What did you do today?

[3 Phase Lightbulb]

Here some of my hardware and fastener

How deep are your bins? Do you use any dividers in any of your bins/drawers? For my smaller hardware (<= #10 and <= M6) I've been trying to keep one drawer per type but ended up having to split ~30% of them with dividers and put two types per drawer to avoid running out of drawers. I've been trying to keep the same length fasteners the same drawer but double up when there are too many different head types (philips vs. standard vs. socket etc). I try an keep different socket types together (pan head w/allen and regular socket), or pan head w/philips and pan head w/straight, etc. So if I end up looking for a very specific head type in #10 that is 1/2" then I'll basically have to look at all #10 1/2" bins. I'm wondering if you have/had the same problem and how did you organize the different head types, or if have enough different types/etc.

[darryl]

What do today? I finally got my 'vent panel' in place of the basement window where the spray booth will be. Got some sliding gates in place to block airflow when the booth is not in use- these are operated by cables, like bicycle brakes. Cables are run through the window frame and inside the wall to a point outside the booth where I can actually reach to operate them.

I realized at this point that there isn't any insulation in the basement walls. Replacing the single pane window with these foam vent panels made it warmer right away though. And of course this blocks all outside light from coming in, but that's ok.

It appears I did my homework right and the security bars will not interfere with anything when I put them back in. Now I'm off to make the squirrel cage housings and figure out the bearing holders.

[Tim Clarke]

And two cats, 11 Gerbils, 3 hamster, and 5 Guinea pigs.

I'll bet that the lot is a LOT less than the bother of 3PL

[fixerdave]

Actually had a productive day... Set the 3D printer off to make a new guitar hanger. Then, off to the Metal Supermarket for some square tube, then used that to extend my bicycle trailer... was a kid hauler, will be a flat-deck "Kid sitting on bicycle" hauler (think miniature motorcycle trailer, with the kid on the bike... I have my reasons). Ran the charger over a stupid-large collection of sealed lead-acid batteries that I'll probably never get around to using. Pressed apart the "proof of concept" spindle I made for my "Ronter/Engraver" that I cooked. I guess bearing out of a fidget-spinner weren't up to the challenge (not entirely surprised). Then, I CNC'd some bottle-rocket fins out of foam-core and glued them up for tomorrow's launch-day with my kid.

So... everything from going for a drive with my kid, to CAD, 3D printing, and CNC, to MIG welding and grinding, and the obligatory period of time beating on stuff with a hammer. Not a bad day

David...

[Tungsten dipper]

How deep are your bins? Do you use any dividers in any of your bins/drawers? For my smaller hardware (<= #10 and <= M6) I've been trying to keep one drawer per type but ended up having to split ~30% of them with dividers and put two types per drawer to avoid running out of drawers. I've been trying to keep the same length fasteners the same drawer but double up when there are too many different head types (philips vs. standard vs. socket etc). I try an keep different socket types together (pan head w/allen and regular socket), or pan head w/philips and pan head w/straight, etc. So if I end up looking for a very specific head type in #10 that is 1/2" then I'll basically have to look at all #10 1/2" bins. I'm wondering if you have/had the same problem and how did you organize the different head types, or if have enough different types/etc.

They are 16” long. Dividing my fasteners was simple. It was based on what empty bins I had at the time. I got these bins free from the Hilman rep. 18 boxes with 6 bins to the box. So I went from the all white bins, pictured, (80 bins I built 35 years ago) to these. I have dividers in them i.e. 5/16” flat washers, divider, lock washer.; but over the years the dividers have come loose and now they’re all together. For the bolts and machine screws they all go together the allen screws I did separate, as shown. Below are pics of how I separated them.

The best accessory you can have is this bolt gauge. I thought I could tell metrics from SAE but this gauge proved me wrong. It was the best 50 bucks I have spent for my fasteners.



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They are 16” long. Dividing my fasteners was simple. It was based on what empty bins I had at the time. I got these bins free from the Hilman rep. 18 boxes with 6 bins to the box. So I went from the all white bins, pictured, (80 bins I built 35 years ago) to these. I have dividers in them i.e. 5/16” flat washers, divider, lock washer.; but over the years the dividers have come loose and now they’re all together. For the bolts and machine screws they all go together the allen screws I did separate, as shown. Below are pics of how I separated them.

The best accessory you can have is this bolt gauge. I thought I could tell metrics from SAE but this gauge proved me wrong. It was the best 50 bucks I have spent for my fasteners.

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Very cool! I really like the deep drawer approach. For helping identify most of my hardware I just used the cheap bolt guide plate that came with my Fasteners book. I actually used it a lot. And I also needed some thread gauges for the smaller stuff.

[3 Phase Lightbulb]

They are 16” long. Dividing my fasteners was simple. It was based on what empty bins I had at the time. I got these bins free from the Hilman rep. 18 boxes with 6 bins to the box. So I went from the all white bins, pictured, (80 bins I built 35 years ago) to these. I have dividers in them i.e. 5/16” flat washers, divider, lock washer.; but over the years the dividers have come loose and now they’re all together. For the bolts and machine screws they all go together the allen screws I did separate, as shown.

Have you sorted your taps and matched them up with tap drills and maybe also clearance drills? I've got a few tap sets but also have a large assortment of unsorted/unknown taps from auctions that I'm thinking about sorting and labeling them in small drawers/dividers along with maybe a few ~50%/~60%/~75% thread tap drills and clearance drills for each tap.

[Tungsten dipper]

Have you sorted your taps and matched them up with tap drills and maybe also clearance drills? I've got a few tap sets but also have a large assortment of unsorted/unknown taps from auctions that I'm thinking about sorting and labeling them in small drawers/dividers along with maybe a few ~50%/~60%/~75% thread tap drills and clearance drills for each tap.

I keep my taps in drawers and drills in indexes.



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[nickel-city-fab]

I just bought a copy of the fastener black book based on that pic -- it looks like one of the most useful gauges I'll ever have. I already have the older edition of the engineers black book as well as machinery's handbook and tabellenbuch metall (highly recommended) https://www.europa-lehrmittel.de/t-1...handbook-3579/

[754]

Tungsten, i wont store my taps like that unless they are protected by sleeveweb.
I usually keep them in the plastic boxes you buy taps in, the ones that hold like 3 to 10 taps.
Or the original single pack that is marked.
I never keep a drill with a tap, it often gets used for other reasons.
I used to always have an upright drill index for stubs, and one for job her length drills up to 1/2 inch, between the lathe and mill.
Stubs are way quicker to USD on the mill for most stuff , the fit in easier and faster.

[DennisCA]

Cobbled together a carbide grinder/sharpener for scraping.



Later I think I will make a real, adjustable table for it and other refinements, for now this will do.

[plastikosmd]

Unpacked new jointer planer combo

[754]

Nice, but don't put bevy tins on it , once unpacked..
That powered set of rolls are they 18 or 20 inch ?

[plastikosmd]

16”

[john hobdeclipe]

Unpacked new jointer planer combo

Nice! I'm anxious to here your opinions of it once you've used it a bit.