Stuff you have made today

[DAPPH]

The tool holder .. You've got the machinery to shave 0.5 mm off each side of the cutter holder ?

 

[Hood]

The tool holder .. You've got the machinery to shave 0.5 mm off each side of the cutter holder ?

That wouldn't work, the lower seat and the insert have multiple grooves and the top has a single. The wider insert has 1 more groove than the narrower one so the lower grooves and the top groove don't line up on the holder with respect to the thinner insert.
See pic of insert below.

 

[Hood]

Zoomed in image which you may just make out that the insert is not sitting square due to the lower grooves not aligning to the upper one.

 

[Beeezer]

Finally drilled the holes in my welding table. This was a bit of a trial run for the Mag Drill. I am going to drill the hot bench next but I have a plan, total overkill but it will look good. This is the table and some Kennedy F clamps modified a la @Tangledfeet :

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Table folds up nicely flat against the wall. I was very pleasantly surprised at just how accurate the holes in the table turned out.

I like this...

 

[northwest]

I like this...

Thank you, copied from a picture of a trendy Ikea table on the web.
The bar at the back is at 90degrees to the table so a clamp there clamps the workpiece square to the table surface. I must say, I did impress myself.

 

[Beeezer]

Thank you, copied from a picture of a trendy Ikea table on the web.
The bar at the back is at 90degrees to the table so a clamp there clamps the workpiece square to the table surface. I must say, I did impress myself.

I think I shall be doing a copy...

 

[northwest]

I think I shall be doing a copy...

If you need any measurements let me know. I will take a pic of the underside if you like?

 

[Beeezer]

If you need any measurements let me know. I will take a pic of the underside if you like?

Brilliant, please do and thanks.

 

[Prajna]

Made a stand for my inverter (not gonna pull another one off the bench!). It's not painted orange yet The legs aren't perfectly straight coz I tried the magnetic clamp for tacking but it was too close to the joint, arc force like a jet engine going all over the place and I couldn't get a tack in so ended up just holding it while tacking. Good enough for the job though. Same with the welds, won't make FJ envious but strong enough.

 

[RichardM]

Well not today but just before I collected the Centec.
Following on from @Hood putting a DRO on his tailstock I invalidated the Lidl guarantee


Then did a bit more to it, fitted a magnet from an old hard drive and made a clamp!

So it fits like this

 

[James1979]

Well not today but just before I collected the Centec.
Following on from @Hood putting a DRO on his tailstock I invalidated the Lidl guarantee
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Then did a bit more to it, fitted a magnet from an old hard drive and made a clamp!
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So it fits like this
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That’s really smart

 

[Hood]

Well not today but just before I collected the Centec.
Following on from @Hood putting a DRO on his tailstock I invalidated the Lidl guarantee
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Then did a bit more to it, fitted a magnet from an old hard drive and made a clamp!
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So it fits like this
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I once used a cheapo caliper for the manual Bridgeport but couldn't drill the bleeding thing even with a carbide drill, ended up welding a bit to the end

 

[Maker]

Embiggened the garden table, it was originally just the size of the legs (And was falling to bits).

Pretty much just took a ply-topped pallet apart and screwed it back together with some legs underneath.




Doubt the ply will stand up to the weather long but we've only got the house another month so it's not my problem. Should be good for a few BBQs.

 

[Dr.Al]

I made a selection of round objects today:

The main shaft thing took two attempts as I completely c**ked up the diameter of the shaft (more accurately, I mis-measured the hole) and made it a beautifully close sliding fit in the hole in the aluminium disc instead of the need-an-oven-and-a-freezer interference fit I was aiming for. Second time was spot on though.

 

[Maker]

I made a selection of round objects today:

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The main shaft thing took two attempts as I completely c**ked up the diameter of the shaft and made it a beautifully close sliding fit in the hole in the aluminium disc instead of the need-an-oven-and-a-freezer interference fit I was aiming for. Second time was spot on though.

I love the "Mug for scale" mug, for scale. What's the faceplate for?

 

[Dr.Al]

I love the "Mug for scale" mug, for scale.

I'd been talking about getting one made for a while and my OH was more efficient than me & got it for my birthday a few weeks ago.

What's the faceplate for?

Ah, now that would be telling...

 

[Anguz]

How big is the mug?

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

How big is the mug?

About 6' slim build and dark hair.

 

[Maker]

Finished my croquembouche.

Stands about 12" tall, it would have been bigger but I got a bit peckish while I was assembling.

 

[MattF]

Finished my croquembouche.

When are you going back down South?