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

[coolidge]

Okay that took a few hours to clean, sand and prep for paint.

 

[Shiseiji]

Not metal, but it did come out of the shop.Context is it's for a relative who is a federal judge.

After a hand injury, about recovered, I started a laser cut project, got interrupted by "Hey, can you do . . . " and finally completed the thing today after several course changes.

I hacked a file with an extremely liberal licence and gave the creator full credit. I changed the crank to two push rods, and stiffened up the spacers. Added the crank arm, and made the brimmed bottom. Not seen between the two upper layers is an "X" shaped guide in a box that mates with the lower level. After thinking easy peasy with some editing, copy/paste, center vertical and horizontal, it just wasn't. That box just gave me fits learning the software. School of hard knocks.

Hand is now healed enough that, after cleaning up and salvaging the ply worth keeping, I can get back to playing with metal.

 

[mattthemuppet2]

What project do you envision that will need more than 5'? Otherwise . . .

No plans, it was in a $25 auction lot with the threaded rods, a 1-3/4”x20’ pipe and various other bits and pieces. If it gets in the way and annoys me enough I’ll sell it

 

[Shiseiji]

No plans, it was in a $25 auction lot with the threaded rods, a 1-3/4”x20’ pipe and various other bits and pieces. If it gets in the way and annoys me enough I’ll sell it

Sorry about my lack of clarity. I was thinking 4', 5' or a mix of 36", 24", etc. might be more manageable.

 

[mattthemuppet2]

oh right, yeah, cutting it in half wouldn't be a bad idea. Or at least enough off one end so I can stand it up in the corner behind the mill. Thanks for the idea!

 

[Shiseiji]

Happy to have contributed!

 

[woodchucker]

Not metal, but it did come out of the shop.Context is it's for a relative who is a federal judge.

After a hand injury, about recovered, I started a laser cut project, got interrupted by "Hey, can you do . . . " and finally completed the thing today after several course changes.

I hacked a file with an extremely liberal licence and gave the creator full credit. I changed the crank to two push rods, and stiffened up the spacers. Added the crank arm, and made the brimmed bottom. Not seen between the two upper layers is an "X" shaped guide in a box that mates with the lower level. After thinking easy peasy with some editing, copy/paste, center vertical and horizontal, it just wasn't. That box just gave me fits learning the software. School of hard knocks.

Hand is now healed enough that, after cleaning up and salvaging the ply worth keeping, I can get back to playing with metal.

ok, so what does that thing do... just goes up and down ?

 

[Shiseiji]

ok, so what does that thing do... just goes up and down ?

Yep
About as simple as one can get. They're basically folk art, although some of ones done in metal are quite the pieces of art. Some like them, some don't.

 

[4WHLDRFTN]

a fresh hammer

 

[ChazzC]

a fresh hammer

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I like it, kind of like pre-washed jeans! Your new one is already buggered up so you won't mind abushing it.

Wait, is the new one on the left? Never mind.