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

[Doug Gray]

Suport tail end with adjustable parallel?

 

[woodchucker]

Not enough room under there. I am using the T slot to keep it aligned. It's also the cutting end that needs support. The screw is 2 heights removed from the cut. so a large unsupported area.

@Eyerelief notice I don't have a screw in my mill, it's on the table, I can't run back and forth for alignment with an indicator.

Edit: I guess I could just stick brass shims underneath but I am worried about it being pressed down by the clamp, or moving... wish I had made a V block support that thin.

 

[extropic]

Not enough room under there. I am using the T slot to keep it aligned. It's also the cutting end that needs support. The screw is 2 heights removed from the cut. so a large unsupported area.

@Eyerelief notice I don't have a screw in my mill, it's on the table, I can't run back and forth for alignment with an indicator.

Edit: I guess I could just stick brass shims underneath but I am worried about it being pressed down by the clamp, or moving... wish I had made a V block support that thin.

For the cut, I don't think it matters if the shaft is a few degrees from parallel w/ X. You're using a Woodruff Key cutter (side cut) right? It's a radial feature. No X motion required. Support the shaft on V blocks, set the cutter to the proper Z height and move Y to the correct depth.

 

[woodchucker]

Suport tail end with adjustable parallel?

doh... You get the award.. That did it. I didn't see it at first, but your were right, sticking the parallel in the t slot gave it enough room to support the rod, then clamp over it... I just didn't think of using the slot, was thinking across. Thanks..

 

[f350ca]

Finished the shed this morning.





Then my buddy dropped off Hemlock, White Oak and pine logs from where he's building a new shop. Interesting style log truck lol





I think she's thinking, I'll steal these sticks when he's not watching.

Greg

 

[woodchucker]

Finished the shed this morning.
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Then my buddy dropped off Hemlock, White Oak and pine logs from where he's building a new shop. Interesting style log truck lol

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I think she's thinking, I'll steal these sticks when he's not watching.

Greg

wow, Lucy looks full grown. I'll bet she can handle one of those "STICKS". The barn/shed looks great.
Hemlock? I thought Hemlock were small trunks.

 

[f350ca]

Yah she's growing but skinny as a rake, never stops, so burns off everything she eats.
The largest logs are the Hemlock, pretty much the same as Douglas Fir from the west coast. Quite rot resistant and strong.

Greg

 

[DavidR8]

Made the drawers for the mill base.
Still need to spray some finish on them but I had to get them out of the way so figured they might as well go where they belong

 

[woodchucker]

Well, thanks to Doug Gray, I took another look and realized I was an idiot. I could do as he said and put a parallel in, just use the slot dummy.
to make sure I wasn't moving the screw, I put an indicator on the end and kept adjusting the parallel until no movement while clamping down.
Thanks Doug.Anyway got the woodruff slot cut.. then proceeded to use my lathe to cut the key slot on the adaptor. Man it took nearly 2 hours. The boring bar I was using kept deflecting because of the small 7/16 bore. I had made a cutter on my surface grinder, gave myself 2 degrees of relief on the sides, and 10 at the cutting edge. Finally I realized that every few strokes I needed to touch up the tip and that helped. I was now getting some curls.
Had dinner, and some Vodka , went back down to cleanup and started to setup for the last key slot... had to stop and realize too many vodkas to be machining. Even though I set the machine up, I realized I was not prepared to center the end mill for a regular key... so back to putting some of the tools back....
Some good progress though. I feel good about it.

I'll probably create a thread just for 8520 users to look up if one doesn't already exist.
It's a lot more work than I thought it would be, but none of it is too bad. Just really trying to be careful not to introduce any slop, and to have everything line up nicely.

 

[lordbeezer]

I made a pile of parts out of a Landice L7 treadmill. Manual says dc motor is 4 hp. Fired up motor with a dc controller I got with a Sheldon lathe few year’s ago. About 50-60 pounds of extrusion aluminum. Pile of nuts and bolts. Big rollers and shafts.