Stuff you have made today

[Hood]

I find that either carbide or PM are not much dearer than HSS, I usually wait until Cutwel have a special offer on then buy a few, which reminds me......

 

[Hood]

......I usually wait until Cutwel have a special offer on then buy a few, which reminds me......

Well that is me nearly £270 lighter

 

[AndersK]

I usually wait until Cutwel have a special offer on then buy a few, which reminds me......

The words of a true Scotsman

You would be a good Smålänning in my country

 

[Wallace]

Well that is me nearly £270 lighter

“I think the words I am looking for rhyme with Tungsten Carbide Clucking Bell.”

 

[Hood]

It wasn't just cutters though , only bought 2 of each 5, 6, 8 and 10.
Also bought a set of soft jaws for the CNC lathe and 2 of each 4, 5, 6, 8, 10 and 1 of 12mm spiral point taps.

 

[eddie49]

The words of a true Scotsman

You would be a good Smålänning in my country

Here's Wikipedia's take on that joke/compliment:

Småland - province in the south of Sweden.

"In the 20th century, Småland has been known for its high level of entrepreneurship and low unemployment
Old Swedish encyclopedia Nordisk Familjebok describes the inhabitants of Småland as follows:
the Smålandian is by nature awake and smart, diligent and hard-working, yet compliant, cunning and crafty, which gives him the advantage of being able to move through life with little means.
A running joke local to Sweden, is that Smålandians are very economical, ranging from modestly frugal to utterly cheap. Ingvar Kamprad, founder of IKEA, said that the Smålandians are seen as the Scotsmen of Sweden."

 

[Farside]

Here's Wikipedia's take on that joke/compliment:

Småland - province in the south of Sweden.

"In the 20th century, Småland has been known for its high level of entrepreneurship and low unemployment
Old Swedish encyclopedia Nordisk Familjebok describes the inhabitants of Småland as follows:
the Smålandian is by nature awake and smart, diligent and hard-working, yet compliant, cunning and crafty, which gives him the advantage of being able to move through life with little means.
A running joke local to Sweden, is that Smålandians are very economical, ranging from modestly frugal to utterly cheap. Ingvar Kamprad, founder of IKEA, said that the Smålandians are seen as the Scotsmen of Sweden

You mean, the Aberdonians of Scotland.
Did you know that Aberdonian dialect has forty words for 'tight'?

 

[henry Kadzielski]

so what we have that here. B!!!!y tight, F!!!!n tight, B!!!!Y F!!!!n tight, F!!!!! B!!!!! tight, F!!! that's tight, F!!! that's F!!!!! tight should I keep going

 

[slim_boy_fat]

so what we have that here. B!!!!y tight, F!!!!n tight, B!!!!Y F!!!!n tight, F!!!!! B!!!!! tight, F!!! that's tight, F!!! that's F!!!!! tight should I keep going

I think means 'tight', as in careful with money.....

 

[God mode restorations]

Not today, but Sunday just gone I made a tool for cutting a 4tpi Whitworth thread. I wanted to use it in my home made boring/grooving/broaching bar but couldn't find any 5/16" or 8mm HSS, so I trashed a nice 8mm drill bit (after checking it was hardened it's whole length).

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This was to make a backplate for Spencer's Empire lathe, so that he could mount one working chuck and make some more himself. Spencer did a lot of the turning but I cut the thread because he didn't want to be responsible for crashing my 10ee, though I did coax him into taking the spring passes to finish it off

As you can see, it cut a very nice thread indeed.

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Here is the finished product. Fits nice...a fantastic job. many thanks to pete for his help and support and guidance and allowing me to operate such an awesome machine..

 

[Yamhon]

That's amazing; love how you can just machine parts you need like that.

 

[Pete.]

That chuck really looks the part now it's cleaned up. Not over-done so it looks like someone tried to polish it new. It just looks right.

 

[God mode restorations]

That chuck really looks the part now it's cleaned up. Not over-done so it looks like someone tried to polish it new. It just looks right.

The chuck did clean up really nice and matched the machine..very chuffed...

 

[mpats]

He's not finished yet, but mocked up pretty well. LED strip inside the "head" and I need to get a couple of bulbs for hands then make a wooden base for him to stand on from some oak I have.

 

[Maker]

Here is the finished product. Fits nice...a fantastic job. many thanks to pete for his help and support and guidance and allowing me to operate such an awesome machine..View attachment 187083 View attachment 187084 View attachment 187085 View attachment 187086 View attachment 187087 View attachment 187088 View attachment 187089

Is that a 10EE? Beautiful looking machine, I've never seen one in the UK. That or a Hardinge HLV would be my dream lathe.

 

[God mode restorations]

Is that a 10EE? Beautiful looking machine, I've never seen one in the UK. That or a Hardinge HLV would be my dream lathe.

It is. A fantastic machine.

 

[Pete.]

Is that a 10EE? Beautiful looking machine, I've never seen one in the UK. That or a Hardinge HLV would be my dream lathe.

It's a pleasure to use. In the UK we have the CVA which is a licensed copy of the 10EE without the pretty lines. Actually I got both machines you mention. The HLV is nearing completion of a full restoration and when it's done the 10EE will be getting the treatment.

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

A day of ups and downs.

Cooler day, water fight with neighbour.
Stanley No 5 1/2 plane.
I knew parts were missing, I am sorting that out. The blade and top iron where what I knewe to be missing, but the adjuster screw fell into 4 bits when I cleaned it.



It was striped, de-rusted and the threads were cleaned up.
The wood was sanded back, stained, varnished. When the finish hard enough they will be given a good wax



The handle is odd, doesn't look original. But is stamped Bailey. I think it was adapted to suit the old owner.

Woden 51/2 plane.



Complete and it should of needed a clean and a hone of the blade.



But on removing from the de-rusting tank a bit was missing. The crack is old, on close look you can see the clean metal.

Being cast it could off been a difficult repair. I have no access to TIG today, Mig possible to repair. Arc will be messing.

So the body, a 20mm plate off steel into oven at 250deg C for 60 minutes. Removed and using a Oxy torch the crack was warmed to red heat.




Silver solder was ran in. The solder flowed easily, but did not give a full penetration. But as a proof of concept it worked. What you can't see is how much heat is coming of that. Then it was back in the oven at 250Deg C for 60 minutes, then allowed to cool in oven.

The two planes were painted and assembled.



The blade is near to the end of its life. But took a edge. As you can see, little or no distortion. When the paint and varnish is hard it will be given a hard wax finish.


Blood drawing saw.



Simple case of dismantling, de-rusting and cleaning of the wood.
But.
The brass work was cleaned up using steam power.



The above is a "Mock up" to give me an idea of dimensions, spaces and a good layout.

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

I got this Multi-meter an age ago. It did not work.
The Japanese manufacture where kind enough to send me a set of wiring diagrams and component lay out.



The Positive batter terminal has failed, it is that odd circular thing on the back of the MCM. I made a new one. The Battery tension is not by a spring. But by an adjuster screw.

You can see one of the failed components. But I had a few similar resistors kicking around.
So has the Woden was cooling I fixed it.



Set of leads. For a meter made in the early 1950's the accuracy is good. When measuring 240vAc agaist a calibrated meter it was only 2% out.



Could not make the beech, so I made one.

 

[Moose McAlpine]

He's not finished yet, but mocked up pretty well. LED strip inside the "head" and I need to get a couple of bulbs for hands then make a wooden base for him to stand on from some oak I have.
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Love that, very creative.

Where did you get the black iron pipe and fittings? I'd like to make some light fittings in that style.