What did you do today?

[mattthemuppet]

Made a collet chuck for my South Bend 9

[chipmaker4130]

Made a collet chuck for my South Bend 9

Show me! I want to make one too. Not seeing any pics in your post, but the 'quote' button brings up a lot of extra stuff.

[mattthemuppet]

sorry about that, they're uploaded as attachments and show on my end. I haven't posted any pics in ages so I'm probably doing something wrong.

here's the full build thread if you'd like to see it

https://www.hobby-machinist.com/threads/set-true-er32-collet-chuck-for-my-sb-wide-9.106375/

[chipmaker4130]

Thanks a bunch!

[Stepside]

Today I cut a trapazoid arbor hole in a 10 inch saw blade. This would fit a matching arbor on a Skil saw or similiar. A .125 carbide endmill cut it with no problem. Setting it up was the difficult part of the operation. It would be a much easier on a CNC mill than it was on my ancient Bridgeport .

[55fairlane]

I shot high power (practice) I had a hoot today I let one of our 16 year old girls (we have a great JR's team) shoot my match rifle, this thing is like night & day difference going from "service rifle " to a hotrod unlimited match rifle

[Stu]

Got the bug to make some Ukuleles, and just to keep up appearances for the forum there was some machining involved. And just for ****z and giggles I 3D printed one.

[Joel]

Nifty Stu.
That deserves its own thread.

[DennisCA]

Just some mixology, .75l E85 and 5% synthetic two stroke oil....Been running it in my chainsaw successfully so far. I will be reducing the two stroke oil down to 3% or so. But I like how it runs, the engine runs much cooler. I didn't need to modify the carb, only adjust the needles to make it run richer. I'll say I don't recommend this to anyone, it's just what I am doing for myself based on my own research and understanding and I know how to properly prep an engine so it won't get damaged.

[Dan Krager]

This will seem pretty crude. Some of these posts are hard acts to follow! Nice work guys.

I needed a band saw sharpener and sold my chain saw attachment with the other grinder. So I've built a combo unit from scrap and leftovers around the shop. To be tested soon. And note that I haven't changed the grinding wheel yet for the purpose at hand. The white pipe at left holds an overhead carrier to support the 157 1/2" blades and adjusts for the smaller blades for the 11" bandsaw. The small circle is the outboard support for chainsaw chains. The plate turns around to present the chainsaw tooth on the curve and tilts if needed. I used the gizmo that holds circular blades for sharpening. The little knob at far right is an adjustable stop for the pawl feed. Yes, there are bushings involved. The two pins held in the hole with hairpins are set for width of blade and the two nuts closest adjust friction on the blade. Pretty flexible setup options.

DanK

[Cenedd]

Crude? Nope, seems a pretty inventive solution to a problem....and if it works, it's all good right?! And if it doesn't, you try again (or sell out and buy something depending on your available time and sanity ).

[DennisCA]

Bought a cheap hammer and dolly set, I wasn't impressed with the finish of the hammer faces or dollies. So I started grinding and polishing, will have to see how it holds up under use...
Untouched dolly for comparison.

[eKretz]

Bought a cheap hammer and dolly set, I wasn't impressed with the finish of the hammer faces or dollies. So I started grinding and polishing, will have to see how it holds up under use...
Untouched dolly for comparison.

I did the exact same thing on a set I've got. How well it will hold up will depend on the hardness of the hammer and dollies. Mine needs a touch up every year or two, with occasional use, not daily use.