2014 POTD Thread Archive

[Charles Spencer]

Today I made a rocker for a tool post, and some smaller ones for a quick change tool post. It might not seem like much, but it took me nearly three weeks. Let me explain. I was going to rough cut and grind them, but I thought better of it. I had a bandsaw project and a lathe milling project (both posted above) that would make the job much easier. So I completed them and the first products are these new rockers.


Tim B, I took the liberty of lightening your picture as it was nearly as dark as a Craigslist post itself:



You should probably mount some plywood on the wall behind your machines. I predict you will be adding tools and that might be a good place to store them. I also use cheap gooseneck lamps mounted above as individual machine lights. I got them for $5 - $6 at family dollar.

It does look like your shop is on its way.

Charles

 

[Mark_f]

Actually I am covering the week here.

1. change gear bolts and bushings for my south bend lathe.

2.Draw bar for the vertical head on my Burke mill.

3.! 1/4 inch arbor for my Burke mill.

4. zero - it style indicator holder.

5. cheese head screws for my lathe apron.



) Mark

 

[zmotorsports]

Actually I am covering the week here.

1. change gear bolts and bushings for my south bend lathe.

2.Draw bar for the vertical head on my Burke mill.

3.! 1/4 inch arbor for my Burke mill.

4. zero - it style indicator holder.

5. cheese head screws for my lathe apron.

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) Mark

Very nice and impressive work there.

Mike.

 

[MattM]

Actually I am covering the week here.

1. change gear bolts and bushings for my south bend lathe.

2.Draw bar for the vertical head on my Burke mill.

3.! 1/4 inch arbor for my Burke mill.

4. zero - it style indicator holder.

5. cheese head screws for my lathe apron.

How do you get such beautiful finishes?

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) Mark

How do you get such beautiful finishes???

 

[Grumpy Gator]

​Mark nice work did you do the working prints also ?Keep it coming.********************
******************Just Saying******************Gator*****

 

[Walsheng]

Nice work on all the parts. The Zero-it is quickly climbing my need to do list. Did you make or find plans for it?

John

 

[Flammable_Solid]

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Tim B, I took the liberty of lightening your picture as it was nearly as dark as a Craigslist post itself:

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You should probably mount some plywood on the wall behind your machines. I predict you will be adding tools and that might be a good place to store them. I also use cheap gooseneck lamps mounted above as individual machine lights. I got them for $5 - $6 at family dollar.

There is a bit more light in there than the photo leads you to believe. I'd like to put up a full tool board behind my machines, but the photo doesn't really convey that the table is 3' deep and the center of the lathe spindle is currently 5' from the floor level. I haven't decided if I'm going to take the 6" casters off of the base of the table.

Time to go get the carriage feed straightened out so it will feed more than 1" at a time.

I'll look for the lights at Family Dollar.

 

[Charles Spencer]

There is a bit more light in there than the photo leads you to believe. I'd like to put up a full tool board behind my machines, but the photo doesn't really convey that the table is 3' deep and the center of the lathe spindle is currently 5' from the floor level. I haven't decided if I'm going to take the 6" casters off of the base of the table.

Time to go get the carriage feed straightened out so it will feed more than 1" at a time.

I'll look for the lights at Family Dollar.

Five feet is fairly high. I happen to be 5'8" so I know it wouldn't work for me. I'd probably take the casters off and save them.

I had an epiphany the other day that might help. I was leveling my bandsaw and trying to figure out the best way to raise and lower each corner quickly. I thought about using a screw jack, but that is not very fast. So I went with a lever then braced it with a block of wood. It worked great. I was thinking about patenting it.

I keep a box about 12" high near my work bench. It helps me reach above the bench to shelves on the wall and also provides a platform to stand on when I need to reach around the back of my machines.

I bought two more lamps yesterday to use as individual machine lights. They look about like this picture and cost $6 each:



You can drill a couple of holes through the base (look out for the wires) and mount them horizontally. I'm going to attach one above a lathe and mount another directly on my bandsaw.


Good luck with everything.

Charles

 

[kizmit99]

I finally made a replacement lock-down nut for the tool holder on my lathe:



I've been planning to make one of these for a while. Realized I had a perfect handle sitting in my pile of "spare" parts, so no time like the present.
Even used my recently complete tilt-table to mill the starter hole for the handle at *exactly* 20 degrees (it's so important that angle is precise )

 

[uncle harry]

I finally made a replacement lock-down nut for the tool holder on my lathe:

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I've been planning to make one of these for a while. Realized I had a perfect handle sitting in my pile of "spare" parts, so no time like the present.
Even used my recently complete tilt-table to mill the starter hole for the handle at *exactly* 20 degrees (it's so important that angle is precise )

And I like the mag strip to hold the chip brushers & other stuff.