Todays Project - What did you do today?

[Mayhem]

Had a go at body piercing today.  Not sure that I like it.

   
   
   

Fortunately there was no bone involvement but there is altered sensation over the lateral aspect.  I won't know for some time as to whether this will resolve or not.  Most difficult part was getting the bit out of the chuck.

[EdK]

Ouch!!!!

I hope for a speedy recovery Darren.

Ed

[f350ca]

I have to agree with Ed on this one. OUCH. Another clear case was to why Roberton screws are better, the blunt point would have only made you leak from one side of the finger.

[Dr Stan]

Youzer!     Hope you heal quickly.

[Highpower]

Yep, see what you get for working with that "wood" stuff?

Darren, I'm sorry to see anyone have an accident like that. But I sure hope you are able to come back from it at 100%. I'm at my one year anniversary from my surgery and my arm still doesn't feel "right".

Hoping you'll have a speedy recovery.

[krv3000]

well in not so many words keep your fingers out of the way hope you recover soon

[zmotorsports]

Ouch. That hurts to just look at it. I don't think the bits are meant for flesh entry.

Mike.

[zmotorsports]

I had a guy back out on me on a job this weekend so I had some free time Friday night and Saturday morning.  Since my wife had breakfast plans with her sisters on Saturday I decided to knock another item off of my "Want To Do" list as my "Need To Do" list is actually shrinking.

I have never really liked the cheap feeling plastic knobs on my lathe but seeing as how they weren't affecting the performance of it I kept putting off doing anything.  Well Friday night after getting home and seeing that I had some free time I decided to address the knobs on my lathe.

Chucked up some 1" 60601-T6 I had in the metal rack.  I turned it to .820" to match the original ones on the headstock and two on the apron.  I then added a taper for aesthetics and few grooves with a form tool that I ground again for aesthetics before running some aluminum polish over them and parting off.


Two down and only five more to go.  Once I got a drawing with some measurements of how I wanted them to look they actually went quite fast.


Here are the two on the gearbox at the headstock end installed.


Once I got the four smaller ones completed, I grabbed a piece of 1.250" 6061 I started on the larger ones for the tailstock and one on the carriage.  These ones I turned down to 1.10" but incorporated the same grooves and taper for a matching look.


Knobs on apron completed and installed.


Tailstock knobs installed.


While I had swarf on the lathe I decided to knock out one more item on my "Want To Do" list for the lathe.  I hate having to grab a 3mm allen wrench each time to lock down the compound slide, so I decided to make a lever to perform the function.  I started with a piece of .375" stainless steel and used my 5C collet chuck.


Turned and threaded to the 6MM-1.0 thread pitch required.


Lathe work completed for the two components.


After installing for a test fit I marked where I needed to drill and tap for the handle.


Completed and installed.  Unlocked position.  I also drilled and installed a small roll pin to act as a stop/rest.


Locked position.


After cleaning the lathe, mill and the rest of the shop I still had the whole afternoon to relax and hang out with my son and wife and enjoy the great weather we had over the weekend.

Mike.

[wawoodman]

Darren,
Yeow! Keep them fangers out of the red zone!

[EdK]

Nice work Mike. I also have plastic knobs on my lathe levers and don't like them even though they are functional. Some day I'll replace them as you've done.

Ed