POTD- PROJECT OF THE DAY: What Did You Make In Your Shop Today?

[jwmelvin]

I made a quick tool (pin spanner) to adjust my jointer. I was happy to have a use for the cut-off piece of socket left over from making a vise handle:

 

[rwm]

Why in the world would they design that so you have to use a spanner?!

 

[jwmelvin]

Why in the world would they design that so you have to use a spanner?!

Kind of strange I agree. With the flats, one could use a crescent or open-end wrench I suppose. They aren’t usual adjustments, just the initial alignment for the two four-bar linkages.

 

[f350ca]

Greg, is the hemlock in the water? is that what the water is cascading over?

Yes, Hemlock will last a LONG time if kept wet, was used for wharf pilings or practically forever when they used it for floors in horse stalls. Apparently the urine cures it?

Greg

 

[woodchucker]

Kind of strange I agree. With the flats, one could use a crescent or open-end wrench I suppose. They aren’t usual adjustments, just the initial alignment for the two four-bar linkages.

I think you can just use a flat screwdriver and rotate it against the casting.

 

[twhite]

This was actually an after work during the week project. Picked this Craftsman 05196 vise up a few years ago. I finally decided to clean it a bit and paint. It is missing the toothed gear to lock the rotting section. By dumb luck a watched a YouTube vid of a guy rebuilding his. After a few comments he mentioned he has a spare gear and finial. Those will be coming next week.

Cutting oil is my blood.

 

[mksj]

Always puts a smile on my face when I to work with my mill and lathe, today I finished up the last parts for a turnkey VFD control system for a Monarch 60 lathe. I did a custom Tachulator enclosure with speed pot and converted it over from an optical sensor to a magnetic sensor type. Turned a ring for the spindle and installed the neodymium magnets, always important to check the magnet polarities as they will only trigger the tach. sensor in one orientation. I drill small pockets in the ring and the attach the magnets with red Loctite, I also mill flats on the ends of the set screws so they do not dig into the spindle when mounted. Happy camper when I get done with these control systems, and everything works as planned.

 

[mattthemuppet2]

One of the last things I can think of doing on the Fungus is an accessory belt/tensioner/idler replacement, more for preventative maintenance than any observed need.

I did however have to make a 1/2" adapter to fit between the tensioner and the frame rail



It worked, just. The new tensioner was quite a bit harder to move than the old one. If I need to use it again, I'll add some reinforcement

$60 and half an hour (not including the time spent making the wrench!), had to rate as the easiest job over done on this car!

 

[pontiac428]

One of the last things I can think of doing on the Fungus ...

I dunno, Matt, you can still degrease and pressure wash that engine so you can see where the leaks are and aren't coming from. Sorry, pet peeve of mine that runs strong. I won't touch a nasty undercarriage or engine with a wrench. That got old back when I was a teenager. I pressure wash everything with each oil change, it makes life a lot easier for you and whoever does your troubleshooting and mechanic-ing.

 

[tjb]

Happy camper when I get done with these control systems, and everything works as planned.

You must 'stay' a happy camper. Seems like everything you touch and/or build works flawlessly.