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I thought you were supposed to poke at them with a screwdriver- all the while paranoid about scratching the surface- curse a lot, go for tea, then find out the new one's a different size and it's Sunday, or in my case you're 50 miles from the shop.
You're just showing us up.
You're just showing us up.
roofman
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roofman
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I love it when someone makes a factory tool..gives me great pleasure,good job matey
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@doubleboost is currently knocking a couple of thou off the Sunday dinner 
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Today I needed to remove a valve from an inflatable boat:
Needs a special tool, so found a bit Nylon:
Then onto the Myford:
one valve removal tool completed:
All leaking valves removed cleaned, lubed, re-assembled and tested:
Just need to clean the wee boat now..quite satisfying rattling off a special tool when you need it.
Needs a special tool, so found a bit Nylon:
Then onto the Myford:
one valve removal tool completed:
All leaking valves removed cleaned, lubed, re-assembled and tested:
Just need to clean the wee boat now..quite satisfying rattling off a special tool when you need it.
Hang on? A metal box to house a radio transmitter! Well I guess the range is only a few feet.
Adrian
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Satisfying,
I know what you mean.
I needed a drift to fit a bike wheel bearing but didn't have anything exactly right. So I wacked a 32mm Vauxhall oil filter socket in the lathe and two minutes later I had what I needed.
Took just enough off so it contacted the outer shell perfectly.
I know what you mean.
I needed a drift to fit a bike wheel bearing but didn't have anything exactly right. So I wacked a 32mm Vauxhall oil filter socket in the lathe and two minutes later I had what I needed.
Took just enough off so it contacted the outer shell perfectly.
tinman123
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cnc obviously,
how long dose it take to knock one out, and how long dose it take to do the original drawing first day out.
they are cheap at that to me.
tinman123
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i was machining my vice the other day, i bought one of those edge technology stops for it, its a handy ad on.
the back of the vice was sloped with a slight curve so i run a bit off it, i dont like modifying an original vice like that but no point in getin all sentimental about it either.
i didnt actually take a pic of it when it was on, doh.., but you can see it in the last pic.
the back of the vice was sloped with a slight curve so i run a bit off it, i dont like modifying an original vice like that but no point in getin all sentimental about it either.
i didnt actually take a pic of it when it was on, doh.., but you can see it in the last pic.
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Nope, manually machined.
Making the blanks takes way longer than cutting the teeth. Once the dividing head is set up it takes about 20 mins to glue the teeth on
tinman123
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manually, fair play lad, thats tidy work.Nope, manually machined.
Making the blanks takes way longer than cutting the teeth. Once the dividing head is set up it takes about 20 mins to glue the teeth on
the first one takes the longest but once you have it worked out the rest come easier.
they are still cheap imo at that for the pair.
what are they made out of?
