2020 POTD Thread Archive

I love that idea!


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I love that idea!


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Thanks, David. Actually, the camera angle on the two pictures by the scrap bucket are way out of proportion. Overall length is only about 6 1/2" - WAY smaller than it looks, so it's pretty compact.

Regards,
Terry
 
Looks good can't wait to see it being made, finished and in use.
 
Got to use a little mini bender I made from plans on the net.Its to bend the U piece for the handle. I also made molds for the black parts for the urethane bungs.
I wonder if there is a better method to bend this U.It is made by parting off a 1 inch tube which is 1,5mm thick and 6mm wide.I then tig weld it to the tube.Its a hospital fitting.
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I bought a Clausing 4914 a couple of weeks ago at an auction for $250. I had to buy some tooling and a VFD converter box but I'm slowly learning how to use the machine. I have.made several bolts but decided to try something new today. I made a hydraulic valve spool to that will replace the one in my pulling tractor and lock it into place.

I am removing the PTO and wanted a simple way of routing the oil without someone accidentally hitting the PTO lever. With the homemade valve spool installed there's no way that can happen and I can keep the original part without destroying it.
 

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Hardly up to the caliber of some of the other projects appearing on the board today, but I put my parting tool holder through its paces on some decently-sized aluminum this evening. At 3-1/4” diameter it took a little time but I got there. To be perfectly fair I had scooped out the centre part already so really just parted off the ring, but I was still pretty pleased it worked as it did. Not sure I’m 100% sold on these P-style blades yet though, but maybe I just need more time on them.

-frank

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Finished up my K. O. Lee valve grinder today, new bearings and a new belt. I've never run across bearings like these, they're metric, and the inner race is wider than the outer race, $61.00 each at Motion Industries and $22.50 each from E-Bay. Now she's ready for my next project, setting up the valve geometry on the rebuilt head for my rat rod.
 

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In keeping with the “nut” theme from elsewhere today, I turned my ring from yesterday into a threaded one today. Thread is 2” - 24 in aluminum, and yes that’s a ratched-up tap repurposed into an internal threading tool. Thanks for looking...

-frank

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