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

A few days ago I realized I needed to modify a part I built and heat treated. CPM3V, HRC60... Not looking foreword to drilling holes in that.

I've done it before, so knew the needed tool was a carbide spade bit (or two actually, two size holes). Luckily I had some old end mills and one of the import D-bit grinders. First steps were to cut the old end mill down to a blank, then create the flats of the spade, and then 'sharpen the drill.
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All things considered the bits turned out OK. The moment of truth was punching the first hole. Keep in mind this is darned tough, very hard steel getting drilled. It cut just fine. Of course, with something like this, start drilling and DO NOT STOP. And keep the tool pressure up. That is, pull down on the handle hard as it drills. Cut a really nice little chip. Did four holes, but this one is the first one which was a major win!
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Today's project is adding guides to the above part. Of course all I've done so far is CAM work. Roughing and Finishing operations. That's taken all day so far!
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Maybe I'll get this part made before midnight...

Happy New Year to all of you here!
 
Spending NY's Eve with my end mill extravaganza ! Went up and bought some Genny Cream Ale for the occasion . 30 years ago this crap tasted like Panther pizz with the foam farted off . Whooda thunk , after all these years , it hasn't changed . :eek: Have a great New Year everyone . :encourage:
 
mmcmdl said:
Spending NY's Eve with my end mill extravaganza ! Went up and bought some Genny Cream Ale for the occasion . 30 years ago this crap tasted like Panther pizz with the foam farted off . Whooda thunk , after all these years , it hasn't changed . :eek: Have a great New Year everyone . :encourage:
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Never did care for those Genny's. Only thing worse was Iron City 3.2% we had in W.Va in the mid 70's. Had to drink a lot to get a buzz. OMG that was ghastly.

Happy New Years! Only have two beers left in the house, but I do have a several bottles of single malt Scotch, so I don't have to go out foraging for alcohol tonight.
 
I just had a shot of Seagram's VO neat. The bottle was about 42 years old or so, as the label said Seagram's was 125 years old. Seagram's is 167 years old now. Don't know if some the alcohol escaped or not, but that was a very smooth whiskey. Actually, I was pleasantly surprised. I think my Dad brought it home from Canada in the early 80's. Apparently my folks weren't drinkers. Found the bottle in the house when I was cleaning it out in September. Anyways, I was thinking of him and toasted him with that shot.
 
A Happy New Year to all, and hopefully I'll never be broke enough to have to drink cheap/lite beer. Will be a Makers Manhattan or two tonight to celebrate the new year, and yesterday's (hopefully successful) shoulder surgery. The better half is cooking up some lobster for the occasion. Mike
 
I'm doing the bachelor thing this year at home, as my wife is in Maryland still with the grandkids. So pizza it is tonight. (Forgot to defrost the chicken, what an amateur.). That's ok, it goes with beer very well. A single malt for a chaser should finish it (me!) off.
 
mmcmdl said:
Spending NY's Eve with my end mill extravaganza ! Went up and bought some Genny Cream Ale for the occasion . 30 years ago this crap tasted like Panther pizz with the foam farted off . Whooda thunk , after all these years , it hasn't changed . :eek: Have a great New Year everyone . :encourage:
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I would have guessed you for a Yuengling man. But that would leave you without jokes about the flavor, right?
 
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