What did you do today? (2014)

[Involute CurveParticipant @involutecurve]

Managed to get the miller into the workshop, the Hiab lifted it 11 mtrs reach and over a tree 8mts tall, which is now missing a limb, the only other downside was, I got so wrapped up watching I forgot to take some pics, but its in now what a relief, I will not be moving agian………. ever……

Anyone know about workshop ergonomics, I want to make best use of the space I have, I now have all the main equipment in, big miller 50"x 14" table, small miller 30"x8" table, Harrison lathe, Clarkson grinder, welding equip, Tig, Mig, & Gas, + associated bottles, oh and the bike build table, I just need to lay it out as best I can before bringing all the small stuff in…….

Shaun

[Bob Brown 1Participant @bobbrown1]

Shaun,

probably going to be in a similar position, Boxford lathe, big and little milling machines etc.

My intention is to put the lathe along the back wall with a work bench to the left, the longer wall will have the two milling machines along it and grinders and welding kit along the same wall but away from the main machines or at least as far as a 6 + meter wall allows. May well have a play with some cut out and a grid to see how best to lay them out. Will be leaving enough space to fit a 4 post lift if I decide to fit one on the left.

Bob

[Neil WyattModerator @neilwyatt]

The best job I ever did on a kitchen, I made little cardboard boxes for each unit/fridge/cooker/washing machine etc. and laid them all out on a scale 'map' of the kitchen with doors etc. marked on it.

I've since used a CAD-type approach for a bathroom and a couple of goes at the kitchen in the new house, but the cardboard approach was easiest (and my wife could 'read' the model a lot better than one of my plans!

I suppose the ideal is to 3D-print a little version of the workshop!

Neil

[David ColwillParticipant @davidcolwill19261]

The task for today is to try to get the 3D printer printing nylon (no easy task).

I too am in the process of altering my workshop around an have made a 1;20 scale plywood floor plan and a pile of paper cutouts. It seems by far the best approach and it is much easier to move the paper around than the machines themselves.

Regards.

David.

[Involute CurveParticipant @involutecurve]

Hiya, played with this software and it works, some of the machines icons are a little different but it allows you to move stuff around and get a good idea of how it will look, and how much space will be left for other stuff…….

http://cdn0.grizzly.com/shopplanner/v1-4/1/shopplanner.html

HTH

Shaun

[jason udallParticipant @jasonudall57142]

Re nylon…remember to dry it in oven first…

[Nicholas FarrParticipant @nicholasfarr14254]

The word Wally springs to mind.

Regards Nick.

[OuBallieParticipant @ouballie]

Drilling machine:

Swopped the aluminum tray that I had originally bolted to the right hand side of the table, to the left hand side.

It was just to too inconvenient where it was as it obstructed easy operation of the table rack, and having the cutting fluid bottle on the 'wrong' side for LH application, was an even bigger PITA.

The space problem I thought I had proved to be fallacious, as I could swing said table well out of the way.

May still fit another tray on the right though, as it's proved very useful.

Geoff – Clogged sinuses = dry mouth = disturbed sleep = feeling like a zombie

[Danny M2ZParticipant @dannym2z]

Posted by Nicholas Farr on 06/09/2014 22:44:39:

The word Wally springs to mind.

What on earth did you manage to do to cause that? Enquiring minds want to know. DTI's ain't cheap.

* Danny M *

[Nicholas FarrParticipant @nicholasfarr14254]

Hi Danny M, had my back to the lathe while moving some wood and caught it with my elbow and knocked it onto the floor. Serves me right, I should have put it away when I'd finished with it the other day.

Regards Nick.

[David ColwillParticipant @davidcolwill19261]

Who says DTI's aren't cheap I got one for £11.79 including postage, made by that well known firm Mitutogo. I do have an expensive copy though, it's made by some Japanese company of a similar name.

Regards.

David.

[BazyleParticipant @bazyle]

Today I have had a memorable birthday at the Bulla Hill railway run by the Tullamarine model engineers. An absolutely huge track in 10 acres and about a mile long with about 20 steaming bays for 7 in let alone the 5 in facilities. The people there were very friendly

Edited By Bazyle on 07/09/2014 13:21:42

[BazyleParticipant @bazyle]

Continuing above…..especially Andrew M who showed me around their facilities and workshops. A membership of only 70 keep it all running for fortnightly public days with club meetings too.

I also managed to have a chat with John Mc but not actually meet him this trip.

[John McNamaraParticipant @johnmcnamara74883]

And a very enjoyable Chat it was too.

[BazyleParticipant @bazyle]

about to get on plane back home. Au revoir Australia. Now to look forward to the St Albans club exhibition on the last day of September.

[HobbyNutParticipant @hobbynut]

I made a Con rod for a Lister

[Howard LewisParticipant @howardlewis46836]

And now for something completely different!

Replaced the mineral felt on the workshop roof with EPDM rubber.

The felt was the original, just on eleven years old and beginning to show signs of imminent failure

With a guaranteed life of 20 years, and an expected life of 50 (Just like the garage and utility room roof) I should never have to worry about keeping out the weather again!

My experience was of placing the order at 1545 on 2nd September 2014, and receiving the materials, and fitting kit at 0835 on 4th September 2014, so prompt service.

There were more than sufficient materials to apply the EPDM rubber and the trims, (even the nails) using the leaflet supplied as a follow up to the video on the website.

The work was quite straightforward, taking less than a day, (unhurried with a long lunchbreak) to apply the rubber and trims to a 3.2 x 2.2 metre roof; and the end result is quite pleasing.

Have never dealt with Rubber4Roofs, here in UK, but am pleased with the experience.

The time taker was removing the old felt and the bitumen holding it place. It took two of us with heat guns and scrapers nearly four hours to remove it. And half as long to clean up everything afterwards.

With hindsight, it would have been much quicker, having removed the felt, to remove the 12mm ply boards, invert , and screw them back into place. We would have aligned the edges better, and so not had to plane the edges to bring them level with the 50mm framing. Hope that I shall not need to remember that for a next time.

Experience is what enables you to recognise the mistake the next time that you make it!

If I could get a picture to paste, you would be able to see the result, although it is really pretty boring!

Howard

[Four stroke FredParticipant @fourstrokefred]

Good Day HobbyNut,

The Lister con rod looks good as does the rest of the engine. Keep up the good work.

George.

[BazyleParticipant @bazyle]

My loft extension had a plastic 'felt' when I bought the house. In summer it stank of plastic as the plasticiser evaporated and the edges curled up until it leaked. Replaced with proper old fashioned felt. While the company still exists get the names and addresses of the directors ……

[Jack Foreman 1Participant @jackforeman1]

I made two spacers and clamp plates to attach a large 'V' belt pulley to my faceplate. The first job I've done which required working to reasonably tight tolerances. Also the first time that I've used the faceplate. Centered the pulley on the plate OK – bored a 19mm hole – bored it out to exactly 1" ( I got it to within one thou.) Made a sleeve to fit the pulley shaft and turned the sleeve to fit the one inch pulley hole. It all fitted precisely. So my Mk1 Myford now has 6 speeds, as I was told it had when I bought it [only to find that the back gears didn't, and couldn't possibly, work] Comparing it with the Bantam [I don't have a rev counter] I now have a Myford lathe, in good condition, ready for sale with a speed range of approx. 300 – 1600 RPM.
I also took the backplate off the Myford small three jaw chuck and set it up in the Bantam chuck, clocking it for true [another 1st for me], accurately re-machined the register so that the chuck runs true now. This was my first time of removing the spindle jaws and replacing with the external jaws on the Bantam three jaw chuck. Not the ordeal that I expected it to be.
So, a productive day. And a learning day too.
Elementary to you guys, I'm sure. But another significant milestone day for me.

Edited By Jack Foreman 1 on 09/09/2014 22:03:32

[LathejackParticipant @lathejack]

A busy day today. I managed to find a bit of spare time in the workshop so I finished off these two pistons for the Red Wing engine.

The one with two piston ring grooves is the earlier type shown on my drawings from LA Services. The piston with three grooves is the type from the later revised drawings. This later type has two piston rings and one rubber O ring to help retain oil in the cylinder.

Finished the day off by doing some work on the land with my classic 1970 MF135 tractor, almost 45 years old and still working perfectly.

[“Bill Hancox”Participant @billhancox]

A few days ago I was visiting a large DIY shop in a nearby city. I happened to spot these hard rubber rollers among the boat trailer accessories @ $4.95 CAD each X 4. I reckoned they would, with some minor work, make suitable pads for the bench that I made for my Speed 10. I had originally used ice hockey pucks but found that if I took a sudden lurch with the blind staggers and bumped into the bench, the pucks would move slightly on the smooth concrete floor. When I constructed the bench, I welded 1/2"X13TPI nuts to the bottom of each leg. to allow for adjustment so no additional work required there. Small boat trailer rollers come with a 1/2" bore.

As-purchased roller. Note they allow for a 1/2" bolt and washer to be installed in a recessed manner when building a boat trailer. I turned four 1 3/4"x1/2"X3/8" aluminum bushes to fit the recesses so as to better distribute the weight. 3/4"X2 3/4" mild hex was turned to 1/2"X1" on one end which kept the bottom 1/4" from the base of the rubber to allow for unknown compression. 1/2" was left intact for a spanner and the remaining 1 1/4" was turned and threaded 1/2"X13TPI, sufficient for adjustment on the relatively level floor while allowing for the addition of a lock nut..

The completed assembly ready to thread into the bottom of the bench leg. The lock nut has been added to secure the adjustment once the bench has been leveled.

The pad installed. Initial compression of the rubber appears to be in the range of 1/32" at the tailstock end and slightly more at the headstock end. The rubber really grabs the concrete floor. The pad would not budge when I gave it a substantial push. Free ally and hex so total cost about $25 CAD. It will be interesting to see how the pads react to compressive forces over time. Me likes 'em.

Bill

[“Bill Hancox”Participant @billhancox]

Posted by Howard Lewis on 08/09/2014 22:32:45:

And now for something completely different!

Replaced the mineral felt on the workshop roof with EPDM rubber.

Very interesting Howard. Is the rubber manufactured from recycled tires? I am considering a recycled tire product to replace my asphalt shingled roof. The shingles are 14 years old and rated for 30 years but by the looks of them I would say they did their product testing in Mexico.

Hmmm! I wonder how far the hail stones will bounce.

Cheers

Bill

[Richard MarksParticipant @richardmarks80868]

The tractor picture is a fake! where are the tyre tracks?

[OuBallieParticipant @ouballie]

Signature says it all, so 'End of the World is Nigh!'

Yesterday made the remote station for the FeedRodMotor, and now waiting for a DPDT toggle switch to wire up. It will be mounted on the Apron where the SpindleLever used to be.

This morning started figuring out how to get the motor mounted onto the Rod End Cap, but grey matter was behaving like a recalcitrant three year old by taking ages to tell me to REMOVE the Cap, thus making it much easier to work on/with.

Steel plate cut to mount motor and its enclosure on, with a 38mm hole drilled in the enclosure allowing it to slide over the motor, but by then I'd had enough so retired inside to relax.

Geoff – Suffering from a cold courtesy of GD I think

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