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RE: Todays Project - What did you do today? - Roadracer_Al - 03-29-2015
Nice work on the lead hammer. I have had my eye out for both hammer handles and hammer molds at flea markets and used tool shops for ages, but no luck. I suppose I could buy one new from McMaster, but they're the better part of $100.
http://www.mcmaster.com/#hammer-molds/=wiu81l
I have a gallon bucket of wheel weights & fishing sinkers that are destined to become part of a hammer some day.
RE: Todays Project - What did you do today? - Roadracer_Al - 03-29-2015
I did some sheet metal work for a friend. He has a 1976 ambulance --- looks EXACTLY like the GhostBusters ambulance --- which he's restored extensively. He took down the headline and discovered that one of the *many* roof penetrations leaked into a cabinet above the driver/passenger seats, rusting them out.
Chris went to 3 different body shops, an HVAC sheet metal shop, and was turned away from all. The body shops couldn't fabricate, the sheet metal shops couldn't weld.
He wanted to put speakers in that area, so I suggested a plywood enclosure - no pix - which mated up to the framework which had to be recreated.
The framework was basically 3 parts: a pair of "C" channels and a cosmetic face. The C channels had staple strips screwed to them to affix the headline to it.
The old frame was measured, and a wood template for the opening produced to make sure it stayed square and on size.
Chris was really happy, impressed, and overflowing with appreciation. There's something extremely pleasant about being acknowledged for having skills to solve someone else's unsolvable problem.
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RE: Todays Project - What did you do today? - aRM - 04-05-2015
(12-23-2014, 09:11 PM)f350ca Wrote: Nothing like wood shavings on an oil soaked machine.Sir,
Is that a Hardinge HLVH and U turnin' WOOD on it ???
LORD, if it is, that is sacrilegious !!!
Tell me I am mistaken.
aRM
RE: Todays Project - What did you do today? - f350ca - 04-06-2015
You are mistaken aRM, but close, its an HLV. By far the smoothest wood lathe I've ever run.
RE: Todays Project - What did you do today? - TomG - 04-06-2015
I have an HLV_H and turn wood on it all the time. You haven't lived until you've turned wood on a good metal lathe, although it does make one hell of a mess.
Tom
RE: Todays Project - What did you do today? - PixMan - 04-06-2015
My dad used to turn a lot of wood on what is now my 16x40 Victor lathe. The only thing you need to watch for is getting fine sawdust in the way wipers. It sucks up way lube as well as anything on earth.
RE: Todays Project - What did you do today? - f350ca - 04-06-2015
Thats where the HLV excels as a wood working machine, it uses adjustable metal scrappers instead of a wiper.
RE: Todays Project - What did you do today? - aRM - 04-06-2015
Guys, Guys, Guys
U ought to know better and who am I to argue
Just an after-thought, Tom, why would any one want to drive a Lambo or Maserati on a dirt track at top speed ???
Not that it can't be driven there.
Many moons ago, when I just started out knifemaking, I had a wooden Bandsaw and did all the conversions, Geared Motor,no Pulleys, proper speed reduction etc, but the bloody poor thing just could not reach the torque of a metal machine. OK. - comparing a Metal lathe to the Wooden Bandsaw is chalk and cheese, but why would experienced Gurus muck up their precision machines for small wood-turning jobs, yet they all can afford to shell out for a small Wood lathe.
Beats me !!!
aRM
RE: Todays Project - What did you do today? - dallen - 04-06-2015
(04-06-2015, 12:05 PM)aRM Wrote: Guys, Guys, Guys
U ought to know better and who am I to argue
Just an after-thought, Tom, why would any one want to drive a Lambo or Maserati on a dirt track at top speed ???
Not that it can't be driven there.
Many moons ago, when I just started out knifemaking, I had a wooden Bandsaw and did all the conversions, Geared Motor,no Pulleys, proper speed reduction etc, but the bloody poor thing just could not reach the torque of a metal machine. OK. - comparing a Metal lathe to the Wooden Bandsaw is chalk and cheese, but why would experienced Gurus muck up their precision machines for small wood-turning jobs, yet they all can afford to shell out for a small Wood lathe.
Beats me !!!
aRM
why have something that will normally sit in the corner and be used only occasionally, when you can do the odd wood turning job on a metal lathe without any damage?.
DA
RE: Todays Project - What did you do today? - aRM - 04-07-2015
DA
Makes sense, but would U use the requisite wood-turning Tools, those curved Chisel shaped ones on the Toolpost
Or Your ordinary HSS bits ???
We rarely use HSS ground ones so would be at a loss with our inserts, although I did turn my piece of Mammoth and Ivory for a haft once or twice
Would be nice to know how U Guys work wood
aRM