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RE: Todays Project - What did you do today? - EdK - 06-15-2023

Made a bump tool for the lathe. All I had was a small bearing but it should work. I'll need it when I make the spacer for the lathe spindle.

Ed

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RE: Todays Project - What did you do today? - Dr Stan - 06-16-2023

First project in my new shop. Trusses for the shop, what else? Used 3" X 1 1/2" formed channel. Not sure of the gauge, but it's fairly lite. Hard to weld as I do not yet have an Oxy/Fuel welder.

And yes that's a Gerstner tool chest. Tool box, riser & roll-a-round made from cherry. My retirement gift to myself.

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RE: Todays Project - What did you do today? - EdK - 06-21-2023

I made an updated version of the bump tool for the lathe. Now it can be used on the end and side of stock. Was doing a McMaster order so I got a larger bearing for the side mode. Just a cheap open bearing.

Ed

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RE: Todays Project - What did you do today? - Highpower - 06-21-2023

I've seen a few different styles of those. A pretty slick idea from whomever it was that originality thought of it. Worthy

RE: Todays Project - What did you do today? - rleete - 06-21-2023

I made one about a decade ago.  I first saw it when Bogstandard intoduced it on one of the forums.  

My version:

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RE: Todays Project - What did you do today? - EdK - 06-21-2023

I first saw it on doubleboost's videos. He use to be a moderator on here.

Ed

RE: Todays Project - What did you do today? - rleete - 07-15-2023

A fairly quick one (at least for me) I made over the past few nights.
I needed a way to hold a bottle of oil.  3D print one?  Go buy one for 4 bucks?  Hell, no!  Spend 8 hours making one instead!

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I don't know why the upper bracket seems to be at such an odd angle in the first picture.  In reality, the brackets are both 90 degrees to the vertical piece.  It proved to be a bit more difficult than I anticipated, trying to get an even curve, and making the parts as close to one another as possible.  I used my fiber deburring wheel to clean up the parts a little after pounding it into shape.

It mounts to the leg of my mill bench and will provide an oil supply for the kool-mist unit I bought.  They can be had for about 12 bucks, but I found the best deal at Walmart on-line.  The 3M oil is the same we use at work.  The CNC guy says he goes through about a quart every 2 months, so that bottle should last me for many years.

RE: Todays Project - What did you do today? - Highpower - 07-15-2023

(07-15-2023, 03:43 PM)rleete Wrote: A fairly quick one (at least for me) I made over the past few nights.
I needed a way to hold a bottle of oil.  3D print one?  Go buy one for 4 bucks?  Hell, no!  Spend 8 hours making one instead!

The difference is the one you made will last forever... Graemlin

RE: Todays Project - What did you do today? - rleete - 07-21-2023

Another project I just finished.  The problem, as shown below, is that the single air outlet of my compressor is in the lower back of the workbench.  This makes changing air tools inconvenient, and I'd like more than one outlet so I don't have to swap all the time.

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My solution involves the following collection of parts.  The black piece is two parts of 1/2" plywood glued together and cut on the bandsaw.  The large belt sander makes quick work of smoothing the curves.  Note the purchased barrel nuts.  I was going to make them, but when I went to the big box store, the steel was $6, and they had barrel nuts for less than a buck a piece.  Had the hose, and the 3-way manifold was on clearance at HF.  I made the small clamp, and the stainless bar was in the scrap bin at work, which was the genesis of the whole idea.

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And here it is, assembled and mounted.  No leaks!  The reason for more than one air outlet will be made apparent in a future post.  

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I actually had to spend a significant amount of time to clean up the bench, as it is normally covered in swarf.  I blame Ed for this, as it is his influence that keeps me from posting pictures of a filthy shop.  I need to figure out a way to keep the chips contained more, because it is a real pain to have to vacuum up behind the lathe and mill.  And that is the reason I made the thing point down at such an odd angle.  The idea is that it helps keep chips out of the connectors, thereby avoiding jams and possible leaks.  

Had I thought about it more, I probably would have bought one of those airline kits they have to put multiple air connections all over the shop.  I may still do that in the future, but this will do for now.

RE: Todays Project - What did you do today? - Vinny - 07-21-2023

Rather than buy a kit, I just use PEX. The latest one I added was upstairs here in the shop for the lasers.