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

wachuko said:
Working from our place in Puerto Rico. Used the weekend to change the doors for the main entry and outside storage closet. Went with aluminum door that are powder coated to look like wood. Let's see how these hold...

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Had to replace a fan, also added a fan in front of the bathroom vanity... First time around, I made the mistake of using fans not design for areas near the ocean... these are all PVC and will last a lot longer.


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And we took a break to visit my wife's sister and... well... we were forced to have a few beers...

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Since we rely on good internet and power to be able to work from here, installing an automatic transfer switch and a battery to avoid service interruption. This will allow us to work more often from here. We went with an EcoFlow Smart Home Panel 2 and just one battery... this should cover our needs. Got the battery here already and waiting for the install of the transfer switch panel...

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wachuko said:
Almost done…

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Done!

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Could you explain how this Ecoflow system allows you to back up a select set of circuits?

I imagine you have to take power from the main panel, send it to the Ecoflow, and the Ecoflow then powers a small sub-panel with the cherry picked critical circuits.

I am interesting in having a "whole house" UPS to buffer a subset of circuits in my home (TV's, computers, internet modem, basic lighting, etc). Far from whole us, just a few 120V 15A and 20A circuits to give me time to set up the generator.
 
Stupid project. Turned a shaft in the lathe, so I could turn caster wheels down to uniform diameter and smooth them out. Basically they were molded with a steel bushing, inside a two piece clamshell mold. The problem is the mold halves didn't meet up perfectly and there was also a ridge in the middle of the wheel. They were really bad, and with the weight in this pot (~500lbs) they wanted to gouge the floor when rolling. Should have taken a picture of turning the wheels.

This shaft is a half metric half English bastard. 8mm shaft with 10mm shoulder, 1/4-20 thread. 1/4-20 nut with 10mm shoulder. Wanted the wheels to run true to the molded in bushing.

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So, yeah, I basically put racing slicks on my potted plant in the living room...
 
woodchucker said:
seems like it did most of the roughing.
I save those, they come in handy in tight spots.
the tap handle looks good.
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I used a medium sized (6") file to rough that out. I was trying to fine tune shape & finish with the needle file(s).
Thanks for the compliment.
 
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