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RE: Todays Project - What did you do today? - zmotorsports - 12-28-2015

Not too much exciting over the weekend.  I just had to move a few things around and I wanted to get them done so I was ready to launch into the new year ready for work in the shop.

I made another aluminum plate which I affixed to the lathe backsplash to hold a new exended tip live center and a bull-nosed live center that I recently purchased.
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Moved my bench grinder back over in between my drill press and my disc/belt sander.
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Vertical and horizontal bandsaw placed between man door and large rollup door. The Baileigh horizontal is on casters so when I need to cut long stock I can merely move it out away from the vertical saw.
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I am a little tight between my lathe, drillpress, floor mounted bench grinder and my belt/disc sander but I am running out of options as I am pretty much busting at the seams in my shop.

This should still allow for easy access to each of the tools though.

Mike.

RE: Todays Project - What did you do today? - TomG - 12-28-2015

(12-27-2015, 09:02 PM)Kennyv Wrote: . I already have those .have allot of  respect from the owner ... Sure brownie points but no biscuit haven't had a review in 7 years but that's okay I am leaving with honors and after 15 years of loyal service my conscience will be clear when I have to give my to 2-3 week notice. Its going to be a hard day but I believe that turn out is not going to be a hardship like I thought.

I left my last job after 23 years and although it's never easy, it almost always works out for the good. After that long in one place, both employee and employer tend to start taking each other for granted. I think you'll find that a change of pace will rekindle your enthusiasm and that your employer will get along just fine without you. I still keep in touch with mine, but I don't regret moving on.

Tom

RE: Todays Project - What did you do today? - f350ca - 12-30-2015

Wood working and machine shops do mix. Im building a set of stairs with closed stringers. Nice to have a mill to make the router guide for letting the treads and risers into the stringers.

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RE: Todays Project - What did you do today? - TomG - 12-30-2015

Templates rule! Thumbsup

Nice job Greg.

Tom

RE: Todays Project - What did you do today? - wawoodman - 12-31-2015

Templates: a method for duplicating your mistakes with incredible speed and accuracy!

RE: Todays Project - What did you do today? - f350ca - 12-31-2015

Looks like the jig worked.

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RE: Todays Project - What did you do today? - wawoodman - 12-31-2015

They look great, Greg. Do they get another open stringer in the middle?

(I am so jealous! I wish I had room for the sliding table OR the full width extension, much less both of them!)

RE: Todays Project - What did you do today? - f350ca - 12-31-2015

Hi Mike, the opening of the stairs is only 28 1/2 wide so the hardwood treads supported with the risers let into them should be strong enough.
We're like goldfish Mike, we grow to our environment, the shop seamed huge at first, now its jammed.

RE: Todays Project - What did you do today? - Mayhem - 01-01-2016

(12-21-2015, 01:07 PM)RobWilson. Wrote: Well another parcel arrived today ,a component tester . Big Grin
There are three pads to test  SMD ,and it has a few other features to explore, not bad for  £13  shipped . 


Rob  Drinks

Hi Rob - where did you get this tester?

RE: Todays Project - What did you do today? - Highpower - 01-01-2016

It seems we've had a number of "It's been one of those days today" posts. The trend continues....   Big Grin

I went to heat treat the new ratchet ring for my arbor press today. After digging the turkey fryer out of my storage shed I see that the spiders have been at work blocking the air inlet on the burner assembly again. So I have to start by cleaning out the spider webs. Then I see the huge grease buildup from days of turkeys past and decide to clean that up as well. That led to disassembling the burner for access and I see that the baffle is sitting crooked in the burner housing. The center bolt hole in the baffle is off-center. (Made in China molded into the bottom of the burner.)  Bash
Chucked the baffle in the lathe and drilled a larger (centered) hole.

The air damper on the burner is glued tight from all the grease as well. Take that off and clean it up, and see that the end of the air inlet housing is crooked and lumpy, and bulged out in the center. <sigh ...> Over to the belt sander to grind the inlet flat. Everything clean and back together, fired up the burner and adjusted the air damper and the burner is working better than it ever has.   Thumbsup

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Now what was it I came down here for?   17428
Wow, look at the time! Geeze!  Oh yeah - ratchet ring...

Wash the dirt and crud out of my aluminum boiling pot. Hmmm.... a lot of that crud was corrosion. Pot is now FULL of pinholes.  Into the trash bin it goes. Bash
Pick up a new stainless boiling pot. Dump in 5 gallons of quench oil and put it on the turkey fryer burner to pre-heat the oil. (It's 30 something degrees outside.)

NOW I can fire up the heat treat oven and let the ring cook for awhile. Pull it out of the oven and quench. Cleaned up the ring and now have to let the oven cool down for a few hours. The wife is yelling something about dinner. Oh well - I guess I'll do the temper tomorrow. Never fails. Yep, it's been one of those days....  Rotfl