Todays Project - What did you do today?

[Mayhem]

Finished off a couple of jobs this evening.

First was to mill a 6mm wide slot 3.2mm deep along a length of ø30mm round stock.  I've had this sitting on the mill for about a month, whilst I was waiting on a 6mm solid carbide endmill to arrive.  I had gotten about 150mm done at a depth of about 1mm with a HSS endmill which was going nicely before it quickly changed colour before my eyes.  

The solid carbide one cut so much nicer and so much quicker.  I think I did two passes of 1.5mm depth in the time it took me to do the 150mm slot with the HSS endmill.  This bar is to align all the parts inside the apron of my lathe, so that I can slide the feed shaft in behind it and have everything lined up.  The feed shaft a over 2m in length, so this will be much easier having this bar in there, all ready to push out.  Not a good pic - sorry.

   

Second was to slit a bush I made for a friend.  He is building a new bicycle and needed an adaptor for the seat post and a commercial one in the right diameters isn't available.  I made this several weeks back and gave it to him to check the fit before I put the slit in it.  I started the aforementioned job in the meantime, hence the delay.

   

Final two pictures of how I pack the jaws on my vise if I am working over on one side.  I cannot remember if I posted this before but the recent video by Steve made me think to show them.  I took some wheel nuts and wheel bolts and screw them together to make cheap and effective machinist jacks.  Combined with some blocks I have it makes packing easy.

   
   

[f350ca]

A coupling nut and two bolts work well for a jack too. if you need it long use long bolts.

[TomG]

Still no metalwork, but I did build a kitchen. Last Thursday my son and I demolished his kitchen down to the bare studs and joists, then along with his father in law, spent the next four days putting it all back together. We framed and installed a larger new window, replaced or upgraded most of the electrical, replaced all of the plumbing and drains, ran gas line for the stove, hung and taped the drywall, hung the cabinets, made templates for concrete counter tops and installed the appliances. It's pretty much functional except for the sink, which isn't due until Wednesday. That means I get to sleep in tomorrow. :) Next week we put a new roof on the Up North cottage.

Tom

[EdK]

Not bad for a few days worth of work.

Ed

[Vinny]

Ain't retirement restful Tom?

[TomG]

Thanks Ed. We pushed pretty hard to get it back in operation as soon as possible. It's tough being without a kitchen.

Vinny, I'm finding that it's much better to be physically tired working for myself, than mentally exhausted working for someone else. :)

Tom

[f350ca]

You'll be looking for a job to get some rest Tom.
What sort of concrete counters are you doing?

[TomG]

(05-30-2017, 12:57 PM)f350ca Wrote: You'll be looking for a job to get some rest Tom.
What sort of concrete counters are you doing?

Hi Greg,

Nothing fancy on the counters, basically just a 1 3/4" slab of colored concrete. I suggested various fillers, but she wants it plain. A farm sink is on order, so we can't do much until I see what that looks like.

Tom

[Dr Stan]

(05-30-2017, 09:15 AM)TomG Wrote: Thanks Ed. We pushed pretty hard to get it back in operation as soon as possible. It's tough being without a kitchen.

Vinny, I'm finding that it's much better to be physically tired working for myself, than mentally exhausted working for someone else. :)

Tom

Amen say amen to that Tom.

BTW, nice lookin' kitchen.  

[TomG]

Thanks Stan