It’s a bad photo, I know…
A customer asked if we could cut a groove offset of center around a ring, and this was the result. Ironically, The first ring blank I grabbed was my exact size. I will where it for a week, and see how it holds up to my abuse, and observe its comfort factor. So far, the groove feels mildly “sharp”…
We will see if this could be a new option for all of my rings..
I was asked to make “pipe clamps” and “collars” for 8 16” OD pipes.
I designed the “pipe clamps” (1st picture) like a shaft collar with a compression fit. These are to stop the 3000 lb. pipes from sliding into a hole when placed upright.
The “collars” (2nd picture, and on the right), I used the same fastening system as above, but these guys have a different purpose… They are meant to clamp on the top of the pipe, and to attach 3 legs at 120 degrees of each other for “plumbing up”.
Then, they asked me to go ahead and design feet (3rd picture) for the “plumbing up” legs, and produce them as well.
That’s;
8- sets of “pipe clamps” for the bases,
8- sets of “plumbing up” collars,
24- feet for the legs
and I plasma cut all 278 pieces it took to make all 40 finished parts.
I have needed a tool post grinder for a long time… So, I made up a simple tool holder last week to fit on my QCTP (quick change tool post), and it uses my old Dremel flex shaft.
Right after this photo was taken, I shut the lathe down, but did not shut down the grinder… When I rotated the work piece, my pinky found the grinder…
This is my temporary down-draft exhaust for the plasma table. I had to get something up and running quickly, and my dad helped me knock this out in a day. The finished project will have duct work plumbed through the shop so I don’t have to wheel a giant fan out to the end of the table each time I use it…
This monstrosity is something I absolutely had to assemble so that I can move 33% of my shop out to make room. Yep, room for the CNC plasma cutter that is going to be installed in my shop in the next few days! Stay tuned for less ugly projects as they start falling onto your dashboards…
That broad side facing you may need some deco to church it up a bit… Got ideas? send me a note!
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