Stuff you have made today

[123hotchef]

So it is onto the spindle rather than the backplate of the chuck?

It clamps tightly around both I turned the back plate down To the same diameter as the spindal

 

[Hood]

Ah ok

 

[Tinbasherdan]

The 8" nominal bore pipe arrived today which allowed me to turn the step on the end caps, I always wait until I have the pipe as the sizes can vary slightly between lots and I want an nice press (batter with hammer) fit.

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Bandsaw comes in handy as a bench.

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Job done.

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Next up I chopped up a bit of bronze prop shaft.

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Into the Chiron and made some rectangular stock.

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The next step was to do a bit more machining to them, it left this.

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And this.

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What dia is the bronze? I need a piece around 3.5” to make a hub retaining nut for my aero engine

 

[Hood]

What dia is the bronze? I need a piece around 3.5” to make a hub retaining nut for my aero engine

It is only 1 1/2" just barely enough for me to square off and have enough to grip for machining.

 

[Tinbasherdan]

It is only 1 1/2" just barely enough for me to square off and have enough to grip for machining.

Ah booger. Will have to make it out of steel then!

 

[Windy Miller]

Because I can be a bit of an oaf at times I broke the plastic handwheel on the vice on my new bandsaw:View attachment 194147 View attachment 194146

I suspect a manufacturing defect as the metal ring inside is cracked, however I couldn't be bothered to take the whole thing back so I made a new wheel...

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It's significantly sturdier than the plastic one...

@Aesgarth is that the Axminster swivel head job?
Mine also has a home brewed handle replacing the broken original.
Maybe they’re all 5h1te, or perhaps we’re both oafs!

 

[Seadog]

I finished this off and fitted it

That's not going to do much for your finish at higher speeds.

 

[123hotchef]

That's not going to do much for your finish at higher speeds.

I did wonder if it would put the chuck out of balance I guess I will soon find out.

 

[DAPPH]

Would a simple split circle of steel inch thick wall with a hex cap pinch bolt across / through the split in to threaded hole on one side of the split be better for balance rather than a heavy bolt & banjo have been better ?

 

[Seadog]

This was the original

 

[DAPPH]

What's wrong with it?

 

[Maker]

What's wrong with it?

Presumably Chef didnt have one.

 

[123hotchef]

Would a simple split circle of steel inch thick wall with a hex cap pinch bolt across / through the split in to threaded hole on one side of the split be better for balance rather than a heavy bolt & banjo have been better ?

maybe I can always cut the banjo part off and get it on the mill to drill and tap a new pinch bolt in

 

[123hotchef]

Presumably Chef didnt have one.

I did not it is not a off the self part it is a modification

 

[123hotchef]

Well i just made these up and the balance was fine. But I did not have it up to the maximum speed

 

[Aesgarth]

@Aesgarth is that the Axminster swivel head job?
Mine also has a home brewed handle replacing the broken original.
Maybe they’re all 5h1te, or perhaps we’re both oafs!

It is the Axminster swivel head job! I'm going to take them the handle back at some point and tell them it's carp. The rest of the saw seems pretty good...

 

[dan.taylor.1]

Which model, I've got the engineer series one and it's excellent.

 

[Windy Miller]

It is the Axminster swivel head job! I'm going to take them the handle back at some point and tell them it's carp. The rest of the saw seems pretty good...

The accuracy on mine was VASTLY improved when I shimmed up one side of the vice. It cuts very square now.

Thanks to @Seadog for his assistance with this!

 

[Windy Miller]

Which model, I've got the engineer series one and it's excellent.

This is my one:

https://www.axminster.co.uk/axminst...5shd-swivel-head-metal-cutting-bandsaw-700103

 

[arther dailey]

A fire grate for park ray, each bar fully welded down one side, not just tacked on top.