Hood
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But does Trevor know about DerekIts ok , we all knew , weve all known for ages
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Most folk just call me; Orange Joe
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I'd be ashamed too if it took a note on my hand to remember my boyfriend's name.
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@James1979 Did Trevor's Dad have just the one arm? If so, my pal & his wife [sadly no longer with us 
] were related.
] were related.Dont mention little Willy ,,,But does Trevor know about Derek
My Old Landy
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It's even CE marked.....nice you will soon fill it I expect
Always the way, but better that way and having a clear workbench as a result.
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The cat had left a pile shaped exactly as your hand when I came home yesterday. Maybe she's trying to say something too
James1979
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I will ask. There aren't many Trevors here so very possibly....@James1979 Did Trevor's Dad have just the one arm? If so, my pal & his wife [sadly no longer with us
Hood
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Yesterday I cut some 8mm stainless on the plasma.
I was a bit annoyed as I had made it oversize on the OD and undersize on the ID as I wasn't sure how it would come out. It cut way nicer than I expected so I could have saved myself some machining.
Got the OD and ID turned to size and some 8mm holes bored in it and then welded it to some 2" NB pipe.
Also got the rack for the Capto holders sorted, yesterday I had forgotten about the tailstock lever and it was fouling the rack so today I slid the ordinary tool holder back on the shelf, chopped the front box off and rewelded it 100mm further back then fixed on the capto rack and it is now good to go.
I was a bit annoyed as I had made it oversize on the OD and undersize on the ID as I wasn't sure how it would come out. It cut way nicer than I expected so I could have saved myself some machining.
Got the OD and ID turned to size and some 8mm holes bored in it and then welded it to some 2" NB pipe.
Also got the rack for the Capto holders sorted, yesterday I had forgotten about the tailstock lever and it was fouling the rack so today I slid the ordinary tool holder back on the shelf, chopped the front box off and rewelded it 100mm further back then fixed on the capto rack and it is now good to go.
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Made a pair of scrapers yesterday eve used my favourite handles they look too small but are really comfortable to use. 
Awaiting the cabide inserts
Had a tickle only playing mind nothing serious attempted.
Also made a substantial tripod for my autocollimator, Harrison lathe cross slide is awaiting some love.
Awaiting the cabide inserts
Had a tickle only playing mind nothing serious attempted.
Also made a substantial tripod for my autocollimator, Harrison lathe cross slide is awaiting some love.
Hood
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Last night I drew up a model in Fusion, it is for a side roller for a hauler, the roller is 100mm dia nylon and 300mm long..
When I got to the workshop I looked out some 8mm aluminium and input the size into the arrange feature in Fusion so it could lay it out for me to then be able to choose the toolpaths and produce the code.
Then onto the plasma with the aluminium and cut it out.
The bits ready for cleaning the edges for welding.
Normally I would Mig it but the Mig is not in the workshop at the moment so I thought I would give it a go with the Sherman, with it being 8mm I wasn't sure how well it would work as the Sherman is just 200Amp and I had just sold the Stealth 320 amp so couldn't use that.
Needn't have worried, it went fine and even had to lower the current to 190Amp. Granted it was outside corner joints but even still I was quite impressed with the wee blue machine.
Next up I chopped a bit of Nylon, faced off the ends and then put in the spade drill to bore it out.
Spade drill however is less than 300mm long so wouldn't go all the way through.
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So I grabbed a morse taper extension adapter I had turned the end down on and put in a drill, this allowed me to bore right through and thus I had a start hole for when I turned the roller around.
I then bored out for bearings both ends.
Tomorrow I should have the bearings and will make up the pin and then probably next week I will weld it to the boat.
When I got to the workshop I looked out some 8mm aluminium and input the size into the arrange feature in Fusion so it could lay it out for me to then be able to choose the toolpaths and produce the code.
Then onto the plasma with the aluminium and cut it out.
The bits ready for cleaning the edges for welding.
Normally I would Mig it but the Mig is not in the workshop at the moment so I thought I would give it a go with the Sherman, with it being 8mm I wasn't sure how well it would work as the Sherman is just 200Amp and I had just sold the Stealth 320 amp so couldn't use that.
Needn't have worried, it went fine and even had to lower the current to 190Amp. Granted it was outside corner joints but even still I was quite impressed with the wee blue machine.
Next up I chopped a bit of Nylon, faced off the ends and then put in the spade drill to bore it out.
Spade drill however is less than 300mm long so wouldn't go all the way through.
.
So I grabbed a morse taper extension adapter I had turned the end down on and put in a drill, this allowed me to bore right through and thus I had a start hole for when I turned the roller around.
I then bored out for bearings both ends.
Tomorrow I should have the bearings and will make up the pin and then probably next week I will weld it to the boat.
Barking Mat
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Nice tig work Hood.
mtt.tr
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Starting to think he's got the hang of it
Hood
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I actually think I am needing some practice, don't do enough now due to the Mig being faster and reasonably neat.
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If it was on 100 mm hard nylon lockable castors you'd have storage space underneath too for strips of flat bar or thin tube .
Barking Mat
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Wish my alu tig looked like that, better get some more practice in.
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