My car was stolen then left in the multi storey car park opposite the law courts. I got a parking ticket for overstay.You know it’s a tourist when your bike gets nicked and the plod recover it from the heather sans mirrors
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Shox Dr
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Keep the muck oot. since its crimble, I'll swap you some 30mm for your 200mm.I had thought of that but didn't have any Acetal to make them with except some 200mm dia bits and it would break my heart to machine that down to 30mm dia
Having said that I kind of like the look now, maybe in a few weeks I wont, who knows
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I think I will pass on that dealKeep the muck oot. since its crimble, I'll swap you some 30mm for your 200mm.
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Just because we know the right side of a shilling.....
Doesn't matter which side it is because it will always be firmly held in a northerners hand,
Till death do them part.
Are they the type you just ram a large screwdriver down the side and then turn when you have lost the key?I have DoubleTake mirrors on my bike and they come with wing nuts which are not the most secure as anyone could easily unscrew and nick them, we get a lot of tourists up this way
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I ordered some pin-lock ones from Amazon and before I bought it said they would be delivered today but as soon as I bought they said they would let me know the expected delivery by email. I still hadn't got an email last night so I cancelled them and drew some up in Fusion, I then machined and anodised them today, didn't need to make two keys but thought I might as well as they didn't take long to machine.
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Fitted to the mirror with the key inserted.
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Key removed once tightened.
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Pic of them on the bike. The outer shells just spin so you can't undo by grabbing that and turning.
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Hood
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Won't work with these ones but once you try that a pair of mole grips could be used.Are they the type you just ram a large screwdriver down the side and then turn when you have lost the key?
I also just made this tool. It featured a tapered thread (of no particular pitch or threadform). Happens to be left-hand too but that's not significant. I'll let you guess what it's used for. It has a 22mm hole though the middle
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That looks a very handy tool indeed
I machined some holes bigger.
Just need to add some 6mm keyways, but I don't have the correct size broach bushing, and my mill is currently out of action as I borrowed the motherboard out it to test something else, so they'll have to wait until suppliers are open again :/
Just need to add some 6mm keyways, but I don't have the correct size broach bushing, and my mill is currently out of action as I borrowed the motherboard out it to test something else, so they'll have to wait until suppliers are open again :/
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Fitted the collet chuck to the Cnc lathe. What a total transformation
Made a sample part I have been dreading….1.2mm diameter one end ,1.43mm diameter the other with a 2mm shoulder in between…Will now be a nice little production run of 100 parts.
Can now get on with a lot of small jobs that I have been putting off because of the issues I was having with the chuck totally obliterating every fifth or six part
Made a sample part I have been dreading….1.2mm diameter one end ,1.43mm diameter the other with a 2mm shoulder in between…Will now be a nice little production run of 100 parts.
Can now get on with a lot of small jobs that I have been putting off because of the issues I was having with the chuck totally obliterating every fifth or six part
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Collet chucks are worth their weight in gold, aren't they. So much better to work with than a standard chuck.
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They have their uses.
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I wouldn't go that far, chucks are heavy and gold is expensive, I think I'd rather have the cash.
Or another small modellers CNC lathe.I wouldn't go that far, chucks are heavy and gold is expensive, I think I'd rather have the cash.
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Bit of a waste of material as I only had a lump of 4" x 2" aluminium and the part is only 20mm thick but it was spare and already had been paid for so...
First side done.
Turned over and had to face off 30mm, should have chopped on the bandsaw I suppose but I just wasted it instead
Didn't have any suitable Acetal sheet so just used some 140mm dia.
Shoved it in the lathe and parted off then faced and engraved the other side, bit of chatter at the ends but it is hardly seen in real life and will get scratched up anyway.
Still need to anodise the aluminium but that will have to wait until next weekend.
First side done.
Turned over and had to face off 30mm, should have chopped on the bandsaw I suppose but I just wasted it instead
Didn't have any suitable Acetal sheet so just used some 140mm dia.
Shoved it in the lathe and parted off then faced and engraved the other side, bit of chatter at the ends but it is hardly seen in real life and will get scratched up anyway.
Still need to anodise the aluminium but that will have to wait until next weekend.
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