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few small projects - Kennyv - 06-03-2015
Gettin a little itchy waiting for my New Machines to arrive at the house PM-25MV -PM1022 still not sure what hobby is going to catch my fancy. Guys I need a home hobby bad bc at work I do not do any challenging work.
So In the mean time B/T work lunch/ break made a few small projects to get my mind thinking again .
Spring loaded centers .Than after hours made 2 sliders for my table saw at home . One is a compound with graduations the other is a 90 degrees slider with a T slot for a clamping fixture . . Fig it would become useful cutting alum stock. Didn't have much stock so used what I can scrape up. Still need to make the Pointer.
Right now only have little stuff on my to do list. Clamps Hold downs for precision machinist vice , boring bars, fly cutters, Dove tail cutters ect... Ohh I do have some ideas (on a few napkins) for a tool indexer table for a shop built carbide bench grinder However Dont have the motor yet .lol...
well after that im still at a loss what im gona do ... Anyone chime in Love to hear some more ideas of some useful tooling
RE: few small projects - dallen - 06-03-2015
nice work on the sliders and spring centers, I really need to make one of those
RE: few small projects - TomG - 06-04-2015
Nice job and thanks for sharing.
Every time I tap something on the lathe I think about making a spring center, but then I move on to something else and forget.
Something I use all the time on the mill are stack blocks for propping up strap clamps and such. There are plans on my website.
Tom
RE: few small projects - Vinny - 06-04-2015
I saw you using them in a couple of your videos. Those things are slick and are on my todo list.
RE: few small projects - EdK - 06-04-2015
Vinny,
Escalate them to the top of the list. They are very handy.
http://www.metalworkingfun.com/showthread.php?tid=846
Ed
RE: few small projects - Vinny - 06-04-2015
After what I just went thru trying to find a washer the right thickness tonite, they've been escalated!
RE: few small projects - PixMan - 06-04-2015
A washer the right thickness....now there's a project I could/should latch onto.
One of these days I'll get a hole drilled through some 1" steel stock and part off a series of 1/8", 5/32", 3/16", 1/4" (and so on) thick washers/spacers in pairs. When using the Te-Co step block clamp sets it seems I'm always finding the stud to be just a little too long and I reach for the nail with a bunch of 1/16" thick washers. It would be better to grab ONE that's the right thickness.
RE: few small projects - EdK - 06-04-2015
(06-04-2015, 07:59 PM)PixMan Wrote: ...
One of these days I'll get a hole drilled through some 1" steel stock and part off a series of 1/8", 5/32", 3/16", 1/4" (and so on) thick washers/spacers in pairs. When using the Te-Co step block clamp sets it seems I'm always finding the stud to be just a little too long and I reach for the nail with a bunch of 1/16" thick washers. It would be better to grab ONE that's the right thickness.
Now that's another good idea. Especially since I no longer fear parting off under power thanks to you Ken.
Ed
RE: few small projects - Roadracer_Al - 06-05-2015
Ed, you must have transferred that fear of parting to me. I had a parting tool blade go BANG under power feed last week, and now I'm jumpy like a cat in a room fulla' rockin' chairs when I part off.
RE: few small projects - EdK - 06-05-2015
(06-05-2015, 04:28 PM)Roadracer_Al Wrote: Ed, you must have transferred that fear of parting to me. I had a parting tool blade go BANG under power feed last week, and now I'm jumpy like a cat in a room fulla' rockin' chairs when I part off.
Well then transfer it to someone else so you can get over it.
Ed