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27th December 2013, 10:30 PM #46
Don't get me wrong Bob. I know you have a lot of nice things and a lot of them you have made yourself. When I said "One does not have to go to that much trouble tho." I was referring to others who may want such a tool. I personally do not think it is a waste of time for you to do this. It is what you want to do. I hope that one day I may have enough time to do the same myself but first I need to get a lot more experience. I should have used a smiley there as well.
Dean
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27th December 2013, 10:52 PM #47Senior Member
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“In the long run, men hit only what they aim at. Therefore, though they should fail immediately, they had better aim at something high.” - Henry David Thoreau
I think most of us here are 'hobbyists'.... although for some of us it is a way of life...
Without this digressing into philosophical rhetoric... we all have one life here, we need to make sure we budget our time to get the results we are happy with.
My tip: You get what you give.
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28th December 2013, 08:29 AM #48
You can also use an el-cheapo parts washer which gives you the supply reservoir and the pump. Add one strainer liberated from the kitchen as a swarf catcher for the drain from the machine and you have it.
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29th December 2013, 10:05 PM #49Senior Member
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Just to negate my apparent reputation as a thread killer (and this thread is a good one) I better come up with something tangible.
A computer connected to the internet is a valuable thing in a work shop, great for looking up tap drill charts, feedrates, checking out info on forums etc while a job in is progress. Computers only a year or two old can be picked for washers on Ebay and prevent greasy fingerprints on your Iphone (if you are silly enough to own one )
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30th December 2013, 07:16 AM #50SENIOR MEMBER
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Hi Gerbilsquasher,
I'm silly enough to own an Iphone but whats even sillier is I own a small PC laptop
That one has just been released and is allowed to go out to the shed.
She just wont allow the Imac to live out there Maybe if I got an Ipad, I could... Nah, she'd never let me
Phil
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30th December 2013, 11:35 AM #51GOLD MEMBER
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30th December 2013, 07:44 PM #52
I have a 7 inch tablet that I am slowly getting sorted. I managed to get it connected to my wireless network very early on but I have not even tried it in the shed yet!
I can see that it could be very useful as I could access all the photo's I have taken when dismantling things etc etc. The router is in the room nearest to the shed. 30 feet to the door max.
Dean
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31st December 2013, 01:56 PM #53Senior Member
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Started doing this myself! Great idea for electrical and/or mechanical repairs, and much quicker than trying to find a pencil and paper. Especially for those 'long term' (read: unfinished) projects where sequence of assembly, connections etc could be forgotten.
A couple of happy snaps with a cheapo digital camera can save hours of trial, error and frustration.
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31st December 2013, 02:10 PM #54Senior Member
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I made my own rust preventer a few weeks ago.... I had to disperse some water on some sheetmetal parts which got wet in the rain on the back of the ute.
It was a large area, so I didn't want to waste my WD40. I made a mix of (roughly) 1 part new engine oil to 2 parts mid range thinner, gave it a good shake, and applied it with a spray bottle.
I suppose the mid range thinner could be substituted with anything which evaporates such as metho.
It worked well enough until I got around to welding it together... and even acted as a very good anti-spatter spray.
I'm sure home made WD40 has been on the forum before but I thought I might mention it again.
Of course it must be used in a well ventilated area away from sources of ignition
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23rd May 2014, 01:42 PM #55GOLD MEMBER
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For any one that makes there own jigs,arbors or special tooling for jobs and dosent want it to rust,consider looking for an old fridge or freezer,air cant get in and objects don't rust.
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23rd May 2014, 02:54 PM #56
Quick tip for you Lathe or Mill coolant system, put a couple of old magnets out of old speakers etc below the return line in the coolant tank and it will catch iron filings and iron swarf, no good for Ali or other non ferous metals though.
Shane
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25th May 2014, 10:10 PM #57
[QUOTE=Auskart;1776644 no good for Ali or other non ferous metals though.[/QUOTE]
If you have the room ,you can use a 40mm sink S bend and fit a mesh in the up leg of the bend.A push fit makes it removable.
Grahame
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26th May 2014, 12:42 AM #59Golden Member
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This is what I've done with mine. The loose clamp collar is hardened so I ground two flats onto it so I could grip the collar with a mover. The mandrel is soft though. I only discovered that by clamping it in the vice whilst unscrewing the collar.
By the way I managed to pop the head off the countersunk allen socket screw whilst using a 4" x 1/8" blade on a deep cut in mild steel. It was unnerving when the blade just stopped and the collar bounced onto the mill table.
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16th February 2015, 10:48 PM #60Senior Member
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Another use for taper pins
I needed to rework something I’m making which meant I had to drill and tap (M8) half on half off an existing (6mm) hole. So the 6mm hole needed to be plugged very solidly. This is in 10mm mild flat.
I have taper pin reamers, so my solution was to taper ream the hole, turn a taper pin to suit and press it in.
Drilling and tapping across the plug was just like tapping virgin material.
One of those minor ‘might come in handy one day’ tips.
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