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

[NCjeeper]

If you find a repair kit (new jaws) for a 20N let me know.

 

[IHinIN]

Finished a set of aluminum center caps that I started last fall. I used the milling attachment on my lathe to machine the scallops around the outside before I bought my mill.

 

[Just for fun]

Wow! Nice job on the center caps, they look great!

 

[extropic]

@IHinIN
The caps look great. Do you plan to apply some sort of coating to keep them bright?

 

[IHinIN]

Thanks!

I’m going to clear coat them.

 

[NCjeeper]

All the painting is done!

 

[NCjeeper]

As the paint was drying on the HBM, I made some money on a Sunday afternoon. Turning some brake drums for a repeat customer. These are off of his gooseneck trailer. Replace drums are almost $400 dollars apiece because the hub is integrated into the drum. Seeing he would need 4 of them I said I would help him out. They weigh 60 pounds and are just over 12" in diameter.

 

[pontiac428]

Small parts...


A friend picked up a cheap RIA slide to try the optics division with his double-stack 1911. I made the RMRc cut, and these are the recoil lugs. I plan to stay with iron sights until I'm blind and toothless, but he wanted to see what the fuss was about. He's a high A-class shooter who stands a good chance at sweeping the field, so why not. 70% of competitors are using optics now, it's really changing the sport.

 

[FOMOGO]

Had to repair the the tie rod for the MF tractor. After trying PB and heat to get the tie rod end out I had cut a slice in the tie rod, and even then it was a 36" pipe wrench, and a 6' cheater. Ordered a m24x1.5 tap from e-bay to clean up the threads, and ended up having dress the end of the tap with a cutoff wheel to get it to start. Got the tap run all the way in, and the new TR end now screwed in nicely. Vee'd out the slice I had made in the tie rod, and welded it up, being careful not to mess up the internal threads. May have been ok like that, but decided a little reinforcement would be good insurance. Cut a chunk off an old Harley fork tube, and bored it to a tight slip fit over the tie rod, sliced a section out of the patch that lined up with the welded slice in the tie rod and welded it up along with both ends of the patch. Cleaned it up with a flap disc, and a done deal. Mike

 

[Just for fun]

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Tig welding is the easiest way to weld if your not a welder..

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Battery rack for my 24 yz250x using a DeWalt 12v battery for a fan because I ride really rocky ST and will overheat the yz in no time.


Love that I have the tools to make anything I need but love the men that believed in me enoughto show me how to use them... if you have a daughter don't forget her we can do this stuff too..

Good job on making the battery box and the welding clamp. It's fun to make stuff like that.

Where did you get that cool welding fixture table?