Todays Project - What did you do today?

[the penguin]

I got a call today, from a customer, they are closing their satellite  plant, they moving the people and the manufacturing equipment to the main plant, about 2 miles away, on the other side of the small town. They are disposing the maintenance and tool room equipment, along with all of the tooling and consumables. So I'm going to go have a look see, and look over the offerings, to see if there is any I want, need or can't live without.


maybe I need another mill............................

[pepi]

(04-07-2016, 06:33 PM)Dr Stan Wrote: Finished up a cart for my new plasma cutter.  Was concerned it would be too top heavy, but its quite stable.

BTW, used dumpster tubing, old wheels probably from a lawnmower, a couple of re-purposed swivel casters,  a left over piece of rebar, and some surplus nuts & bolts.

Does look a little tall, sounds like you tested the tippy factor. Not for nothing, those furniture casters on the rear are going to give you a fit down the road..... just saying

[the penguin]

I modified (6) AXA blocks today, I opened (3) of them out to 5/8" and I opened (3) out to 3/4", the blocks were a shipment from CDCO. The only other change was to change the set screws out to 8 mm x 1.25 mm x 40 mm square head set screws.

[Dr Stan]

   
Needed larger snap ring pliers and really didn't like the $50.00 price. I have one snap ring (2 1/2") that holds the tongue jack on my 6X8 trailer which requires the larger pliers.  So, I made my own.  Not fancy but quite serviceable.

[Mayhem]

Finally got around to fitting the x and y axis DRO scales today. The z axis will be the fun one.  Hopefully I can get that one fitted next weekend and then rout the cables etc.  Both x and y match the dials, so I'm happy so far

Obligatory pictures.  Not the easiest or most interesting of subjects to photograph...

   
   

[pepi]

Not sure this is allowed, it is not a car but a tractor. Built a grill for a bush guard, Kubota tractor. I have modified two trailers and a hitch for a 4 wheeler so far. He tells me he has lots of toys and breaks them.... I am a believer LOL.... 

Subscribe to a  neighborhood Forum,  includes many subdivisions. I advertise welding, patio furniture, lawn morrow and fabrication, this came in via the site. Picking up some pretty good cash, from Harry Home owner. 


Feel free to delete it if I broke the rules some how.

[Mayhem]

(04-17-2016, 06:06 AM)pepi Wrote: Not sure this is allowed...Feel free to delete it if I broke the rules some how.

Looks like it belongs here to me. Nice work - looks store bought.

[Dr Stan]

Very nice fab job. In all likelihood better than factory.

[the penguin]

I got nothing done in the shop, I've got roped into a complete boiler rewiring job in a co-gen plant during their spring shut down. the hours have been brutal

Tuesday - 12
Wednesday - 18
Thursday - 18
Friday 20
Saturday 14

I spent most of the today sleeping

[TomG]

Spent a long weekend at the cabin refinishing the original yellow pine flooring. Last time we were up, we stripped out the old carpeting and much to my dismay, I discovered that the padding had been GLUED to the floor. I knew that trying to sand it off would instantly plug the sandpaper, so I opted for a floor polisher and a heavy duty scrub pad to get the glue off and some silicon carbide screens to scuff the finish. That didn't work at all. The adhesive was so hard after 35 years that all the scrub pad did was polish it. The screens worked, but all I took was a few 100 grit and they were way too fine, so the next morning we headed back down to find more, since nothing like that exists in the U.P. We ended up at a rental place in Petoskey, 100 miles or so to the South and grabbed 10 60 grit screens, then stopped at the Depot and grabbed a 6" orbital and a pile of discs for the edging. Ten hours and nine screens later it was ready for finish. The screens did the job on the adhesive, but weren't aggressive enough on the wood to get down into and pockets and cups, so that all had to be done with the orbital. WHAT A PAIN. Anyway I got two coats of oil based poly on and let it cure overnight. We spent the next day cleaning and setting up the new area rugs and furniture that we hauled up. The whole thing turned out well and the wife is ecstatic, but man am I beat. On top of it all. I had planned on getting out to ride in between coats, but there is still snow on the freaking trails. I quickly found that melting icepack and dirt bikes definitely don't mix.

Tom