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

[matthewsx]

Nice and compact set up with storage. Looks great. I need to make something better for my lathe, as I have a critical lack of storage.

This one was a long time coming….

I really liked the design @davidpbest did, but ultimately couldn’t justify spending twice what I have into the lathe for a stand. Just keep watching Craigslist and I bet something will come up that will work for you.

John

 

[dkemppai]

Yet another side project arrived. It's not a correct fit. However, I think I can cut and TIG braze or nickel weld this guy to fit. It needs to be shortened about .875 inches. Plenty of straight shot near the support to cut, mill, chamfer and fuse together. I think I can fixture if on a plate, etc.
Needs a little fitting on the V and flat ways, but not too bad. I'll probably try my hand at scraping it to fit the bed after the hot work is done.

I'll probably sit on this a few days, in the hopes that someone has a Sheldon lathe version of the correct height they'd be willing to trade. Even then, the vernier adjust screws in this one are nice. So, modifying to fit wouldn't be the end of the world.

Honestly this thing looks unused. There's cosmoline that needs solvent to soften it up, and there's zero wear on the brass/bronze tips.

 

[GoceKU]

Today i had a need to test a power steering pump. I had no vehicle that it fits on also if it has trash in inside i don't want to contaminate the system. So i decided to use an electric motor with a pulley and bench test it. I try using the green motor but it seems to have some problem with a 20 mf run capacitor it just buzzes, with a 125mf runs but buzzes even louder and heat up the capacitor. i'm connecting it for 220v like on the diagram on the motor. With that not working i grabbed a brand new motor the grey one, that one work so i decade when i'm dealing with it i should make it better, so i wired up a 2 way switch and a socket. I tested the pump which leaked, so i'm on the hunt for a new one, and i'm thinking i should mount the electric motor under my work bench so i can test pumps and alternator before installation.

 

[mattthemuppet2]

Another little project done, putting a 12v lifepo4 car jump battery back together. Decent nickel strips make a world of difference - these came from as pack I just disassembled
It's since been thoroughly wrapped in fabric tape.

This is the next big project, swapping these into my bike battery which is down to about 55% capacity after 16,000 miles
I'm also letting sleeping dogs lie

 

[snoopdog]

Had the customer re cut 120 of these, almost done. Onwards to some fun stuff!

 

[pontiac428]

I got going on a second RPC install today, then I turned my attention to the ol' chip tray. Needs some clean-up and a stroke or two with the paintbrush!

 

[mksj]

Built out a VFD cabinet for a Hitachi WJ200-075LF VFD which will be running in a derated single phase input to drive a 5Hp motor, programmed and tested all the functions. Pretty much a turn key system for an Acra 1660TE.

 

[Boswell]

Built out a VFD cabinet for a Hitachi WJ200-075LF VFD

MKSJ, what is the orange material that the VFD is mounted to?

 

[mksj]

This particular install I used a different enclosure source, as the machine owner wanted a transparent window door, this brand must like the color orange as the metal back-plate and name is in orange. This is an all metal NEMA 12 enclosure 20x16x10 for this size VFD and no venting is required.
Mark

 

[Martin W]

Finished my machinist jacks this morning. Well they are more machine jacks,. 2” diameter x41/2 tpi are not easy to do. Lol.
They go from 8-1/2” to 13”. To support a fixture on my mill along with some V blocks So I can cut a woodruff key in a crankshaft
Martin