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RE: Todays Project - What did you do today? - RobWilson - 11-19-2016

Evening Chaps , Smile

I found a place to mount the last two cabinets today , the location  (sorry Ed ) 

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A bit  of prep required ,remove air pipe ,socket and the crap lying about the area . 

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I had to cut a section out of one of them as it covers were the power and air comes in from the other shop , also the new three phase supply will come thought there as well .

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Still lots to do around the shop  Big Grin

Cheers Rob

RE: Todays Project - What did you do today? - EdK - 11-19-2016

I finished the clamp block for the Kurt vise work stop. Well, not quite finished. I still need to add the chamfers.

Ed

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RE: Todays Project - What did you do today? - dallen - 11-20-2016

one of the shifter handles broke on my mill (bench top Square Column) so I printed up a pattern the other day and have been waiting on the weather to cooperate, which it did yesterday so I casted up a couple new shifter levers for the mill. I installed one of them to replace the broken on so I could quit using pliers to shift the mill with.

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RE: Todays Project - What did you do today? - the penguin - 11-20-2016

Good looking casting, How did you broach the casting for the shaft??

RE: Todays Project - What did you do today? - dallen - 11-20-2016

drilled the lever with a 1/4" bit, then counter bored it with a 11/16" endmill so I had a flat bottom hole, then I reamed it to 18 MM to fit the steel insert that was in the original lever. The original was pinned on to the shaft with a roll pin. I could of got away with not using the insert but didn't have a reamer to fit the shaft which is like 13 MM.

RE: Todays Project - What did you do today? - RobWilson - 11-21-2016

Evening Lads  Big Grin

Still allot to do around the shop   Slaphead  I would rather be machining ,but needs must .  My three phase DB arrived today and having no room to store it thought I may as well stick it up on the wall . 

The Feng shui meter says it looks good here .

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The panel still needs populating  ,I only have the two 16 amp MCB's at the moment one for lathe and other for the new compressor . 

 I was  planning on doing the wiring over the end of year  holidays ,so that gives me a month to collect the rest of the gear . 

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I have mounted the panel about 30mm off the wall so I can drop cables down the back . 


Rob  Smiley-eatdrink004

RE: Todays Project - What did you do today? - DaveH - 11-21-2016

That looks neatly done Rob, Thumbsup 
Smiley-eatdrink004 
DaveH

RE: Todays Project - What did you do today? - EdK - 11-26-2016

Almost done with this project. I used split collet clamps to clamp the block to the rods. I still need to chamfer the block and figure out what I want to use for the stop piece.

Ed

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RE: Todays Project - What did you do today? - Mayhem - 11-26-2016

(11-26-2016, 04:47 PM)EdK Wrote: ...I still need to...

...replace the cheap plastic knob with something more appropriate.

Sorry Ed, I thought this was one of those 'fill in the blank' scenarios Big Grin The stop looks good but (IMHO) that knob cheapens the whole thing.

Personally, I'd make another block and then turn up a length with a small diameter contact at one end and leave the rest of the rod the same diameter. You'll appreciate the larger surface area when you have part with a radius that will bump up against the stop.

RE: Todays Project - What did you do today? - Hawkeye - 11-28-2016

Since my X2 CNC mill is finally rising from the ashes, as it were, I'm realizing that there are certain fittings that did not return to my custody after the fire. Today, I made up a bunch of T-nuts in both 1/4" and 3/8" for all of the necessary workholding tasks.
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In the near future, I'll be making a pair of low-profile toe clamps and a clamping bar, as well as a replacement for my hot-wire attachment. I will likely use the attachment mainly for making forms to use in lost-foam casing.