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

[mattthemuppet2]

This'll make you laugh. Was reassembling my dividing head and couldn't tighten the spindle preload ring with my bike pin spanner.

So obviously I had to make one. Couple of hours work for 5 min use!

 

[FOMOGO]

Thanks John. Different setup than mine. What I need is a clear photo. I generally take pics when I disassemble things, but haven't found any. Have looked near and far on the web finding a few tantalizingly close but no cigar. May end up reverse engineering, and making some hardware to get where I need to be. Mike

Found manual for 50" deck, might be the same
https://c.searspartsdirect.com/pd-content/is/content/Sears/L0805244 page 16

 

[rwm]

This'll make you laugh. Was reassembling my dividing head and couldn't tighten the spindle preload ring with my bike pin spanner.

So obviously I had to make one. Couple of hours work for 5 min use!

Looks great! Hard to tell in the pic what cutting tool you are using to cut the square?

 

[DeadGuyAle]

One more time through the cleaner


Managed to get the half nut assembly off and cleaned up so more progress



Nice contrast

 

[mattthemuppet2]

Looks great! Hard to tell in the pic what cutting tool you are using to cut the square?

Thanks! Drilled 7/16", then used a 1/8" endmill to mill the sides 1/8" of a time until it was 1/2" deep.

 

[rwm]

Thanks! Drilled 7/16", then used a 1/8" endmill to mill the sides 1/8" of a time until it was 1/2" deep.

Ahhh. makes sense. I thought you were using the Z axis quill feed to broach each corner. I have seen that done.

 

[pontiac428]

I worked on upping my grind game. I figured out how to grind the EM gash cuts at a 30 degree lead on the Shekel today, which is an improvement over a perpendicular lead.

 

[Provincial]

Thanks! Drilled 7/16", then used a 1/8" endmill to mill the sides 1/8" of a time until it was 1/2" deep.

I cheat and weld a scrap socket on to get an internal square. If I want it to look nice, I counterbore the part and cut away the socket to leave a disc containing the square hole, beveled to contain the fillet of the weld. I prefer to use Chromium Molybdenum impact sockets for this, as the weld holds up better than Vanadium alloy material.

 

[lordbeezer]

Had to clean up behind my walk in door. Couldn’t open more than halfway due to shafting falling over. Most came out of commercial or hospital treadmills. Some regular. All hard. Smallest.500 largest 1.400. Octagon barrel is 44” long. 1.500 across flats. Still a mess.

 

[pontiac428]

Shekel do two flute too. Now to try a center cutting asymmetric two flute grind. Zoom to appreciate.