Stuff you have made today

[Memmeddu]

Got a job colloquium , didn't go well

 

[Cobbler]

Got a job colloquium , didn't go well

Coloquium? Interview for a job?

 

[eLuSiVeMiTe]

In your job role, you are not always welcome on a site.

But when they understand that you are there to help, I think things may change.

Shame a lot think H&S is a bad thing. Or think the WWW gives them all the relevant answers.

Beers on you then.

Nothing wrong with H&S In principle.
Sometimes the application is taken so far away from the original point that it becomes ludicrous.

 

[eLuSiVeMiTe]

Nice job.
How will you sync it for screw cutting?

Encoder on the spindle I assume.

Edit. Beaten to it on the next page

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

Sometimes the application is taken so far away from the original point that it becomes ludicrous.

Only if it is done wrong.

 

[eLuSiVeMiTe]

Only if it is done wrong.

Hardhat blanket rules. Hi vis on vehicle free sites. Cordless tools only to avoid leads.
Silly applications of reasonable rules.

 

[Hood]

Small, non cnc Harrison lathe is MT5. Bigger Harrison Alpha cnc lathe is MT6. Pity the Kennametal Hts drills are so frigging expensive,as they drill exceptionally quickly,no pilot hole required. View attachment 211433View attachment 211434View attachment 211435

You tried spade drills? I love them and on my manual Triumph they are brilliant as they take no force so the under powered servo spindle doesn't get troubled at all.

 

[pcwizme]

Got to teach scouts tonght how to use a compass, problem is they are too small for them to gather round and view, so I made a few enlarged examples. 3mm acrylic, cut and engraved on my 50w laser then painted (engraved upside down) not the prettiest but it works

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

Hardhat blanket rules. Hi vis on vehicle free sites. Cordless tools only to avoid leads.
Silly applications of reasonable rules.

As I said, when it is done wrong.

You can challenge the H&S rules, if you think they are being applied incorrectly.

I have done it many times.

 

[eLuSiVeMiTe]

Got to teach scouts tonght how to use a compass, problem is they are too small for them to gather round and view, so I made a few enlarged examples. 3mm acrylic, cut and engraved on my 50w laser then painted (engraved upside down) not the prettiest but it works View attachment 211659 View attachment 211660

Looks fine to me mate. Serves a purpose

Thats where I learnt to use a compass

 

[KemppiFrog]

Local expat likes old bikes. He bought a 1939 Peugeot 100cc jobby in bits. Prob was, no inlet manifold, so he asked me to run something up with a mild steel flange and a bit of tube. Original was ally, but after ages searching, he couldn't find one.
Having a few bits of ally lying around, I thought I would surprise him.. with this:

Screws are temporary. Allen screws will be used.
The exhaust port is divided as it has two pipes and silencers. Bit fancy for a 100cc, but probably helped sales.

 

[KemppiFrog]

From this
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To this
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And finally

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Reminded me of a sabre toothed tiger

 

[Dr.Al]

Made this out of some offcuts of 20 × 20 × 2 mm box section and some 18 mm round bar (probably EN1A):

Spent a lot of time making sure the angle in the corner in the top right of the photo was exactly 45° (between the sides of the box section - the ends are slightly sub flush so they don't matter). The other two corner angles aren't as important.

The screw holds in the 18 mm block, which is reduced to 13 mm for about 19 mm length and has an M8 hole tapped in it. The washer is about 15 mm diameter.

Here's a view of the underside:

It goes in the vice of the bandsaw (the round bar holds it in the vice screw slot) and makes it super quick to switch from cutting at right-angles to cutting at 45°:

I've only used it once for a quick test and it was spot on (according to my protractor). Should save a lot of mucking about moving the fixed jaw.

 

[Memmeddu]

Coloquium? Interview for a job?

Yep Sorry I used what my keyboard said me to use

 

[Johnnybravo]

You tried spade drills? I love them and on my manual Triumph they are brilliant as they take no force so the under powered servo spindle doesn't get troubled at all.

Yes I have. Kennametal HTS knocks their socks off....at a price

 

[Fraserb]

Today's effort.

 

[Hood]

Yes I have. Kennametal HTS knocks their socks off....at a price

I suppose in production or high value work they work out cheaper but certainly not in my line of work

 

[Johnnybravo]

I suppose in production or high value work they work out cheaper but certainly not in my line of work

Mine neither
But I keep an eye open for them. They do come up for sale in the States at semi realistic prices occasionally

 

[Hood]

Mine neither
But I keep an eye open for them. They do come up for sale in the States at semi realistic prices occasionally

The USA is a weird place for stuff like that, they certainly seem to pay crazy prices for carbide inserts compared to us or at least they did 8 or 10 years ago when I was told how much they were. Then the next thing you get stuff half the price of what we can get it for.

 

[Shox Dr]

The USA is a weird place for stuff like that, they certainly seem to pay crazy prices for carbide inserts compared to us or at least they did 8 or 10 years ago when I was told how much they were. Then the next thing you get stuff half the price of what we can get it for.

That will be down to trade tariffs