DavidR8's shop shenanigans

[DavidR8]

Your lathe looks unused. My flaking shows wear - nice get!!!!

I'm pretty stoked!
Really appreciate all your assistance

 

[DavidR8]

Finally getting around to installing the DRO on the mill. Starting by printing the stl files kindly provided by @Joe Kirby

 

[DavidR8]

Making progress on the counter shaft bracket.

 

[jcdammeyer]

Making progress on the counter shaft bracket.

You've done a hole bunch on that already.

 

[DavidR8]

You've done a hole bunch on that already.

Took me ages to make the rough cut on the hole.
My 45mm carbide tipped hole saw lost three of its teeth so that required a trip to KMS for a Lenox carbide hole saw. They only had a 1-3/4” or 44mm so a bit more work with the boring head.

 

[DavidR8]

Second bore done.

 

[Tom O]

Nice progress!

 

[jcdammeyer]

Nice progress!

I don't know. Kind of bor(e)ing.

 

[DavidR8]

Pivot pin holes done.
Next step is to drill, tap and counter bore for the fasteners.

 

[jcdammeyer]

Work 'fast' ner something goes wrong.

 

[RobinHood]

That bracket will be better than new from factory. Nice job.

 

[DavidR8]

That bracket will be better than new from factory. Nice job.

Thanks Rudy! I’m definitely trying to do a good job.

 

[Dabbler]

Man does that look like a nice piece of work! Is that a 2-4-6 block I see? A piece of kit I shall one day acquire...

 

[YotaBota]

Looks good, once bolted up are you going to tack all the pieces together just so nothing moves? I think I would v all the .500 joints and weld them. That way there is pretty much zero chance of warpage taking things out of alignment and it will stay aligned.

 

[Susquatch]

Man does that look like a nice piece of work! Is that a 2-4-6 block I see? A piece of kit I shall one day acquire...

Mine arrived today. Paid full pop at Accusize via Amazon. Definitely steel. They are rough in many ways, but assuming they meet specs, they will meet my needs. I'll qualify them shortly.

 

[DavidR8]

Man does that look like a nice piece of work! Is that a 2-4-6 block I see? A piece of kit I shall one day acquire...

Thanks John, appreciate it!
Those are just 123 blocks. The interior dimension between the pulleys just happens to be 3" which is super convenient.

 

[Susquatch]

Thanks John, appreciate it!
Those are just 123 blocks. The interior dimension between the pulleys just happens to be 3" which is super convenient.

Boy, it looks WAAAAY bigger than it is then. That's yet another compliment!

 

[DavidR8]

Looks good, once bolted up are you going to tack all the pieces together just so nothing moves? I think I would v all the .500 joints and weld them. That way there is pretty much zero chance of warpage taking things out of alignment and it will stay aligned.

I might tack it where the blue circles are:
I'm going to leave the top piece in the pic bolted as that make assembly/disassembly easy.
The bearings are pressed onto the shaft but I made it such that the bearing bores are a snug slip fit into the bores.
To assemble I'll put the pulley together then slip the end piece on and bolt it in place if that makes sense.

 

[DavidR8]

Boy, it looks WAAAAY bigger than it is then. That's yet another compliment!

Thanks John. It's basically 6" long x 3" tall x ~3" at the narrow end x 4" at the wide end.
I've spent a lot of time thinking about how to make it so that it ends up aligned, is relatively easy to make with my skills and also easy to assemble/disassemble.

 

[DavidR8]

Coming together.