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Jswain's active projects
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Where did you do that Craig? It isn't here.
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Joe
At the end of the thread you linked
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Joe
Spent the last two days moving stuff around and organizing. I never liked the blast cabinet so close to the lathe, even tho I always have the lathe covered when I'm not using it.
Figured if I get the blast cabinet and the welding table in the same corner it'll keep most of the mess over there. Routed ~30ft copper line up the wall onto the ceiling then back down in the corner and mounted my manifold there. I also like not draining it about the lathe/mill, and it's at a way better height.
Printed some cable mounts for the air hose, still going to print some more for random cables, and may move a few more things after I stare at it for awhile....
Figured if I get the blast cabinet and the welding table in the same corner it'll keep most of the mess over there. Routed ~30ft copper line up the wall onto the ceiling then back down in the corner and mounted my manifold there. I also like not draining it about the lathe/mill, and it's at a way better height.
Printed some cable mounts for the air hose, still going to print some more for random cables, and may move a few more things after I stare at it for awhile....
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BaitMaster
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I enjoy this active projects thread. Keep it up.
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Joe
Thanks! I'll be getting busy here again with work next week but I still spend a lot of time in the shop! Not much for updates but I spent some time with the 3d printer to do some more organizing.
Designed and printed some mounts for the spray bottles I use then scaled one down to fit my coffee cup, and also some more down to fit aerosols.
They tilt out(I forgot how many degrees, maybe 15?) To let the nozzles clear the wall, and I left it the same for my coffee cup & aerosols, makes grabbing them easy
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Ironman
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The handwheel has a little spring in it on the shaft, and dogs, so to feed or position by hand you put a little inward pressure on the wheel as you turn and it stays engaged with the screw. Let go and it slides clear of the engagement dogs. It only moves a little more than 1/8"
Advantage is that it does not rotate and wind up an airhose or apron tie or the power cord powering the feed motor (like happened to me) as you are under power feed.
Ah, I see. Ya, I broke the power feed on my mill-drill that same way. I didn't notice a pallet standing beside the machine. When the table reached the pallet, the far handle jammed, the drive housing broke and the drive stripped. Since I really didn't want it anyway, I just removed it and pitched it. But I sure was pissed off at myself for letting that happen.
Never saw a handle with dogs like that.
Ironman
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I was sent these handwheels by a guy I know in New York State, I could find out where he got them if you want.
Much appreciated but not gunna happen. I've already made a regular handwheel for it in preparation to selling the Mill/Drill. It's one too many machines in my shop. The machine isn't worth going to any extra trouble. If I got 500 for it and the floor stand I'd be thrilled. If I was going to keep it, I'd prolly feel differently.
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Joe
Haven't turned any chips in awhile but had a guy who needed some sleeves turned & welded into these engine mounts to put a Celica engine into a rav4.
Two of them needed sleeves to reduce the size of the ID and one needed to be bored larger then have a sleeve welded in. Was pretty fun.
Then some aluminum repair on a sled deck, lip that goes over the tailgate was cracking on 2 portions so some 3" 1/8" aluminum flat bar was Tig welded in to give it some strength.
Two of them needed sleeves to reduce the size of the ID and one needed to be bored larger then have a sleeve welded in. Was pretty fun.
Then some aluminum repair on a sled deck, lip that goes over the tailgate was cracking on 2 portions so some 3" 1/8" aluminum flat bar was Tig welded in to give it some strength.
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Joe
This was built at work, but why not throw it up. Had to build a stainless sheet metal cover and didn't have a brake.
Built one into the end of the welding table. Bent the 34" ish 20 gauge stainless almost no problem, flexed a little in the middle but for the amount of use it will get probably good enough. Might reinforce the top piece of angle in the middle if needed.
Built one into the end of the welding table. Bent the 34" ish 20 gauge stainless almost no problem, flexed a little in the middle but for the amount of use it will get probably good enough. Might reinforce the top piece of angle in the middle if needed.
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Joe
So easy I may throw one on my welding table too. Hinges were just some 1/2 cold rolled & 1" .250" pipe.WOW - love the DIY brake.
But mad at you cause now I’m gonna have to build one too.
.250" X2" angle for the top and 4" for the bottom. Then I cut about 2.5" out of the horizontal section of the 4" angle to clear stacked bends in opposite directions.
If I were to beef it up I would probably stitch in some 1" solid square tube under the top angle piece, or some 1/2" round bar on top, pushing down in the centre like most of them are.
As is it works pretty deadly though. Bends 1/8" thick 1" flatbar like it isn't there, also did 90 degree bends on around 18" of 16g that was pushing it, but beefed up would be easy
If you slit the backside of the top piece of angle you can use it for boxes as well, as long as they are shorter then the angle
I expect the spring is there to lift the angle when the bolts are slackened. That way it’s easier to slide the material under the angle.
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Joe
Exactly correct!
Holy Crap. I don't even have a welding table yet! I've been fussy about that. Now I have to be even fussier cuz I need one I can add a brake to.
Don't worry about a brake Sus, it would never work for you anyway. Could you imagine clearing your welding table off so you coud put a sheet on it for bending ?Holy Crap. I don't even have a welding table yet! I've been fussy about that. Now I have to be even fussier cuz I need one I can add a brake to.