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Loving that narrative and mill work Hood!
I missed a bit out, forgot to take a pic of me slotting either side of the block
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Just did a quick video of the process. I model it in 3D which makes the CAM have a few more steps. Could have just saved as the sketch and would have cut some time but as I often make up the complete part out of all the different components in 3D then it is the way I do things.
I have a template made up in my CAM so that the basic tools/feeds/operation types are already there and all I have to do is choose the toolpath, makes things a lot quicker even though it took a bit of time to make up the template originally.
If I need to choose different tools or feeds/speeds then it is easily edited and again doesn't take long.
Anyway here is the video, it took a bit longer than normal as the screen recorder software I use is a bit jittery and it puts a delay on mouse movements and clicks, so often I miss and have to click again.
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Good afternoon Hood.
Need is the mother of all invention.
With good tooling, knowledge, and skill even difficult jobs are made to look easy. I do not have the equipment level that you do so the above job would have taken all day and possibly then some. I also find that quite a lot of my customers are expecting miracles and then to top it off complain about the cost. I take my hat off to you
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Henry,
software, tools, tooling, consumables etc as you know cost money, customers need to pay towards that or they don't get the job done as I can't afford to spend on things to make my life easier and in the long run their jobs get done quicker
software, tools, tooling, consumables etc as you know cost money, customers need to pay towards that or they don't get the job done as I can't afford to spend on things to make my life easier and in the long run their jobs get done quicker
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I've started learning on Fusion 360, it is free for personal use. Been using Sketchup before but I am looking for something more capable, Sketchup in particular was so limited in getting drawings to paper or images that I often had more luck just using the print screen button...
Haven't made much lately, working on a sharpening jig to sharpen bandsaw blades (while on the wheel) with a dremel.
Haven't made much lately, working on a sharpening jig to sharpen bandsaw blades (while on the wheel) with a dremel.
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I have fusion downloaded but never installed it yet, I was also using OnShape for a while and it was good but the cloud based stuff has the disadvantage that it relies on internet connection. It is not often but it is sods law that when you are desperate to use it the internet has gone down, only happened once with me when some contractors dug up the land line but it was a real pain, thankfully I was able to use other CAD.
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Ah well, quickly cobbled together a handle and some collars to test out the ring roller and it doesn't work. The round bar just slips and even giving it a helping hand doesn't help 
I will try a flat knurled wheel for the driver and see but afraid it will have to go on the back burner for the time being as I need them made today and have loads of work on this week.
I will try a flat knurled wheel for the driver and see but afraid it will have to go on the back burner for the time being as I need them made today and have loads of work on this week.
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Damn! However it was good to see the lathe work and the video showing the CAD program. I'm sure you'll get it working.Ah well, quickly cobbled together a handle and some collars to test out the ring roller and it doesn't work. The round bar just slips and even giving it a helping hand doesn't help
I will try a flat knurled wheel for the driver and see but afraid it will have to go on the back burner for the time being as I need them made today and have loads of work on this week.
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I was supposed to be altering a hatch and welding a lifting frame onto a boat today but Alu didn't arrive and also the boatyard were painting the shelter deck so wouldn't have been too happy about Alu grinding dust covering everything.
The lifting frame in the middle of the pic is the one I am to be altering and welding in place, it is just sitting there at present.
So because I couldn't do that I repaired an Alu divider from a horse box, pic is rubbish but as you can see my workshop isn't the idea place for doing something like that although bandsaws make good rests
Next I got the guy in the boatyard to roll the 3 stainless rings for me seeing as how my ring roller build was a disaster. The rings are for nets that capture wild boar seemingly
so I welded them up, also made a load of stainless door panels for Salmon nets, supposed to stop the Seals bursting their way in through the door.
I do these doors every so often so I made a couple of jigs up a while back, one for bending and another for welding. They are basic and very rough and I am surprised the bending one has lasted so long.
After I had finished them I went looking for some Alu so I could start on the base for my computer seat that I am making, sadly couldn't find anything suitable so as my rear is getting numb on this old knackered chair I decided to just make it out of some old box section steel and some EN19 round bar for the taper section, hopefully will look a bit better with a paint but even if it doesn't I don't mind as long as I have a comfy seat
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The lifting frame in the middle of the pic is the one I am to be altering and welding in place, it is just sitting there at present.
So because I couldn't do that I repaired an Alu divider from a horse box, pic is rubbish but as you can see my workshop isn't the idea place for doing something like that although bandsaws make good rests
Next I got the guy in the boatyard to roll the 3 stainless rings for me seeing as how my ring roller build was a disaster. The rings are for nets that capture wild boar seemingly
so I welded them up, also made a load of stainless door panels for Salmon nets, supposed to stop the Seals bursting their way in through the door.I do these doors every so often so I made a couple of jigs up a while back, one for bending and another for welding. They are basic and very rough and I am surprised the bending one has lasted so long.
After I had finished them I went looking for some Alu so I could start on the base for my computer seat that I am making, sadly couldn't find anything suitable so as my rear is getting numb on this old knackered chair I decided to just make it out of some old box section steel and some EN19 round bar for the taper section, hopefully will look a bit better with a paint but even if it doesn't I don't mind as long as I have a comfy seat
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Nice wee set and the WP20 torch is nice to use, much smaller than the WP26 that came with the Tig
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Super glued a spycam to my specs to try and film some welding
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Also needing to make some 320mm dia stainless rings from 8mm stainless rod so started to make a quick/nasty ring roller. Cut the backing plate from some old rusty 16mm steel I had lying out the back, will hopefully get a chance to progress with the rest tomorrow.
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Blimey did you hand cut that Hood?
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Ha ha does it look that bad?
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Hope your joking, i have seen things come off a machine that dont look that clean.
Hypertherm?
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Looks very impressive, i was talking to someone a few weeks back who was considering upgrading to one as they had seen one in action.
