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

[IHinIN]

Added 5/16-18 tapped holes to the tube notcher to mount it on a stand. Used my cordless mag base drill. It originally had an electric magnet and corded 1/2” Milwaukee drill on it. The magnet had a tendency to release and come crashing to the floor, so the boss ordered a new one. I repurposed it to be cordless with a couple 300lb magnets and a spindle with a 1/2” Jacobs chuck.



Engraved 1/16” graduations on the adjustable vise jaw with a #1 center drill. It has 1/2” of adjustment up and down to cut offset notches.

 

[pontiac428]

Added 5/16-18 tapped holes to the tube notcher to mount it on a stand. Used my cordless mag base drill. It originally had an electric magnet and corded 1/2” Milwaukee drill on it. The magnet had a tendency to release and come crashing to the floor, so the boss ordered a new one. I repurposed it to be cordless with a couple 300lb magnets and a spindle with a 1/2” Jacobs chuck.

I do like that cordless mag base setup, nice work.

 

[ChazzC]

Christmas tree is home with no shots fired !

So I’m assuming you didn’t run down to Valley View Farms?

 

[mmcmdl]

So I’m assuming you didn’t run down to Valley View Farms?

No , we rode by it last week , and have old stories I could tell but my feet are frozen ! I'll be in the basement tonight until midnight and will be looking for things .

 

[extropic]

@IHinIN
I'd like to see more views of your mag base. I really like how compact and portable it seems to be. I've got a big Milwaukee that's so heavy I need to use a hoist to use it on vertical surfaces. Yours looks a whole lot more friendly.

 

[Weldingrod1]

Built a robot radio heat sink! They are designed for 3.5 minute one time, so when you use them for the field radio they need help

Sent from my SM-S911U using Tapatalk

 

[matthewsx]

Light duty lifting point for the shop.



Didn’t have to pull out the HF engine hoist.



John

 

[IHinIN]

@IHinIN
I'd like to see more views of your mag base. I really like how compact and portable it seems to be. I've got a big Milwaukee that's so heavy I need to use a hoist to use it on vertical surfaces. Yours looks a whole lot more friendly.

I believe it is an old Magtec or Magbore unit. I stripped the electrical parts and the drill clamp and made the spindle and mount and a plate to attach the two 300 lb pull magnets. The drill chuck is an extra that I got with my lathe. I turned down the 2MT arbor to fit the bearings and milled flats so the cordless drill doesn’t slip. It works better now than it ever did as a corded unit. The electric magnet didn’t hold as strong as the cheap mag bases do.
I usually leave the drill off to align it, so it’s fairly lightweight to position it overhead or on a vertical surface.

 

[Firstram]

I believe it is an old Magtec or Magbore unit. I stripped the electrical parts and the drill clamp and made the spindle and mount and a plate to attach the two 300 lb pull magnets. The drill chuck is an extra that I got with my lathe. I turned down the 2MT arbor to fit the bearings and milled flats so the cordless drill doesn’t slip. It works better now than it ever did as a corded unit. The electric magnet didn’t hold as strong as the cheap mag bases do.
I usually leave the drill off to align it, so it’s fairly lightweight to position it overhead or on a vertical surface.
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That’s slick!

 

[matthewsx]

Used some free 20ga galvanized to cover the maple plywood bench top on a rolling work table.



John