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Starting a bit late this year as job hunting and work kept me busy until the beginning of this week, but here's my build thread for my wife's Christmas present (previous years were Full Metal Chicken, The Nutcrusher mk 1, stainless steel pestle and mortar amongst others.
Going to use an old fan blade that was in my last auction lot. Cleaned it up and gave it a couple of coats of white to prime it
![IMG20221223101440.jpg IMG20221223101440.jpg](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/388/388026-54b9ea535ebedc343f94ab153d3f557a.jpg)
This is the fan hub that's going to bolt up to the fan. The threaded on cap will retain it on the bearings which will be held on the shaft with a circlip. I turned a simple mandrel so I could do the outside of the two pieces together
![IMG20221222175507.jpg IMG20221222175507.jpg](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/388/388027-e0989ce83c898f0c861d4136a6614b97.jpg)
![IMG20221222201904.jpg IMG20221222201904.jpg](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/388/388028-17eaa9bbcf8e3a89abab7b64cc8fcd69.jpg)
![IMG20221223101200.jpg IMG20221223101200.jpg](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/388/388029-0f432650a9b90bf93a09741659fb8e57.jpg)
![IMG20221223101429.jpg IMG20221223101429.jpg](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/388/388030-df0f046e3dc4588bc11ef9b436e2576a.jpg)
My current fave chamfering and facing tool
![IMG20221223094013.jpg IMG20221223094013.jpg](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/388/388031-733fc3fa34d872baffa086fe9e9d88ee.jpg)
The fan shaft. End is turned for the two bearings (6902 I think, from one of my bike wheels) and a circlip. Finally got to use the full length of my lathes bed to sand and polish it. Turned, parted and chamfered the end
![IMG20221222213352.jpg IMG20221222213352.jpg](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/388/388033-17c82181caf11f482cca2d0c7d452cae.jpg)
![IMG20221222213344.jpg IMG20221222213344.jpg](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/388/388032-5c300ccab5af7adcf8283f0dee276d4a.jpg)
![IMG20221223093953.jpg IMG20221223093953.jpg](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/388/388037-56b1d430d57d9ececbac35c0c8d2c8f7.jpg)
Better finish up my coffee and get back to it, time is a ticking!
Going to use an old fan blade that was in my last auction lot. Cleaned it up and gave it a couple of coats of white to prime it
![IMG20221223101440.jpg IMG20221223101440.jpg](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/388/388026-54b9ea535ebedc343f94ab153d3f557a.jpg)
This is the fan hub that's going to bolt up to the fan. The threaded on cap will retain it on the bearings which will be held on the shaft with a circlip. I turned a simple mandrel so I could do the outside of the two pieces together
![IMG20221222175507.jpg IMG20221222175507.jpg](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/388/388027-e0989ce83c898f0c861d4136a6614b97.jpg)
![IMG20221222201904.jpg IMG20221222201904.jpg](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/388/388028-17eaa9bbcf8e3a89abab7b64cc8fcd69.jpg)
![IMG20221223101200.jpg IMG20221223101200.jpg](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/388/388029-0f432650a9b90bf93a09741659fb8e57.jpg)
![IMG20221223101429.jpg IMG20221223101429.jpg](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/388/388030-df0f046e3dc4588bc11ef9b436e2576a.jpg)
My current fave chamfering and facing tool
![IMG20221223094013.jpg IMG20221223094013.jpg](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/388/388031-733fc3fa34d872baffa086fe9e9d88ee.jpg)
The fan shaft. End is turned for the two bearings (6902 I think, from one of my bike wheels) and a circlip. Finally got to use the full length of my lathes bed to sand and polish it. Turned, parted and chamfered the end
![IMG20221222213352.jpg IMG20221222213352.jpg](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/388/388033-17c82181caf11f482cca2d0c7d452cae.jpg)
![IMG20221222213344.jpg IMG20221222213344.jpg](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/388/388032-5c300ccab5af7adcf8283f0dee276d4a.jpg)
![IMG20221223093953.jpg IMG20221223093953.jpg](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/388/388037-56b1d430d57d9ececbac35c0c8d2c8f7.jpg)
Better finish up my coffee and get back to it, time is a ticking!