just finished the square block. I got it to less than .0003 concentric using just a mill and sand paper. Finished at .995 I was shooting for 1.000 square. That will work for me. Next up is the Hex. Not sure if I will start today or not. All depends on work load. I only can work on down time.
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Cutting oil is my blood.
 
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Today the 605 got new winter shoes. I mounted the 16" winter wheels on the 605, i want the tires to have time to seat on the rims and soften. I had to change the bolts, to taper bolts, peugeot used flat washer type on the aluminium wheels. The car is very dirty, but it has been raining for a week straight. I'm not sure about the look this car has never had steel wheels on it, i'm hoping when they get a bit dirty they don't stick out so much.
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wachuko said:
I have one that I bought several years ago... that is not the point... the point is, he made his, so now I need to make one as well, lol...

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Your father's version looks better, and as you noted he made it and the gauntlet has been thrown.

Back in the '90's a processing equipment manufacturer I was buying a boatload of equipment from gave me a box of these that were molded out of FRP with a metal tab inserted to pry under the cap; they also had a slot on the "back" to help pry up tabs on cans (they were changing their logo and wanted to get rid of them):

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I was traveling a lot in those days, and passed them out to happy flight attendants (no more broken nails).
 
I am just getting started today, but I leveled these 2 CXA holders & put the most frequently used tools on them.

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There are 2 things that I want to do to make this tool holder project better: shorten the bolts so that they’re flush with the nuts, & redo where that nut is on the inside. I am going to make aluminum spacers to match the other spacers.

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pontiac428 said:
Who cares about looks, swapping to steel wheels from October to Easter is part of life in Europe. It's how people in expensive cars know to give you space!
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In solty countries, where the roads are salted in winter that is truth only steel wheels can survive. Here we don't have that problem. On coming traffic already is scared of this car with its cracked bumper, broken and yellow lights, i don't need others to run away from it. :adore:
 
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