tooljunkie
Member
sorry dan,just had to show you.
for cars i can lift it to its full height.near 6 feet.
hope all is going well for you.
Building a work shop
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sorry dan,just had to show you.
for cars i can lift it to its full height.near 6 feet.
hope all is going well for you.
tooljunkie
Member
easier doesent describe it.
melting snow,laying under a vehicle really sucks.
sitting on a seat makes the target smaller for drips of snow/gravel/salt.
the deal was so good i couldnt pass it up.
milling machine will have to wait.
melting snow,laying under a vehicle really sucks.
sitting on a seat makes the target smaller for drips of snow/gravel/salt.
the deal was so good i couldnt pass it up.
milling machine will have to wait.
tooljunkie
Member
So,Dan-how's the shop project going?
as well as the machining classes?
still have 18" of snow in my yard,cant do anything around here.last year the farmers were seeding by now.
as well as the machining classes?
still have 18" of snow in my yard,cant do anything around here.last year the farmers were seeding by now.
Greg58
Well-Known Member
Dang TJ I don't know if I could handle that much snow, here in Ga were already mowing grass. I haven't been on the forum much lately I have too many irons in the fire, I had three big projects going at one time. I finished the engine change in my inlaws truck, now my son and I are rebuilding a pontoon boat. We finished redecking it yesterday, this afternoon we plan on doing the carpet. When that is finished I can work more on my project car or my m /b 's, I have a 1950 ford sedan I am restoring.
tooljunkie
Member
woke up to it snowing-again.
this is the winter that never ends.
started with our first storm on oct 8.
longest winter ever.
this is the winter that never ends.
started with our first storm on oct 8.
longest winter ever.
Dan
Staff
OH man TJ! That is a bummer, the snow thing.
Been out to the shop once in the last 2 months. Just to clean up. The school thing is a lot more involved then I thought. (read I am slower then I thought, lol)
Get up at 4 or 5am and after a coffee, crack a book. Then school or just more book learnin' till about 8 or 9PM or until brain just stops working. Math final this thurs.
Dang Greg, ya made me look out the window and we are just about ready to start mowing. Think I am gonna have an ugly lawn this summer.
tooljunkie
Member
finally getting back to it.good to see.
myself,i have been away for almost three weeks,first time away for such a long time.
was in the far north working on a forest fire that was threatening communities.
so now im back,194 hours overtime on my cheque.guess i can get a few things for
my shop too.
myself,i have been away for almost three weeks,first time away for such a long time.
was in the far north working on a forest fire that was threatening communities.
so now im back,194 hours overtime on my cheque.guess i can get a few things for
my shop too.
tooljunkie
Member
So,Dan You all Knowed up yet?
i kinda miss the shop talk.
finally found a square foot of free space on one of my benches.
tomorrow may be a day of reckoning in the ol shop.
ended up buying a used car for my wife,no mill this year.
i kinda miss the shop talk.
finally found a square foot of free space on one of my benches.
tomorrow may be a day of reckoning in the ol shop.
ended up buying a used car for my wife,no mill this year.
Dan
Staff
Ayup TJ, me too. LOL, BS'n about shops etc is a whole lot more fun then school stuff.
Really was great and fun. Just a whole lot more like work then I thought.
Had last class, last Friday. YEHAAAA! Last hr of last shop/lab, I was rushing to finish this C-clamp. (Cool project. threading, plunge cutting and an amazing amount of trig) But rush, rush, rush (yep, did mess it up) But pack up, clean up and it dawns on me. The instructor didn't look at one peice any of us made! Cracked me up.
Really cool thing, they are giving us a free online Mastercam/CNC certification course. A CNC programer makes about twice what I would make as presently certified.
Really was great and fun. Just a whole lot more like work then I thought.
Had last class, last Friday. YEHAAAA! Last hr of last shop/lab, I was rushing to finish this C-clamp. (Cool project. threading, plunge cutting and an amazing amount of trig) But rush, rush, rush (yep, did mess it up) But pack up, clean up and it dawns on me. The instructor didn't look at one peice any of us made! Cracked me up.
Really cool thing, they are giving us a free online Mastercam/CNC certification course. A CNC programer makes about twice what I would make as presently certified.
Dan
Staff
OH!! The reason it took me so long to respond was I been meaning to look in to it but think; "DIY MILL"
How cool would that be? Really would not be that hard. Motor, pulleys, table etc.
Or a drill press with shored up support for the bearings. To move the table, 40 threads per inch would mean one revolution would move .250 So could add knobs and mark em or buy a table or vice. Be way more fun to make one though. http://www.amazon.com/Cross-Slide-Drill-Milling-Machine/dp/B009UOTCFG
I dunno how HD you need but really could be done completely from scratch and parts.
How cool would that be? Really would not be that hard. Motor, pulleys, table etc.
Or a drill press with shored up support for the bearings. To move the table, 40 threads per inch would mean one revolution would move .250 So could add knobs and mark em or buy a table or vice. Be way more fun to make one though. http://www.amazon.com/Cross-Slide-Drill-Milling-Machine/dp/B009UOTCFG
I dunno how HD you need but really could be done completely from scratch and parts.
tooljunkie
Member
cool, Dan glad you were able to see it through.
would like to get a welding course under my belt,but getting time from work would prohibit this.
started my fall cleanup,man do i save lots of crap!
gotta save that stuff,its lathe food!
but i'm steady coming up with silly ideas,like my last one-25 feet of powersaw chain welded to a 4" roller.3hp electric motor to chip the small wood for my pellet mill.
its a little crazy to have a 10lb chunk of toothy steel spinning at about 900 rpm's.
shaft was from a rotary brusher,frame was from a c-channel sectioned out of a heavy truck frame,motor was on a table saw from the dump.
bearings and belt my son salvaged from scrap bin at his old job.
would like to get a welding course under my belt,but getting time from work would prohibit this.
started my fall cleanup,man do i save lots of crap!
gotta save that stuff,its lathe food!
but i'm steady coming up with silly ideas,like my last one-25 feet of powersaw chain welded to a 4" roller.3hp electric motor to chip the small wood for my pellet mill.
its a little crazy to have a 10lb chunk of toothy steel spinning at about 900 rpm's.
shaft was from a rotary brusher,frame was from a c-channel sectioned out of a heavy truck frame,motor was on a table saw from the dump.
bearings and belt my son salvaged from scrap bin at his old job.
tooljunkie
Member
there are home made mills on the net,lathes too.all kinds of things,bandsaw plans,sanders and whatever.
if you like tools,go here http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=235784&highlight=homemade+tools
i have a couple entries here myself.thousand ideas on one site.better make yourself a sandwich,its a long read.
if you like tools,go here http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=235784&highlight=homemade+tools
i have a couple entries here myself.thousand ideas on one site.better make yourself a sandwich,its a long read.
Dan
Staff
I forgot about this but once helped the owner of the largest crane barge in NC replace the cables.
He spliced the old to the new and drew it on the crane drum via the motor. While taking up the old on a flat bed truck. The truck had a sprocket welded to the rim that drove a chain that turned the take up drum. Was brilliant! Once set up, we kinda just watched it work.
Love that DIY/ "didn't know we couldn't, so we just did it" stuff
He spliced the old to the new and drew it on the crane drum via the motor. While taking up the old on a flat bed truck. The truck had a sprocket welded to the rim that drove a chain that turned the take up drum. Was brilliant! Once set up, we kinda just watched it work.
Love that DIY/ "didn't know we couldn't, so we just did it" stuff
Dan
Staff
Spent the day, and I mean from sunrise to now, building a shelf for my ill planned purchase of this mill /lathe. My whole shop was built around it and it is still sitting in the garage under plastic. Seriously, the foundation (blocks) is shored up just for this thing and a spot was left open for it. It weighs 400 LBS.
But the parts are coming and almost time to start making chips. (read scrap, lol)
The thing every one in the know hates about "3-in-one" machines like mine is that you have to adjust to switch between drilling, milling or using the lathe portion. Cool part about mine and I don't know if this is normal but the mill portion swivels. So I am building the shelf so that the mill/drill is separate from the lathe portion and has it's own work table. (basically a work vise that can move side to side and front to back) So no changing fixtures or 2 people could work at the same time.
Confusing, I know but will post pics and it will be apparent.
But the parts are coming and almost time to start making chips. (read scrap, lol)
The thing every one in the know hates about "3-in-one" machines like mine is that you have to adjust to switch between drilling, milling or using the lathe portion. Cool part about mine and I don't know if this is normal but the mill portion swivels. So I am building the shelf so that the mill/drill is separate from the lathe portion and has it's own work table. (basically a work vise that can move side to side and front to back) So no changing fixtures or 2 people could work at the same time.
Confusing, I know but will post pics and it will be apparent.
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Dan
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This is funny. I left the shop alone for so long ants and a mouse (or 12) moved in.
I try not to kill any thing or body so googled how to get em to leave my man cave be. One of the things that came up was cigarette butts.
So I put a butt between every stud and a cup/ash tray (used and full) in every corner.
Now I got nothing but spiders.
Gotta love health conscience infestations.
I try not to kill any thing or body so googled how to get em to leave my man cave be. One of the things that came up was cigarette butts.
So I put a butt between every stud and a cup/ash tray (used and full) in every corner.
Now I got nothing but spiders.
Gotta love health conscience infestations.
tooljunkie
Member
peppermint or cinnamon for spiders.i think.ok i dont remember at all.
nice to get into the shop and move forward,eh?
i spent the day building a cart for my pellet mill,decided to try running it electric instead of using the tractor pto.
that mill/drill/lathe you have should come in quite handy.
the big thing is,make sure the machine bench is super solid,especially if you plan on running the mill off the ways and using a milling vise.
lots of info for various machines,like mods to improve machining capabilities.
i spent 15 hours in front of my lathe making a hub puller
from a piece salvaged from a scrap pile.
4"od x4" long,bored and threaded for 1-1/8-7 in one end and overbored and threaded 2-3/4-16 in the other.
man,i never imagined the pile of swarf from all that cranking.
Swarf-yup thats what you call it.
my biggest problem is not knowing what i am using,as most of my lathe food is from the scrap pile.
different composition means a learning curve for every piece.
nice to get into the shop and move forward,eh?
i spent the day building a cart for my pellet mill,decided to try running it electric instead of using the tractor pto.
that mill/drill/lathe you have should come in quite handy.
the big thing is,make sure the machine bench is super solid,especially if you plan on running the mill off the ways and using a milling vise.
lots of info for various machines,like mods to improve machining capabilities.
i spent 15 hours in front of my lathe making a hub puller
from a piece salvaged from a scrap pile.
4"od x4" long,bored and threaded for 1-1/8-7 in one end and overbored and threaded 2-3/4-16 in the other.
man,i never imagined the pile of swarf from all that cranking.
Swarf-yup thats what you call it.
my biggest problem is not knowing what i am using,as most of my lathe food is from the scrap pile.
different composition means a learning curve for every piece.
Dan
Staff
LOL TJ, was gonna PM ya with the cig butt thing. (I also freed a cold hornet)
But really, the spent tobacco thing really did run them all off. Lucky for me I have such poor habits and ample supply.
Dang leafs are turning and I ain't done yet. oh well.....