slim_boy_fat
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hope it doesn't get too hot or you'll need to wear oven gloves. but its looking goodMade a knob
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It's a handle for a cast iron casserole pan, the original was some brittle plastic and broke months ago. I did the bottom with a form tool ground from a parting blade on it's side, couldn't be bothered to grind a concave tool for the top so that was just freehand with a big corner radius tool and a file.M6 thread in the bottom to hold it to the lid and to conveniently hold it for turning the top face, it probably wouldn't have held up to the cutting force on an inch long form tool anyway.
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Needs a bell end on it.Didn't have a proper spanner for the ER40 so a quick drawing in Fusion.
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Some 5mm stainless onto the plasma.
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I now have an ER40 spanner and it won't rust
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Hood
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I wondered who it was in my workshop earlier, are you on holiday? Shouldn't really be travelling to foreign climes at this time you know.It's got one.
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Yesterday was sanding and filler, and sanding it off. I hate using filler, too much on then sand through getting it flat. Today another two coats primer. Started 1mm tip, got runs
so will have to wait 20 hours and more sanding. I swapped the 1.9mm tip, much better no new runs. The fan size about double but I dont understand it. Just checked a review and the guy was getting 17cm with a 1.2tip 
Trying to help it dry as it was 8 degrees, I could use few more heaters
Ordered a 10" lazy susan bearing for tomorrow, it'll be much easier turning the item than going around bench.
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Yesterday as opposed today because today I will be making a tooling fixture for them, a rack from a bit of that 3mm stainless I was moving the other day.
Have a JT6 holder on order and a shell mill holder but at fifty-odd quid a pop I will be very selective as to what I will be buying, one at a time I think.
Have a JT6 holder on order and a shell mill holder but at fifty-odd quid a pop I will be very selective as to what I will be buying, one at a time I think.
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Finished. Painted with Lidl metal care and faced with orange leather. Just waiting for the contact adhesive to dry.
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^^ Nice simple practical design.
Good work thanks for sharing.
Good work thanks for sharing.
Prajna
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Hey, another kiwi. Gidday.
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After maybe a month or two I've welded something.
Truck sides column , just added two Square tube receivers for a stiffening bar ,to avoid them to spread open .
I'll weld them on the truck bed most likely next Friday .
Considering that it's been awhile since I've welded something , that it's a fillet joint on 2mm box tube and 10mm plate , that I've used 2.5mm(3/32") 7018 for that .
I think that's not too bad I believe.
It will be way easier to weld them in place ,10 on 5mm vertical up
Truck sides column , just added two Square tube receivers for a stiffening bar ,to avoid them to spread open .
I'll weld them on the truck bed most likely next Friday .
Considering that it's been awhile since I've welded something , that it's a fillet joint on 2mm box tube and 10mm plate , that I've used 2.5mm(3/32") 7018 for that .
I think that's not too bad I believe.
It will be way easier to weld them in place ,10 on 5mm vertical up
They won't fall off that's for sure.
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Well, it's different. Need to see it all back together, will prolly look good.
Myself, I made a toolholder for the new quickchange system, fast n dirty. It too came out okay, I was using the system itself to do the drilling and machining and it is one of the best things I have bought. Need more toolholders but they are going to have to wait a while just now. I have milled a 10mm recess in the base and bolted a bit of keysteel in there so when I am using it I just grip it in the vice and off I go.
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After tripping over a bucket of old bolts for several years a not having any use for them I decided to get creative.
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A massively over-engineered portable workbench with two fully home-made quick-release vices:
More details (and LOTS more photos) in this thread for those who haven't been following along: https://www.mig-welding.co.uk/forum/threads/portable-bench-top-workbench.110386/
More details (and LOTS more photos) in this thread for those who haven't been following along: https://www.mig-welding.co.uk/forum/threads/portable-bench-top-workbench.110386/
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Is that for presetting the tool heights or just for tightening?
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Bearings arrived so I was able to assemble my hold-down clamps; F-clamps, stainless M12 bolts and locknuts from Zoro and 63001-2RS (28mm OD, 12mm ID, 12m thick) bearings from eBay - made six in total. In all they came to £10.40ea and they work a treat so I'm feeling a bit chuffed.
The fixed ends that were cut off itching for further use so made a series of hooks for general usage...
Oh, and knocked up a wee rack for other clamps...
The fixed ends that were cut off itching for further use so made a series of hooks for general usage...
Oh, and knocked up a wee rack for other clamps...
