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

Wasn't happy with the cramped setup of the coolant tank on the 1440-2V, so I picked up a cheap flood coolant kit off Amazon, then just rigged up the 220v coolant pump that came with the lathe to the new tank. Bought some new drain tubing, and added a valve and stem to the cross slide.
The original setup didn't allow the coolant spout to move with the tool.

On a side note, what do you guys use to seal the fittings? The pipe tape that came with the kits seems to dissolve from the coolant.

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It came with the kit, so who knows if it's legit. I will just go back through with some other teflon tape I have laying around.
 
SouthernChap said:
AFAIK, nobody from my generation (and probably GrifterGuru's generation) called them rim brakes here in the UK. They're called caliper brakes this side of the pond.
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I started mountainbiking properly in the UK in 1996, left the UK in 2005 to live in New Zealand, then 2007-9 in Australia and from then on in the US. Never heard a mountainbiker call them caliper brakes in all that time. Now roadies, they call them caliper brakes, but they're roadies :)

So if you're old enough to view mountainbiking as a "new fangled thing", i can see where you're coming from :D
 
mattthemuppet2 said:
I started mountainbiking properly in the UK in 1996, left the UK in 2005 to live in New Zealand, then 2007-9 in Australia and from then on in the US. Never heard a mountainbiker call them caliper brakes in all that time. Now roadies, they call them caliper brakes, but they're roadies :)

So if you're old enough to view mountainbiking as a "new fangled thing", i can see where you're coming from :D
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Pfft...mountains are for climbing, either on a road on a lovely lightweight slim-frame bicycle, or with feet and hands (and an oxygen tank if you're high enough). :cool:

:grin:

Eh, I am old enough to remember when mountainbiking was new but my knowledge of cycling has long since passed into obsolescence and irrelevance. Oh and I never knew anything of any value about mountain climbing (other than aging 'celebrities' are better off not attempting it!).

I was just supporting my fellow Subject of His Majesty and saying I'd not heard the term 'rim brakes' over in the UK either. Us poor Brits have to preserve our vernacular somehow; it's all "compound slide" this, "12 inch swing" that, "gage block" the other. :oops::big grin:
 
SouthernChap said:
Look, I'm all for letting people express themselves, but seriously mate, no-one wants to see a mature man in a bikinis; that's a long time to be awake I know, but I don't know what you were thinking!

We can all just be glad you've now recognised the error of your ways. :encourage:

:grin::grin::grin::grin:
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Some things cannot be un-seen once you are exposed to them.
 
dkemppai said:
Don't laugh, Cardboard Aided Design was used!
A few of the parts were traced out, then cut from the template... Not everything needs that fancy computer CAD stuff! lol.
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I frequently use CFCAD (Cardboard From Computer Aided Design) when fitting modifications to my machines: design 1:1 in CAD, then print on card stock, cut out and see if it looks right. I have also printed a sheet metal design on regular paper, used a glue stick to attach the he (now) template to the sheet metal and use shears or bandsaw or jeweler’s saw to cut to the lines - easier than bluing and laying out a complex shape.
 
ChazzC said:
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I frequently use CFCAD (Cardboard From Computer Aided Design) when fitting modifications to my machines: design 1:1 in CAD, then print on card stock, cut out and see if it looks right. I have also printed a sheet metal design on regular paper, used a glue stick to attach the he (now) template to the sheet metal and use shears or bandsaw or jeweler’s saw to cut to the lines - easier than bluing and laying out a complex shape.
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I do this same thing all the time! I keep glue sticks around just for this purpose.
Doing a lot of things in CAD, sometimes it's hard to remember all the little tricks to fabricate things without using CAD. Some projects I force myself to do them without CAD just to keep the skills fresh.

Some exciting crane progress today. Added the thrust rollers between the bridge and rails just now. Couldn't resist, I had to see how it moved. For being 1300 or 1400lbs of steel, it rolls buttery smooth! Guessing maybe 30-40lbs of force on the rope at a 45 degree angle. So maybe 20 or 25 lbs of lateral pull needed for the empty bridge. Time will tell what's needed with a full load, but with the handwheel and chain drive you get to pull straight down to translate the bridge, and have a 2:1 multiplier.

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FYI, white walls in the shop are highly recommended. In day, three little windows let in enough light you don't even need the lights on...
 
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