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

[ChazzC]

Hello everyone, I'm new here so I apologize if I've posted this wrong but this is what I made in my shop today. It's a pulley system for a piece of equipment for another company.

I didn't make the wheel I'm not that good yet





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Welcome, Ethan; good, sound work. What do you have in your shop?


Charlie

 

[Ethan J Roberts]

Welcome, Ethan; good, sound work. What do you have in your shop?


Charlie

Hello Charlie, I have a HAAS T1 Lathe and a HAAS Mill. I've been teaching myself programming. I have a JET Mill as well but my knowledge on running it is very basic.

 

[ChazzC]

Hello Charlie, I have a HAAS T1 Lathe and a HAAS Mill. I've been teaching myself programming. I have a JET Mill as well but my knowledge on running it is very basic.

Wish I had space for even one of those!

 

[Inferno]

I while ago I couldn't find my cheap Chinese end mill set.
So I bought another set.
Then a while ago I couldn't find my second set.
So I bought another set.
Recently I couldn't find my third set. I decided to look for them.
The second set was next to the third set.

Time to make a bit holder.

This took almost 24 hours to print. It has metric sizes 2.5-10. I added a small chamfer to the top to make them slide in easier and made the hole for the bit a half mm larger than the bit. They fit well.

 

[dkemppai]

This took almost 24 hours to print.

That's my major complaint about 3d filament printers.

They....are...so...freeking....slow.

With a CNC router, this would probably take a little more time to CAM, but would mill from wood or plastic in 5 to 10 minutes.

But, for some things it's just so easy to push the g code out and just print it. Where 3D printers really pay off is with hollow parts, like vacuum cleaner wands or other weird shapes. Or if you don't have a CNC router or mill!

 

[Inferno]

I'm not there yet with my CNC router(s).
If I were, I'd just get a block of plastic the right size and do it.
Maybe someday.

But the good thing about the 3D printer is it does all the work while I'm doing other things, including sleeping.

 

[snoopdog]

Neighbor was/is supposed to bring a roller out of a baler to machine. The length is right at the limit of my lathe, so I thought I'd better get the steady rest ready, since I have never used it. Well, it was frozen up of course, couple of hours later with emery and a brake cylinder hone, and good as new.

 

[Boswell]

That's my major complaint about 3d filament printers.

They....are...so...freeking....slow.

They may be slow but they run un-attended, so I could go out to my CNC mill and made something while the 3d-printer was running, maybe a dozen things .

 

[Inferno]

They may be slow but they run un-attended, so I could go out to my CNC mill and made something while the 3d-printer was running, maybe a dozen things .

Pfft!
Braggard!

Not all of us have a CNC mill laying around.

 

[pontiac428]

I don't have a CNC, I have a CMC: Complete Manual Control!