2017 POTD Thread Archive

[Whyemier]

Had installed a cheap calliper DRO in my drill press

I was thinking of doing the same on my RF 30 with a cheap venier caliper I got at HF. Good work.

 

[ddickey]

Made a hex die holder for my TS round die holder. Grub screw has since been installed.

 

[Downunder Bob]

Made a hex die View attachment 143419 holder for my TS round die holder. Grub screw has since been installed.

Nice how did you get the inside hex, file or other process.

 

[ddickey]

No nothing fancy. Started out as a cheap Menards holder. Made a mandrel to hold it in the lathe and just turned it down. Then made the holder so it would fit into my current round die holder.

 

[Downunder Bob]

Mines the same, if its in the mid 40's or higher, I can use the propane heater to get it into the uper 50's or low 60's and that's tolerable. Below about 40 The heater can't generate enough heat unless I run it no stop and that's no good either.

I'm surprised you guys that live in those horrible temperature places don't have insulation in your shops, and a bit of underfloor heating. As hobby engineers it shouldn't be that hard to fix.

My own shop is in the garage which is fed by ducted evap a/c in the summer from the house, and is connected to the underfloor heating for the winter, so my shop is never below 16c / 69f, or above 26c / 79f the tools are never too hot or cold to pick up. the car always starts first kick and the windows are never fogged up

 

[Dan_S]

I'm surprised you guys that live in those horrible temperature places don't have insulation in your shops, and a bit of underfloor heating. As hobby engineers it shouldn't be that hard to fix.

My own shop is in the garage which is fed by ducted evap a/c in the summer from the house, and is connected to the underfloor heating for the winter, so my shop is never below 16c / 69f, or above 26c / 79f the tools are never too hot or cold to pick up. the car always starts first kick and the windows are never fogged up

I'm renting right now, so putting a lot of money into it is a waste. Even if i owned it though the 2 car garage door is the issue. Even though its a fully isolated door, that's where i loose all the heat.

 

[sanddan]

My shop is a 36x48 pole barn. I had to sell my project car to be able to put up the basic shell at the time (23 years ago). I did have them put the 1 1/2" vapor barrier/insulation blankets on the walls and roof which for our area normally isn't too bad. When money's tight you do what you can.

Now for my next shop, I will go with stick construction and ton's of insulation. In floor heating in the PNW isn't that common but I think is would be great in a shop. My wife and I are thinking about moving to central Oregon for retirement (3 years) so I will need a better insulated building and both AC and heat. Think, hot summers and cold winters.

 

[sanddan]

Another plan I have is to have a smaller walled off area for the machine tools that I can more easily maintain an even temperature in. A large open space is nice sometimes but hard to heat and cool.

 

[Dan_S]

In floor heating in the PNW isn't that common but I think is would be great in a shop.

My parents had a home like this when they lived in Eastern PA. 2 decades ago, solid concrete slap with hot water pipes running through it. Even in the dead of winter the floor was nice and warm, so you could always be in socks or bare feet.

 

[master of none]

No nothing fancy. Started out as a cheap Menards holder. Made a mandrel to hold it in the lathe and just turned it down. Then made the holder so it would fit into my current round die holder. View attachment 143420

Thanks ddickey for the idea I'm working on a hex die holder now and I thought I'd was going to half to mill out the hex but this seams a lot easier and a better chance of it turning out right. Rick