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

[erikmannie]

Here are two pictures from this morning. This is my buddy Jack:

 

[paradox_pete]

I haven't had a lot of shop time this summer, but hoping for more as the cold weather sets in. Today's project was an indicator holder for the lathe. I'm pretty pleased with the result.

 

[savarin]

I haven't had a lot of shop time this summer, but hoping for more as the cold weather sets in. Today's project was an indicator holder for the lathe. I'm pretty pleased with the result.

Pretty pleased?
I would be ecstatic at the result.
Beautiful bit of work.

 

[paradox_pete]

Pretty pleased?
I would be ecstatic at the result.
Beautiful bit of work.

Well Thank You, thank you very much.

I'm really glad I decided to add all the chamfers....I almost didn't. Makes zero difference functionally, but makes a huge difference aesthetically (both visual and tactile).

 

[Doug Gray]

Well Thank You, thank you very much.

I'm really glad I decided to add all the chamfers....I almost didn't. Makes zero difference functionally, but makes a huge difference aesthetically (both visual and tactile).

Plus separates us from the animals!

 

[devils4ever]

I'm slowly tooling up for my next project which will be a clock. I made a depthing tool al a Clickspring to help set the spacing on the gears (wheels and pinions). I made it out of mild steel except for the shafts which are drill rod.

 

[devils4ever]

As part of my tooling up for my clock build, I made this small tap handle based on Joe Pi's version on YouTube.

That's a 1-2-3 block for size comparison. It should handle taps about No 4 and below. That's a 2-56 tap in there.

 

[ChazzC]

I haven't had a lot of shop time this summer, but hoping for more as the cold weather sets in. Today's project was an indicator holder for the lathe. I'm pretty pleased with the result.

VERY nice! How do you retain the indicator in the block?

 

[jmkasunich]

I haven't had a lot of shop time this summer, but hoping for more as the cold weather sets in. Today's project was an indicator holder for the lathe. I'm pretty pleased with the result.
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Very nice! How is the indicator held in? I don't see any screws or other fasteners.

 

[jwmelvin]

I bought a smaller ham this year than in the past, and needed a stand that fit it. Not a ton of machining, but cutting the slot was a project. All stainless, a mix of 304 and 316.