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Ipé wood is also very hard and I machine it. Sometimes use it in place of aluminum.
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Originally posted by nickel-city-fab View PostOooo beautiful wood work! That is a skill I never really had....
I can't tell from the picture whether Roger's is one piece or a tray added in but it's much nicer than any of the options I've seen lately!
Originally posted by nickel-city-fab View PostI need to find a way to store my ER collets, right now they simply sit out on the bench.
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Oooo beautiful wood work! That is a skill I never really had.... up here we get humidity too, jammed in between the Great Lakes with a west wind. Camphor is the oldest trick in the book, and very effective. I need to find a way to store my ER collets, right now they simply sit out on the bench.
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There is a problem with such holders, at least here in Sydney, Aus. If the humidity is medium-high, you can get a slight amount of moisture building up between the collet and the holder, and over time that becomes rust. Very distressing, and much effort needed to remove it safely.
I ended up with a more conventional 'rack' for the collets, made of hardwood and enclosed in a box also made of hardwood, with a clear plastic lid (well, moderately clear, as it was second-hand). Yes, wood could get damp too, but not when it has been soaked in oil! And I keep a block of camphor inside the box to further prevent any rust. The combination seems to work. ER25 set plus ER11 set.
Getting the sticky labels to 'stick' to the oily wood was the hard part!
Cheers
Roger
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Originally posted by reggie_obe View Post
What's the life expectancy of the plastic? Is it affected by: temperature. moisture, UV?
I'd hate to see my 5V or B&S #9 collets which aren't made anymore dumped on the floor due to plastic degradation..
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Originally posted by Dave94Lightning View PostSurprised I'm not seeing more 3D printed stuff as this thread enters the 21st century. It's really useful for work holding or positioning jigs for irregular shaped workpieces etc... Here's a quick Collet turntable I designed because I was tired of having them laying all over my mill table.
I'd hate to see my 5V or B&S #9 collets which aren't made anymore dumped on the floor due to plastic degradation..
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Originally posted by Dave94Lightning View PostSurprised I'm not seeing more 3D printed stuff as this thread enters the 21st century. It's really useful for work holding or positioning jigs for irregular shaped workpieces etc
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Originally posted by lynnl View Post
Wasn't this a Sticky at one time?
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I just wanted to say "thanks" for bringing this thread back up to the top. It's the reason why I joined in the first place.
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Plus - some of the pictures were on the posters own servers, and some of those people have left the forum (like Evan, who posted a LOT of pictures). Others have died.
The pictures can now be hosted on/by the forum itself (but still, not everybody does that), so the problem should be greatly reduced going forward.
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Welcome Aboard Dan!
A lot of the missing pictures from the early part of the thread were hosted at Photobucket by a lot of us. And when they drove us out with their sudden attempt at a cash grab a lot, like I did, deleted our accounts along with the pictures. But sadly it left the old threads like this with no pictures.
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Welcome to the Forums, Dan! I think you'll like it here. Most (not all) of metalworking math is the usual +,-, x, and divide (don't know how to type that symbol), and a goodly amount of trig and geometry. You will likely find out anything you want to know here. We have some very capable (and culpable) forum members. Some of the pictures have been lost over time. We will never get those back.
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I'm continuing my education by going through this thread slowly, but even after being logged in I can't seem to see some pictures. For example, I'm sure post #234 has a picture but I can't see it.
DanK
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