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

extropic said:
I borrowed the photo from a previous post to illustrate a safety reminder.
It would be no more difficult and much more secure to grip the bottom 40% of the workpiece (above the vise jaws) rather than the precarious grip shown.

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Not sure what to say. It did work, but in retrospect, it wasn't a safe thing to do. So thanks for pointing it out. Been a while since I last did this operation. Hopefully next time I can narrowly avoid sawing the tops of my vise jaws ;).

The vise was pretty tight on the collet, so much so that the ends were marked from the force. That being said, it is much better to have more contact area and not be cantilevered. Will endeavor to do better next time.
 
Today, I finished the machine work on the action I've been working on. Turned out fantastic, this Remmy is smoother than a Sako now. Here I finished the lugs using a bolt fixture, one of the first tools I made when I started lathework. Fitting is one of those procedures where you only cut a thou or two, check fit, and repeat. I had 5 repeats, and I bumped into my razor sharp, freshly ground and honed finish tool with the back of my hand five times. It didn't take five band-aids, because they were close enough together to cover the leaky ones with one. I guess I'll have to finish learning that lesson again later.

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While I was goofing off, I decided to practice etching my maker's mark. Or at least my mark du jour, I just made it up with the cheeseball slogan on the spot. I overcooked it a bit, now I know when etching blued or phosphate steel, I can get away with a light pass. I also figured out a good way to do it- place the stencil, and cover it with a piece of old t-shirt soaked with salted water, then clamp a bolt with an alligator clip lead and run the top of the bolt head over it like an iron. I'm proud of myself for that one, it really worked great; better than my camera phone skills, for sure.

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Inspired by @GoceKU ’s posts in this thread, I will dedicate my Saturday afternoon to shop organizing :wink: I already made a box for all the folding tires laying around the shop. They are super annoying to store after you have unfolded them.

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Factory folded on the left, me folded on the right :chunky: The HellermanTyton cable ties came in handy, luckily this is not a beauty competition.

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After I finish this, the next thing is to gather all the front and rear hubs together and make similar bins for them.

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