Todays Project - What did you do today?

[Highpower]

(01-17-2013, 06:30 AM)EdK Wrote: Fine job Willie.

I see Enco has those power feeds on sale now. I'm considering getting one to use as a head lift motor for my RF45 clone.

Ed

Ed, those have been "on sale" at the same price every day for the last 3-4 years at least. Along with every other item in the deals catalog...

That's why I waited until the 20% off and free shipping deal came around again. I bought the mill already equipped with one of those power feeds on the table (X-axis) and have never had a problem with it.

And I can say with 100% certainty that they have the power to do the job. It WILL move the table even though you forgot to unlock it.

Darren: Thanks.

[sasquatch]

Re: Pics of the buffer:

This is just an old electric motor i cleaned up, made a mount for it, installed a switch on it, then an arbour with the buffing pads .
The arbour is made out of older ski-doo axles, they are 1in diam, with a 1/2 hole through them , which makes a 1/4inch wall. Perfect to cut to length, then simply install a length of 1/2 in bolt into the center, drill and roll pin it, then tap the other end for a couple of set screws.
Just a simple basic setup.

[TomG]

Lol Darren, you have WAY too much time on your hands.

[stevec]

Small job in the shop this morning.
I needed a new chuck key for a 16mm chuck I have for my small lathe, some of the teeth had broken off and I had been using a 1/2" chuck's key rather unsatisfactorily. A key for a 16mm chuck is not something one can readily avail here in "the land of you can't get that here" So I picked up a 1/2" chuck key with the plan to machine off it's pilot , drill it out and press in a dowel pin.
I chose a 3/8" dowel pin and ground it down to 9mm to fit the pivot holes in the chuck.
   
Here's the dubious way I ground the 3/8 pin to 9mm. It could have been toolpost ground in the lathe but that degree of precision wasn't required and the set-up would have been much longer.
   
Here's the pressing in of the new pilot pin.
   
And here's the finished product. The teeth are a bit shy but the pilot fits the chuck well and it tightens nicely. Here's hoping it'll serve 'til I get the proper key for the chuck.
       
That's it for the metalworking today, didn't get the fire going early enough in the morning so short jobs are all I can do in a 4°C (39°F) shop.

[Highpower]

Even with the short jobs, you are still getting something accomplished Steve.

[EdK]

Nice fix Steve. I've been trying to find a chuck key for my 3/4" hammer drill and have been unsuccessful in the land of "you can't get that chuck key here". It's a HF drill so who knows what size the chuck key is. It's probably not even a standard size.

Ed

[DaveH]

Willie,
Looking good

Steve,
Nicely done


DaveH

[sasquatch]

Agreed,,, very nicely done projects guys!!

[sasquatch]

Went over to son's and gave him a hand to get the front Differential out of a 2005 Avalanche he is working on for a customer.
Tricky thing to just twist it the right way to get it to clear to drop it out.

(Low on diff oil, needs a complete bearing-seals replacement.)

[ml_woy]

(01-17-2013, 12:16 PM)stevec Wrote: Small job in the shop this morning.
I needed a new chuck key for a 16mm chuck I have for my small lathe, some of the teeth had broken off and I had been using a 1/2" chuck's key rather unsatisfactorily. A key for a 16mm chuck is not something one can readily avail here in "the land of you can't get that here" So I picked up a 1/2" chuck key with the plan to machine off it's pilot , drill it out and press in a dowel pin.
I chose a 3/8" dowel pin and ground it down to 9mm to fit the pivot holes in the chuck.

Here's the dubious way I ground the 3/8 pin to 9mm. It could have been toolpost ground in the lathe but that degree of precision wasn't required and the set-up would have been much longer.

Here's the pressing in of the new pilot pin.

And here's the finished product. The teeth are a bit shy but the pilot fits the chuck well and it tightens nicely. Here's hoping it'll serve 'til I get the proper key for the chuck.

That's it for the metalworking today, didn't get the fire going early enough in the morning so short jobs are all I can do in a 4°C (39°F) shop.

Real clever fix,good job