What did you do today?

[darryl]

Today I finished up all the painting on my led modules. Now I'm into installing the color filter discs and the lenses. One dozen completed and tested to date, marked for color and polarity.

[CCWKen]

I had to make a 9-tooth Sprocket Socket to hold a one piece sprocket shaft while removing a screw-on centrifugal clutch bell. It's the simple things that seem to take an unusual amount of time. I got to use my Rotary Table for the first time to do something besides playing. Also use my new RT centering tool.

The odd shape is because the socket is held in a vise and has to extend into a housing. The clutch bell then faces up and I used a shop made pin wrench to unscrew the bell. All this just to replace a RS6000 bearing. By the way; the sprocket is for a #25 chain or 1/4" between rollers for the civilians.

[Cuttings]

I was working with the lathe on my Craftex B2229 combination machine today when I noticed a lot of end play in the lead screw. The problem seamed to be in the box where the engagement mechanism is.
I pulled it apart and found that the nuts that adjust the thrust bearing had worked loose. I did not realize before that the bottom of the this box was open and there was quit a bit of small pieces of swarf inside it. Cleaned it all up and made bottom cover from a piece of sheet metal to keep the swarf out, greased it all up and put her back together. Works better than it ever did. Nice and smooth. Now back to whatever I was doing in the first place.

[Mark Rand]

I had to make a 9-tooth Sprocket Socket to hold a one piece sprocket shaft while removing a screw-on centrifugal clutch bell. It's the simple things that seem to take an unusual amount of time. I got to use my Rotary Table for the first time to do something besides playing. Also use my new RT centering tool.

The odd shape is because the socket is held in a vise and has to extend into a housing. The clutch bell then faces up and I used a shop made pin wrench to unscrew the bell. All this just to replace a RS6000 bearing. By the way; the sprocket is for a #25 chain or 1/4" between rollers for the civilians.

Well done! That's a bloody sight more careful than the vise-grip solution

[Dan Dubeau]

Finished the trophy. Finish isn't as nice as I was hoping for (3 coats rubbed danish oil) but it's passable for what it is. Wood finishing (or painting) was never my strong point. It's my most hated part of making anything.



This is the last of a long line of little odd jobs, that have been absorbing my spare time. Was happy to make this one, but i'll be glad to get back to my other "woodworking" project i've been building.

[1-800miner]

get some diagonal braces on the legs. soonest

[Cenedd]

Finished the trophy. Finish isn't as nice as I was hoping for (3 coats rubbed danish oil) but it's passable for what it is. Wood finishing (or painting) was never my strong point. It's my most hated part of making anything.

If a darker wood is acceptable and you can get it, try some Mopane from South Africa. It's non-toxic as far as wood dust goes and it's hard enough that you can cut it like aluminium. A fly cutter with an aluminium profile insert (or sharp HSS) leaves a lovely dead-flat finish that you can just wipe a bit of oil on and your done.

[jdedmon91]

Finished up my clamps for the mini pallet

Here is the video https://youtu.be/1FQw_7m07JI


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[Dan Dubeau]

If a darker wood is acceptable and you can get it, try some Mopane from South Africa. It's non-toxic as far as wood dust goes and it's hard enough that you can cut it like aluminium. A fly cutter with an aluminium profile insert (or sharp HSS) leaves a lovely dead-flat finish that you can just wipe a bit of oil on and your done.

Just googled it, and that's a nice looking wood. I've got a lot of this cherry left from that my great uncle milled about 20 years ago. When I get my wood shop set up properly again I'm going to make a machinist chest from it. I miss woodworking.

[3 Phase Lightbulb]

I was at MIT's media lab all day yesterday. In one of the department labs they had two ~'16 foot long x ~3' deep benches back to back with Lista cabinets underneath. The top of the bench was ~3" thick rubberwood. It was absolutely stunning. I wish I took a picture of the setup.

[Arcane]

While sitting at the computer, one of the arms on my glasses just broke...and they are only 11 1/2 years old! The arm is flat from the hinge back to just in front of the ear where it transitions to round and about 1/2" from that transition towards the ear and about an inch from where the curve around the ear starts is where it broke. Bugger! So out to the shop and see what I have for a sleeve. Nothing! Now I have to make something! YAY! I grabbed a piece of 1/8" brass rod, turned .020 off the diameter for 1/2" and then drilled it with a #53 drill. I parted it off, smoothed the ends, slide it onto the arm pieces and crimped it tight. Back in business!

[plastikosmd]

Started working on a leaky swing cylinder on the case backhoe



never done a cylinder rebuilt

will see how this goes

first it seems I need to upsize my tooling to at least 3/4 as 1/2 was seemingly not enough

I also had someone come and look at the Oliver crawler. I had listed it for sale. But after driving around, I stuck firm on my price and removed the listing as it is just too much fun


I also ripped out the garden

[Dave C]

That Oliver reminds me of my youth. We had an OC3 with wide extension axles. It looked like a crab and was a blast to drive.

[plastikosmd]

I agree
Nimble and crawler don’t usually belong in the same sentence

Gonna keep it as my skidder
More fun than an atv with a log arch

[10KPete]

Too bad you're so far away. I might have wanted to flip you for the Oliver.....

I love those little crawlers.

Pete