2015 POTD Thread Archive

Around here I would ask how much insurance you have, someone would knock it off the counter and make a claim against you, or try to sue you saying you should have know better than putting something that heavy out where someone could knock it off. Even though it is so heavy that you know it had to be intentional. By the way very nice job. Where did you find that thing anyway.
 
My 24 year old Honda ATV is showing its age. Decided to tear it down and give it a face lift.

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Greg
 
kvt said:
Around here I would ask how much insurance you have, someone would knock it off the counter and make a claim against you, or try to sue you saying you should have know better than putting something that heavy out where someone could knock it off. Even though it is so heavy that you know it had to be intentional. By the way very nice job. Where did you find that thing anyway.
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This thing weighs around 25 lbs. dressed! Being round and awkward to pick up (and clamp to the mill table) you need two hands to pick it up. I'm only the machinist. The ball (there are two more) came from a scrap yard. One of the other balls sits on a thrust bearing bedded into a heavy piece of plate, with a through bolt. It spins freely for a very long time. The owner plans to sell the balls and the coat hook from a previous post, at an art studio. No plans yet on third ball. Thanks for the compliments guys.
 
coolidge said:
John what dented your poor mill table?
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There are numerous drill or milling cutter spots on the table. I believe the ones shown in the two pics are the largest. The machine was in a large manufacturing shop before I bought it so there must have been a lot of not so careful users. The table is extremely hard - it would take more than a hard swing with a ball peen to cause such a depression. I have run a straight edge over the full table and there are no high spots, only character dimples.
 
I got tired of worrying about crumbs (I can't get used to calling it swarf!) under the saddle on my Clausing Atlas MK2 lathe. I found some 1/8 steel, cut it into the right shapes, milled flats on the ends of the saddle drilled and tapped appropriately and installed some nice bright green felt to wipe the chips off the ways before they get embedded.

Note also the home made four tool post and ER40 collet holder.

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