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I've done that, he keeps driving it, bows up the engine.
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POTD- PROJECT OF THE DAY: What Did You Make In Your Shop Today?
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Started dressing up an old cast iron plate. Not sure if it was a lapping plate, but it's gonna be! Really wish I had two more of these. Might have to break down and buy some cast iron to make a three plate set to lap them flat.
For now, ground flat will be enough to start lapping the end of the home made cylinder square from a while back.
For now, ground flat will be enough to start lapping the end of the home made cylinder square from a while back.
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Today was a very long day in the small garage. White elephant No:1 broke down again. Couple of months ago i had a clutch issue that i repair, today again no clutch and starter not working. I did quick diagnoses on the spot but it was in the city centre so i attached it by a rope to the little niva and drag it home. The starter was completely burnt, bendeks and commutator, i had a spare that i changed it. The clutch was a much harder fix, with no clutch i drove it to the small garage and got straight to work. I've done this same job not that long ago so all the bolts are clean and i know what to do, i had the gearbox out in less than an hour. With the previous experience i decided to change the pressure plat with used parts in good condition, i used the best parts i had and apply fresh loctite on all the bolts. Assembled everything, you can see the wrench metod i use to hold the pressure plat so i can torque all the bolts. When it come time to lift the gearbox in place i was expecting to fight with it for long time but i letualy pick it up and threw it on the engine. It fell in place like never before, assembled everything else took it on a test drive and felt a bad tire when i looked at the passenger front it is almost bald. After taking in amount everything the best i can figure out some one was doing burnouts and keept his foot on the clutch pedal on stop lights cobine that with the new part that i installed last time has been very low qualty. Also some one drove it without a clutch on the starter motor and burn it.
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I made a couple connectors for the 12" 3D printer I'm building.
These are basically housings to connect the stepper motor to the ballscrew on the Z-axis.
These were done on a table top mill combo.
I didn't have metal big enough to cut them from a single billet so I joined two blocks together before machining.
The cutout you see on the top of of the pieces was necessary for clearances.
1) Drilled all the pilot holes on 4 blocks using a 1/8" bit. Each block had 11 holes drilled.
2) Enlarged holes on each block.
3) Tapped all six holes (M5)on 2 of the blocks. 4 from the top, two from the back.
4) Drilled out the pilot holes for the M5 bolts needed on 2 of the blocks
5) Bolted the blocks together.
6) Drilled the center bore in 4 steps. Final size 1.25" using a really well-utilized drill bit.
7) Cut slot for connecting window. That's needed to be able to connect the flex couplers.
8) Milled top (as shown in the picture) on both items to account for clearances on the Y-axis slide.
In between each step I cleaned up the holes and/or cuts to make sure everything went back in the vise without tolerance issues.
I set up the DRO one time for the original holes and used the one reference point X-Y zero to make all the other holes/cuts with the exception of the final milling. Those were done almost old school. Still used the DRO but never dialed anything in. Still repeated with .2mm accuracy. They aren't critical tolerances since they're just for clearance anyhow. Cosmetically the difference isn't noticeable.
Now I'm debating if I want to try my hand at anodizing.
These are basically housings to connect the stepper motor to the ballscrew on the Z-axis.
These were done on a table top mill combo.
I didn't have metal big enough to cut them from a single billet so I joined two blocks together before machining.
The cutout you see on the top of of the pieces was necessary for clearances.
1) Drilled all the pilot holes on 4 blocks using a 1/8" bit. Each block had 11 holes drilled.
2) Enlarged holes on each block.
3) Tapped all six holes (M5)on 2 of the blocks. 4 from the top, two from the back.
4) Drilled out the pilot holes for the M5 bolts needed on 2 of the blocks
5) Bolted the blocks together.
6) Drilled the center bore in 4 steps. Final size 1.25" using a really well-utilized drill bit.
7) Cut slot for connecting window. That's needed to be able to connect the flex couplers.
8) Milled top (as shown in the picture) on both items to account for clearances on the Y-axis slide.
In between each step I cleaned up the holes and/or cuts to make sure everything went back in the vise without tolerance issues.
I set up the DRO one time for the original holes and used the one reference point X-Y zero to make all the other holes/cuts with the exception of the final milling. Those were done almost old school. Still used the DRO but never dialed anything in. Still repeated with .2mm accuracy. They aren't critical tolerances since they're just for clearance anyhow. Cosmetically the difference isn't noticeable.
Now I'm debating if I want to try my hand at anodizing.
Finally found a piece of delrin for my vise handle project. I thought I had a piece but it turned out to be 2". With the way the prices are going up on things I am starting to see money in the chips. Anyway, ebay'd a piece of 1.25" to get it done. The handle through bolt is 1/2-20. There is a set screw on the end to keep the through bolt from spinning loose if I am opening the vise too fast.
Its set up so that I can put a cheater on the vise without removing the speeder
Note to self. Dont eat potato chips and handle shiny parts..............................
Its set up so that I can put a cheater on the vise without removing the speeder
Note to self. Dont eat potato chips and handle shiny parts..............................
We have a wonderful labradoodle and just added a goldendoodle/ border collie puppy to the family last month. The 2 dogs are inseparable already. We love dogs.