2013 POTD Thread Archive

[Carlos SA]

I just finished a breadboard for someone. They have a ceramic vessel that they keep bread in, the matching lid happened to break so they asked me to modify a breadboard to fit the top. I machined some handles out of brass and made it all shiny, I think it turned out well.







Enjoy,
Carlos.

 

[xalky]

I have no idea how much time I have wasted removing the darned screw on my saw when changing blades. I have thought of remaking this screw yet another unknown amount of times, but have of course never come to get it done. I think I will take advantage of this post, get some inspiration and just DO IT! Looks awesome!

I think I'm gonna slot the screw hole in the blade cover so I can just loosen the thumb screw to open the cover, rather than screw the whole screw out everytime. I'll put a star washer on the thumb screw so it keeps the thumbscrew from backing out.

 

[David Kirtley]

I spent all morning getting more familiar with my milling vise than I really ever wanted to be.

i was intending to just try the jaws on the outside position to see how things fit that way and how much space it gave me. As soon as I touched one of the cap screws for the moving jaw, it snapped. I then proceeded to field strip the vise to get things taken care of. Yay, I know all the internal parts intimately. While it was apart, I also ran a tap through the threaded holes.

Removal of the screw wasn't too bad. I grabbed a random drill and drilled the broken screw. A little quality time with a small carbide burr turned it into a slot and the broken screw came out out fairly easily with a straight blade screwdriver tip.

 

[epanzella]

Have a lot of issues with chips ending up in the house, so decided on a cheap way to help clean up the little buggers. got a "magnetic handle" thing that looks like a broom with a round magnet on it (it was cheap). Use it to pick up the chips around the shop floor (put a plastic bag over the end to make cleaning it easy) and keep the garbage separate from the metal stuff (that i dump at the recyclers). Fortunately I almost exclusively work with steel, otherwise dealing with aluminum and brass is a different ball game. Thinking of putting a vacuum end need the head to suck a lot of this up before it gets flung all over

Yeah, those magnets are handy. I've got one that looks like a 4 inch hocky puck on a golf club handle and I keep it stuck to the lally column right next to the lathe. Works great on ferrous stuff but I also do a lot of "lunamin" so I built the chip mat. It's been working great.
Ed P

 

[ARM]

I just finished a breadboard for someone. They have a ceramic vessel that they keep bread in, the matching lid happened to break so they asked me to modify a breadboard to fit the top. I machined some handles out of brass and made it all shiny, I think it turned out well.







Enjoy,
Carlos.

Hello CARLOS
Been following some of Your threads and must say that with Your aspirations and keenness U going to reach Your destination real soon. Seen that other THREADING piece U did as well. Must say turned out real nice for a tyro.
Matter of interest what Lathe U got ???
I am in Durbs. Still grappling to master my machine.
Take care and all the best.
aRM

 

[blacksmithden]

Today I made my wife one of those hidden stash key chains. There's two $100 bills in there. Enough for a tank of gas, a cheap hotel, and a meal. Hey..you never know...might get her out of a jam someday. Merry Christmas everyone !!!

 

[Chandos]

I moved four large Lista cabinets off the trailer by myself today, where they've been under cover for the last eighteen months, and I ache. Those things are heavy, and it took three guys to load the things, but give me a lever and I can move the world.

The end of the shop build out is in sight, after fifteen years of planning and accumulating.

Cheers!

Chandos

 

[CNC Dude]

Well, you definitely knocked like three birds with a single stone: it looks gorgeous, it is quite practical, and it is a heck of a present! Fantastic job!

Needless to say, now I have to make me one of these... ;-)

Today I made my wife one of those hidden stash key chains. There's two $100 bills in there. Enough for a tank of gas, a cheap hotel, and a meal. Hey..you never know...might get her out of a jam someday. Merry Christmas everyone !!!

 

[Jim1942]

Nasty, rainy day here in Delaware today, but a good day to finish up a job I've been picking away at. After seeing on the forum where someone made some tools that resembled that "Clamptite tool", I decided I could use one of those and they would make a useful gift to some friends and family.

Already given away 2 of them, but here are the rest of them.

I truly appreciate the efforts that a lot of you guys go to in order to post info and suggestions on projects such as these. I look forward to getting a lot of use out of this tool when I hook up my garden irrigation this coming spring.

Jim Dunn

 

[blacksmithden]

Well, you definitely knocked like three birds with a single stone: it looks gorgeous, it is quite practical, and it is a heck of a present! Fantastic job!

Needless to say, now I have to make me one of these... ;-)

Just a note then....the small ring is a stainless steel fishing snap. The bigger one is just a joe schumuck, off the shelf key ring. The stainless fishing snaps are tough enough that they will never bend or break unless you actually try to destroy them. They're a bit of a bear to get in there with a pair of fine needle nose pliers, but that's how I got it in there.
Merry Christmas everyone !