Shop Made Tools

[topct]

Thanks Gene! Cool, another Spokane-ite!

Hey Gene, are you the fellow that I bought the treadmill motor from?

I think so. I've been trying to remember what it was I sold you and I do get a hold of those once in awhile.

[flutedchamber]

gdavis2265, you do excellent work.

[gdavis2265]

gdavis2265, you do excellent work.

Thanks guys! - I'm just positing some old stuff, as I'm fairly new to the forum and wanted to get caught up. I build a lot of client stuff, but when I build a new cool tool I'll be sure to post it on this thread.

My hydraulic press, mostly from scrap I acquired many years before the build - I think I paid $20 for all the channel, I knew at the time I would eventually build a press, just took a few years. Glad I did, because I use it much more than I ever thought I would. But... seriously, this tool scares the hell out of me. After I had a hard bearing race explode on me, I always try and use a damp towel wrapped around the part and hold onto the towel.



The little pressbrake with adjustable round dies - it sees a bit of use now and again:

[Steve Middleton]

Very nice.

[gdavis2265]

Crappy photos - but here is my lathe brake

I made the rotor from some 3/8" HR plate - plasma cut by hand and actually turned it with special soft jaws I made.

I also bolted it in place and trued it up with the boring bar I made from a hydraulic cylinder rod.

[gdavis2265]

[gdavis2265]

[gdavis2265]

This has since been re-purposed as the arm holding the monitor for the plasma table, but thought I'd show it anyway.

[Pherdie]

Re: the "rotor" on your lathe. Drill 60 equidistant holes and have it do double duty as a dividing head as well as providing "venting" ;-)

[gdavis2265]

Re: the "rotor" on your lathe. Drill 60 equidistant holes and have it do double duty as a dividing head as well as providing "venting" ;-)

Wow - Great idea!!!!!!!! Seriously that could really work, thanks for that.

Glenn

[jmhoying]

[QUOTE=gdavis2265;914109]This has since been re-purposed as the arm holding the monitor for the plasma table, but thought I'd show it anyway.



I really like this idea! I might make one that does double duty by holding a dividing head and/or the vise.

Jack

[Toolguy]

I think it's a great idea too! It looks like there is room for a lot more than 60 holes.

[gdavis2265]

A couple of the plasma water table

[gdavis2265]

I know others have made similar tramming indicators, but here is mine.

I calibrate it each time before use by lowing one of the tips onto a small ground rod on top of the table. I move the pin and find the high reading and zero out one side. I then swing the unit 180 degrees and and zero out the high spot on the other indicator, while leaving the rod in the exact same spot. This ensures that both are perfectly perpendicular to the spindle axis. Then the unit is ready to aid in the tramming of the head in both directions.

[sasquatch]

Nice work and great pics.