General Tech What did you work on Today?

[zmotorsports]

Continuing on.

I turned the cap around in the collet and used my small parts alignment tool to get it running true.

This is an easily made shop tool using a piece of bar stock and a couple of small diameter bearings that clamps into a toolholder.

Lastly I machined a .040” deep step turned to .499” diameter.

I wanted to knock the slight buildup of weld down to .625” diameter.

Moving over to the milling machine I drilled a hole across the end .300” from the end.

Grabbed my 3/16” chucking reamer.

Slowed the RPM down and reamed the hole for a tight fit.

Next in the mill I found center of the .312” O1 drill rod and drilled for tapping a 10-24 thread.

Completed.

Works like a charm.

Now to build a holder.

Bead blasted, painted and installed on the back splash.

Now everything is within easy reach.

Thanks for looking.

Mike

 

[XJEEPER]

I have been looking for ever trying to find one that was rust free. This one has a couple small spots but nothing bad. I had to have a driver while I put the 64 C10 on the 95 tahoe 4x4 chassie which I finally got moved into the shop. It's going to be a good build that I'm anxious to get going. The first pic is what I got it's a one owner and has no dents, it was never used to haul things it lived in the city all of its life, the second pic is where I'm headedView attachment 125967View attachment 125965

I've got an all original white 1960 Apache shortbed stepside that I plan on resto-rodding. It was owned by my neighbor who bought it new in 1960 and drove it until he passed away. It was his only transportation (other than his tractor) and has 73,000 miles.

 

[glockman]

Made some progress on a guitar body I’m making.

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you artsy people amaze me. I can barely connect the correct size nut to the correct size bolt.

 

[Tonkaman]

Made some progress on a guitar body I’m making.

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I assume that was done on a CNC router?

 

[Tonkaman]

Continuing on.

I turned the cap around in the collet and used my small parts alignment tool to get it running true.

This is an easily made shop tool using a piece of bar stock and a couple of small diameter bearings that clamps into a toolholder.

Lastly I machined a .040” deep step turned to .499” diameter.

I wanted to knock the slight buildup of weld down to .625” diameter.

Moving over to the milling machine I drilled a hole across the end .300” from the end.

Grabbed my 3/16” chucking reamer.

Slowed the RPM down and reamed the hole for a tight fit.

Next in the mill I found center of the .312” O1 drill rod and drilled for tapping a 10-24 thread.

Completed.

Works like a charm.

Now to build a holder.

Bead blasted, painted and installed on the back splash.

Now everything is within easy reach.

Thanks for looking.

Mike

Thank you for taking the extra time to walk through every step. Not only does the skill here amaze me, but the forethought and execution in just the right order of operations. I truly love following along with your projects

 

[J-mobzz]

I assume that was done on a CNC router?

I don’t know how to program 3D so I’ll have to do all the shaping but hand

 

[Unimog]

I don’t know how to program 3D so I’ll have to do all the shaping but hand

I've been helping a neighbor get one of these setup. I may hit you up if we can't figure it out.

 

[glockman]

I don’t know how to program 3D so I’ll have to do all the shaping but hand
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Oh, you used robots. I'm significantly less impressed.

 

[J-mobzz]

I've been helping a neighbor get one of these setup. I may hit you up if we can't figure it out.

Feel free. It belongs to my ex-wife but I’m the one that set it up and really the only one that uses it. I do 90% of my drawings in cad, import them to inkscape to convert to svg files then into the easel software to cut. This one also creates a ton of static electricity and would cause it to crash mid program. I ran several ground wires from different points on the machine as well as bought a shielded usb cable and haven’t had issues since.

 

[zmotorsports]

Thank you for taking the extra time to walk through every step. Not only does the skill here amaze me, but the forethought and execution in just the right order of operations. I truly love following along with your projects

Thank you, I appreciate the comments. I'll try to keep them coming then.

Question for the group as this comment has come up a couple of times now.

Would it be better to keep posting in this thread as I do work in my shop or would you like to see me start a separate thread for my shop projects?

Thanks.

Mike

 

[Hickey]

Thank you, I appreciate the comments. I'll try to keep them coming then.

Question for the group as this comment has come up a couple of times now.

Would it be better to keep posting in this thread as I do work in my shop or would you like to see me start a separate thread for my shop projects?

Thanks.

Mike

Your posting frequency in this thread is a nice pace for the thread. I don't think it overwhelms the idea of thread, and it inspires me in my own projects.

 

[Unimog]

Question for the group as this comment has come up a couple of times now.

I just appreciate your posts. I like them here in this thread so they are mixed with projects everyone else is working on.

 

[DAA]

Your posting frequency in this thread is a nice pace for the thread. I don't think it overwhelms the idea of thread, and it inspires me in my own projects.

Likewise! I'd still read them all just the same in their own thread, but I think they fit nicely in this one too.

- DAA

 

[zmotorsports]

Awesome.

Thanks for the feedback, I'll just continue to post here and hope you continue to like them. There are a lot of talented members posting some great projects so this will continue to be a good mix of all projects.

Mike

 

[frieed]

I fall more into the "git er done" catagory rather than "talented" but here is today's project:

So I have this 2 meter HAM radio that I mounted on the top of the dash in my truck because (1) it's really convenient there and (2) In a late-ish model truck (2013) there is absolutely no place to mount a radio without interfering with some usb port, cup holder, or do-dad. Not to mention, the whole frickin' thing is plastic. Yes, the Yaesu instructions said "don't mount where it is exposed to the sun", yeah, whatever. Fast forward 1 year and the faceplate softens enough that it will no longer push hard enough on the display connections and the screen goes blank. Still works perfectly, but the only way to see the display is to push on the faceplate with both hands; not exactly convenient.
I ordered a new front fender mount antenna which showed gread SWR's and a new faceplate for the radio but there is not much reason to replace it if the radio continues to sit on the dash.
Today's objective was to fabricate a mount that would attach to the transmission hump and present the radio vertically, just in front of the center console (also a big frickin' chunk of plastic). I'm pretty happy with my idea for a quick release mount.

First, the origami fold lines in 10ga steel


next I added the quick release mechanism:


The radio uses it's normal mount which just slides into the slot. (yes, if I'm upside down it will come loose, but is that my main problem at that point?)


Fold a bunch of stuff, do a bunch of welds, straighten thing with an OA torch and water, throw on a really crappy paint job and you get this:


Still wet.
The antenna lead will reach and I hope the power leads will as well. I'll post another pic when installed.

 

[4x4_Welder]

Removing the old and busted (yes that's a leak from the tank)
In with the new hotness
I got a cheap one as we're planning on going with a heat pump model next year, but a 16year old water heater that's leaking needs now not later.

 

[frieed]

and I got the radio installed with the new faceplate. The previous power leads were exactly long enough. Now if I could find my spiral plastic cable management stuff.



And this is why you shouldn't put the radio in the sun. The faceplate softens in the heat and the pressure from compressing the rubbery connector for the LCD deforms it. It cools in this shape and won't connect to the LCD any longer. Radio works perfectly, you just can't see the display.

 

[YROC FAB.]

Thank you, I appreciate the comments. I'll try to keep them coming then.

Question for the group as this comment has come up a couple of times now.

Would it be better to keep posting in this thread as I do work in my shop or would you like to see me start a separate thread for my shop projects?

Thanks.

Mike

I would like to see a separate one so it's more easy to steal your ideas lol. I really enjoyed mitch burke's shop thread on here when he had a shop.

 

[crosbike]

Been trying to get some stuff done before my possibly busy season starts. Who knows with all this coronavirus stuff going on. Anyways I've missed welding.
Im super sick of hand loading non running vehicles on my trailer. I've had a badland 12k winch for basically as long as I've had this trailer but been too "busy"(lazy) to weld a receiver to the front of the trailer.

Got it all burned in and redneck powdercoated.
Trying to figure out battery box and storage.

Then welded a d ring for future snatch block or tie down use.

 

[cruiseroutfit]

The 40 and 45 getting some much overdue maintenance and upgrades. Rebuilding the masters on the FJ45 and oil change, brakes and new HD hubs on the FJ40.