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not today...................a few years back actually. Just posted on one of my threads and though it might be useful here.....
some forum members might be interested........? what to do with the 1mm slitting discs when they get too small for the angle grinder?...................
I made this a few years back out of a couple of large head camshaft sprocket securing bolts off an old Ford. Ideal for a small air grinder........make sure you got safety glasses on obviously
Rather you than me - angle grinder 6-8000rpm. Air die grinder 20-30,000rpm. Having had thin discs break up on an angle grinder as I hadn't noticed they were rather beyond their use by date, more like a full face mask ballistic protection would be required.
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Today I used the old button panel from my CNC Lathes control panel to make up a test pendant.
I am wanting to see exactly what works and what doesn't when I set the parameters in the SZGH control, that is now on my lathe, for handheld instead of panel MPG.
The manual is not exactly clear, it seems to suggest that a couple of buttons on the panel will not be able to be used, that is not an issue because I don't use them anyway. It also seems to say I can not use the feed or spindle override rotary switches, that is more of a problem as I use them. I could use the up/dn buttons for each that are on the panel but they are less intuitive and take longer, especially feed override as occasionally I want to turn that fully to zero as quick as I can and having to repeatedly press a button to do that would be slow.
I will test it out tomorrow and if I can still use the feed overrides then I will buy a proper box and cable for making the pendant.
I am wanting to see exactly what works and what doesn't when I set the parameters in the SZGH control, that is now on my lathe, for handheld instead of panel MPG.
The manual is not exactly clear, it seems to suggest that a couple of buttons on the panel will not be able to be used, that is not an issue because I don't use them anyway. It also seems to say I can not use the feed or spindle override rotary switches, that is more of a problem as I use them. I could use the up/dn buttons for each that are on the panel but they are less intuitive and take longer, especially feed override as occasionally I want to turn that fully to zero as quick as I can and having to repeatedly press a button to do that would be slow.
I will test it out tomorrow and if I can still use the feed overrides then I will buy a proper box and cable for making the pendant.
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I'd never tried making a box before and I figured it would be good to have a go and use the project as an opportunity to practise hand tool woodworkery. No designs were involved in the making of this box: I just made it up as I went along in a rather haphazard way!
Everything was done with hand tools with one exception: the walnut liners (which are 2 mm thick) were put through the thicknesser to get them even as I didn't think my hand planing skills were up to getting them that thin and even over the whole area.
Everything was done with hand tools with one exception: the walnut liners (which are 2 mm thick) were put through the thicknesser to get them even as I didn't think my hand planing skills were up to getting them that thin and even over the whole area.
Just finished the last of a curtain pole order,customer wanted me to copy his sisters ones,made by a French blacksmith,I like them a lot,more so than my usual ball end or shepherds crook.
This one also acts as a room divider as it’s long ,it’s 16 mm bar.
Edit ,not supposed to be inverted!
This one also acts as a room divider as it’s long ,it’s 16 mm bar.
Edit ,not supposed to be inverted!
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Woke up in half lockdown .
Split wood for the stove .
Went to buy food , water etc as I normally do on Sunday morning with my mom (she prefers to sit in my car than my father's one , and I'm more collaborative than him
)
Once back home I've helped to store what we bought.
And finally had few hours for me .
I've attempted to start my Lombardini engine (always the same one which doesn't work)
After few attempts playing with timing ,carburator jet settings I've discovered that all the time spent on it trying to figure out why it doesn't work it's essentially my fault.
I've had to remove the cylinder head to break loose the exhaust valve time ago .
And I've used some liquid gasket which doesn't allow current to flow to the head properly ,so it will start only if I pull very hard and fast the starting rope .
I've tried to put a wire from the ignition coil to the head and it attempted to start
5 full strokes and died once it wasn't spinning enough to have a strong spark .
Tomorrow since I'll can't go practically nowhere other than the baker ...
I'll spend my morning trying secure a wire to the cylinder head and the coil.
Try various carb settings to make it start (probably too lean ) and if it doesn't work I'll attempt to play with the ignition timing (which if it's not right is close to be )
After lunch I've blueprinted on sketch up an apartment for a job .
And calculated how much material we will need to make the electrical installation for it.
Split wood for the stove .
Went to buy food , water etc as I normally do on Sunday morning with my mom (she prefers to sit in my car than my father's one , and I'm more collaborative than him
)Once back home I've helped to store what we bought.
And finally had few hours for me .
I've attempted to start my Lombardini engine (always the same one which doesn't work)
After few attempts playing with timing ,carburator jet settings I've discovered that all the time spent on it trying to figure out why it doesn't work it's essentially my fault.
I've had to remove the cylinder head to break loose the exhaust valve time ago .
And I've used some liquid gasket which doesn't allow current to flow to the head properly ,so it will start only if I pull very hard and fast the starting rope .
I've tried to put a wire from the ignition coil to the head and it attempted to start
5 full strokes and died once it wasn't spinning enough to have a strong spark .
Tomorrow since I'll can't go practically nowhere other than the baker ...
I'll spend my morning trying secure a wire to the cylinder head and the coil.
Try various carb settings to make it start (probably too lean ) and if it doesn't work I'll attempt to play with the ignition timing (which if it's not right is close to be )
After lunch I've blueprinted on sketch up an apartment for a job .
And calculated how much material we will need to make the electrical installation for it.
My cut for the penknife handle was off centre, boo! Figured I needed to be able to adjust the drill table up/down a fraction at a time.
Seen various folk making a machinist jack but I have no lathe. Found a piece of M12 threaded rod but no associated nuts so knocked this up:
I think it will work! That is next door's cat in the snow, not ours!
Seen various folk making a machinist jack but I have no lathe. Found a piece of M12 threaded rod but no associated nuts so knocked this up:
I think it will work! That is next door's cat in the snow, not ours!
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Ok who knows how to rotate photos in the new software?
Short answer - If you wait until later today when the forum is moved to a new server, then this should sort itself out.
Long Answer - since updating the forum software EXIF meta data (Exchangeable Image File) is not being processed. This is the bit of info your camera/phone attaches to the image file that contains info like location, time, camera/lens type, exposure details and the important bit in this case, orientation. The process that interprets this meta data should be a function of the underlying server or virtual machine so Malcolm is hoping this gets sorted when he moves servers later today. If not, there will probably need to be some configuration to the new forum software to enable this to work properly.
Workaround, rotate your screen or head through 90 degrees or take up yoga
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Made some more progress making bits for the woodturning lathe centre steady; cut, marked out, drilled and shaped the various bits that I hope should all bolt together... started to think about the base and how I'm going to secure it to the bed. Bolts yet to be ordered but once bearings arrive tomorrow I should have a clearer idea. Oh, and fittings for the extrusion...
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That looks really good, he should be well pleased!Asked to turn this coffee tin into a lamp for one of the directors at work.
Obviously the stainless bit has to look spot on
The timber is part of the bar from my local, which he too used to drink in years ago.
Reckon he'll be pleased.
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Nice work, and the red flex is a nice touchAsked to turn this coffee tin into a lamp for one of the directors at work.
Obviously the stainless bit has to look spot on
The timber is part of the bar from my local, which he too used to drink in years ago.
Reckon he'll be pleased.
Stueeee
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Just started doing the bodywork on a vintage Austin of mine that needs a fair bit of panel repair. With this in mind I've just finished making a small Anvil out of a chunk of railway line. I have a full size anvil, but it's weight isn't necessary for panel work, and it's not particularly near where I'll be working on the car.
This piece of rail was my 'share' for using my Donkey saw to chop a fair length of this line into useful lengths for a mate of a mate. I milled the top flat ages ago, Used a couple of edges of decent carbide inserts doing that; I should have realised that the rail was tough material as 5 or 6 cuts of the rail shagged a near new HSS blade in my donkey saw.
Roughed out the shape of a 'beak' with a 9" angle grinder. then used a holesaw to create the radius of the cutaway under the beak.
Then created the cutaway and finish machined the beak. Oddly, it was easier to machine this really tough material with a positive rake cutter, although the finish wasn't as good as I got with negative rake tooling.
Did a bit of polishing on the working faces once I'd done with the machining.
The polishing isn't just there to make it look nice. Some years ago, when I commented on the mirror like faces on the otherwise really well used hammers and dollies that an elderly panel beater was using, he said to me "you'll never get a better finish on a panel than you have on the tools you're using" all I need now is his 30 something years of experience and the job will be good 'un...
This piece of rail was my 'share' for using my Donkey saw to chop a fair length of this line into useful lengths for a mate of a mate. I milled the top flat ages ago, Used a couple of edges of decent carbide inserts doing that; I should have realised that the rail was tough material as 5 or 6 cuts of the rail shagged a near new HSS blade in my donkey saw.
Roughed out the shape of a 'beak' with a 9" angle grinder. then used a holesaw to create the radius of the cutaway under the beak.
Then created the cutaway and finish machined the beak. Oddly, it was easier to machine this really tough material with a positive rake cutter, although the finish wasn't as good as I got with negative rake tooling.
Did a bit of polishing on the working faces once I'd done with the machining.
The polishing isn't just there to make it look nice. Some years ago, when I commented on the mirror like faces on the otherwise really well used hammers and dollies that an elderly panel beater was using, he said to me "you'll never get a better finish on a panel than you have on the tools you're using" all I need now is his 30 something years of experience and the job will be good 'un...
