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RE: Todays Project - What did you do today? - f350ca - 12-28-2019

Been spending too much time in the cabinet shop, my ADD kicked in and moved downstairs for a couple of days. Always thought these pump oil cans looked neat, couldn't find the piece of brass tubing thats hiding somewhere in the shop or shed  but found some stainless, so we ended up with a food grade oiler. Now I'll be able to precisely   lube my fried potatoes.
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RE: Todays Project - What did you do today? - Highpower - 12-28-2019

Ooooh, that's nice! Drool

I have a few of the Eagle 66 oilers and I love them, but being all brass they don't tolerate abuse very well. They are top heavy and fall over easily. And they get dented up just as easily when they fall. Sad

They are excellent at what they do though. Smiley-signs107

RE: Todays Project - What did you do today? - f350ca - 01-06-2020

My son started building electric guitars. He needed a way to accurately radius the fret board. A 12 inch radius.
We thought about building a jig that used the rotary table on the mill, but decided a stand alone unit would be beter.
We made two sets of quadrants with a 12 inch radius from some scrap 1/2 inch polyethylene Then a simple base and slide for the router. The slide has 1/8th plexi to guide a bushing on the base of the router. 
Mount the neck, then go back and forth with the router indexing the cut to form the radius.

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RE: Todays Project - What did you do today? - TomG - 01-06-2020

Looks good Greg. It must save a heck of a lot of planing!

Is that Baltic Birch plywood you used or just a good cabinet grade?

Tom

RE: Todays Project - What did you do today? - f350ca - 01-06-2020

Thanks Tom,
A bit of drawing on my etch a sketch drafting software, still haven't forced myself to learn TurboCad that Ed so generously gave me.
The base is MDF we had kicking around from counter tops, its very stable, the top is indeed Baltic Birch, I use it for cabinet drawers so there's always scraps kicking around. Nice stuff to work with and still made in Russia. The last time I bought some they had to open a new crate, comes packed in a wooden crate with Russian writing on it.

RE: Todays Project - What did you do today? - f350ca - 01-09-2020

After seeing a build by Stefan Gotteswinter on his channel I blatantly stole some of his design and built a carbide hone.
Sorry no photos of the build, my camera phone died.
Recycled a small 1800 rpm motor from the tilting mechanism in a hospital bed. Cut away the gearbox and matted a pulley to the 1/4 gear it had for a shaft. The disk spins at 500 rpm, speed stollen from Accu-Finish.
The disks came from China via Aliexpress 800,1000 and 2000 grit at about $1.50 each plus shipping. 
The aluminum backing plate has a centering hub, two drive pins and two magnets to secure the disks. Interestingly I epoxied the magnets in, the epoxy expanded as it cured, had to grind the magnets down to sit flush.
Leaves a near mirror like finish on carbide, photo doesn't show it on the old insert I tired.

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RE: Todays Project - What did you do today? - TomG - 01-09-2020

Looks good Greg. Thumbsup

What is the curved slot for in the table?

Tom

RE: Todays Project - What did you do today? - Highpower - 01-09-2020

Nicely done Greg. Stefan would be proud.  Smiley-signs107

I know he doesn't like using cast iron for a lap surface but I've never had any problem with mine getting a mirror finish on my hand scraper blades using diamond paste on the lap. But it is too big and too fast to lap carbide inserts anyway.  Blink

RE: Todays Project - What did you do today? - Highpower - 01-09-2020

(01-09-2020, 09:22 PM)TomG Wrote: Looks good Greg. Thumbsup

What is the curved slot for in the table?

Tom

I'm guessing a protractor arm (pivot hole in the front of the plate) for holding the angle of the insert.

RE: Todays Project - What did you do today? - f350ca - 01-09-2020

That is the plan Willie. Though after trying it on an insert Im not sure its necessary. Will build it anyway.
Forgot to mention, used a wrinkle finish powder coat on it, really liking powder coat, little cleanup and its dry as soon as it cools.