Stuff you have made today

[KimB]

Made myself an oak (ridiculous I know, but it's what I've got) back-to-front overdesigned bench hook:



The right-hand end is use with backless Japanese (pull) saws - either in the slot, which is the width of my Japanese saw's kerf or on the end (which has magnets glued into it to keep the saw running true):

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The other end also has magnets set into it but has a slightly lower top: this can be used (with the jig the other way round) with a western saw. The relieved end is to account for the back of the western tenon saw.

The T-track in the top allows me to use a stop if I want to cut multiple pieces to the same length. Probably a bit pointless; I installed the T-track as an easy way to hang it underneath my bench so it's immediately available and figured while I was at it I'd make a stop.

As with my shooting board, the "cleat/hook" on the bottom isn't actually a cleat, it's four 20 mm dowels:

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Three of them go in the jaws of the vice under normal use (the vice doesn't have to be tightened) so the moving jaw of the vice counters the pulling action of the saw. Using dowels means I can put it in a different place (or turn through 90°) if I want by putting the dowels into the dog holes on the bench.

What size t slot stuff do you use? I was looking at buying some to make a mini router table.

 

[Dr.Al]

What size t slot stuff do you use? I was looking at buying some to make a mini router table.

I've got two different types in various places. The normal stuff I use is 19.05 mm (3/4") wide, but for the cross-cut sled on my table saw I used some dovetail-shaped stuff as the wood is quite thin and there wasn't much room left for decent length screws: I figured the dovetail would help hold it in place.

I got it all from Axminster (here and here) but I think there are much cheaper options available.

 

[Brad93]

How thick can your table cut?

15mm Kim.

 

[Hood]

Welded up the ramp I cut on the plasma yesterday.

First side done.

Other done.

Boat wasn't ready for me to start so I cut this up on the plasma.

Tacked together.

Fully welded and hosetail fitted.

Filled with water to test for leaks, there were none

Hose connected and sitting in place, it is a reserve tank for the plasma table, main tank just holds enough for the level it is at now and I wanted a bit more. I tested it out and it works great, main tank fills and then flows into the small tank. Put pump on and small tank empties then the big tank.

 

[Cosantoir]

Not a patch on the cool stuff you guys make but it'ls my first bit of welding.

Used these 4mm bits of steel to make a sheet for me to weld on in the future and added a little bracket at the bottom to stop it sliding around

 

[Fraserb]

Technically this is @doubleboost fault.

 

[Cuthy246]

Technically this is @doubleboost fault.

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Filling?

 

[Fraserb]

Filling?

Mince, onion and potato.

 

[Cuthy246]

Mince, onion and potato.

Lovely

 

[Fraserb]

Lovely

It was

 

[selectedgrub]

 

[nickk]

As our other 2 sons have a bunk bed each! My youngest twin wanted a canopy,so I made this, he thinks he’s camping.
Just need some pipe lagging over the steel edges.

 

[Barking Mat]

View attachment 268487 View attachment 268488 As our other 2 sons have a bunk bed each! My youngest twin wanted a canopy,so I made this, he thinks he’s camping.
Just need some pipe lagging over the steel edges.

That's great, love that.

 

[Olderisbetter]

View attachment 268487 View attachment 268488 As our other 2 sons have a bunk bed each! My youngest twin wanted a canopy,so I made this, he thinks he’s camping.
Just need some pipe lagging over the steel edges.

Dragons den... the camp bed.. a weekend away during covid in your own bed and also ideal if you like a snooze in the day when working nights

 

[Tangledfeet]

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What's with the green colour?

 

[Hood]

What's with the green colour?

Got a bad cold.

 

[Barking Mat]

What's with the green colour?

Coolant ? To stop it freezing I'd imagine. (At night).

 

[mtt.tr]

Got a bad cold.

Some sort of monster energy drink

 

[Hood]

It is not helping much with the freezing, whether night time or day time
It is mainly to stop the steel slats rusting which would happen if just pure water.
You get the right stuff for it, but it would cost me over £300 so I have opted to try some Rocol V-Cut SS in the water instead.
As said it is not helping much with it freezing as it has been frozen for the past week, well until I start cutting, then it soon melts. It is certainly stopping any rust and so far I don't detect any fumes coming from it.

 

[Hood]

Today I have made this

I am helping a friend retrofit his lathe with an SZGH control. He has a problem, the servo drives he has can only output simulated encoder signals when the drive is set up for analogue command. He needs them in Step/Dir command and when in that mode it uses the same connections as the encoder output would be and thus they are not available.

Not too much of a problem regarding the actual encoder pulses but for accurate homing he really needs an Index signal. He has managed to fit an encoder onto the X axis which is the most important axis with regards consistent and accurate homing. The turret wouldn't have been too bad but the Z axis was going to be more problematic due to the space. Also quite expensive having to buy two encoders.
I wondered if fitting a prox switch would work but when I read the manual I saw that the Index inputs on the control were 5v differential so I thought I could maybe use a line driver and convert the signal from the 24v prox to 5v differential, it seems to work

Oh also should mention, the control can be set up to home to switches only or home to switch then Index, problem is you can not select for each axis, the selection is for all axes. Because the X axis really requires accuracy then that is the option we want but because of that Index signals are also required on the Turret (set as C axis) and the Z axis.