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Stu Ablett in Tokyo Japan
05-21-2006, 11:06 PM
Just a pic or two....
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Did not take that long, but the torch I have is a bit slow at warming stuff up
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I put slightly different curves on each side, seems to work well.
Cheers!
Bernie Weishapl
05-21-2006, 11:08 PM
Hey Stu great job. Looks very functional.
Travis Stinson
05-21-2006, 11:18 PM
Looks great Stu.:cool:
Corey Hallagan
05-21-2006, 11:21 PM
Good job Stu! Jack of all trades!
Corey
Stu Ablett in Tokyo Japan
05-21-2006, 11:39 PM
Thanks guys.
Funny, the DVR will be here in a few days, so I don't know why I'm building tool rests for the C-man lathe:rolleyes:
I also rewired the switch to a more convenient spot, again....why am I doing this.... ?
:D
Frank Chaffee
05-22-2006, 2:37 AM
Funny, the DVR will be here in a few days, so I don't know why I'm building tool rests for the C-man lathe:rolleyes:
I also rewired the switch to a more convenient spot, again....why am I doing this.... ?
:D
Stu,
How many ways can you arrange the letters “PASSIONATE LIFE”?
I highly doubt that any other arrangement of those letters could more aptly describe your methodology.
Frank
Doug Thompson
05-22-2006, 2:42 AM
You did well... looks strong and very well made. A rest that comforms to the shape of the piece makes turning easier. I see many more in your future. Good job on this one.
Barry Stratton
05-22-2006, 2:55 AM
...., so I don't know why I'm building tool rests for the C-man lathe:rolleyes:
I also rewired the switch to a more convenient spot, again....why am I doing this.... ?
:D
Because you can??????
Great job Stu!
John Hart
05-22-2006, 7:23 AM
Thanks guys.
Funny, the DVR will be here in a few days, so I don't know why I'm building tool rests for the C-man lathe:rolleyes:
I also rewired the switch to a more convenient spot, again....why am I doing this.... ?
:D
Because you're obsessed? ;)
Stu Ablett in Tokyo Japan
05-22-2006, 7:39 AM
Thanks guys, I'd say all of those fit, but the number one is......
Cause I'm having fun!! :D
tod evans
05-22-2006, 8:10 AM
Thanks guys, I'd say all of those fit, but the number one is......
Cause I'm having fun!! :D
isn`t that the key to life, not just woodbutcherie? .02 tod
Stu Ablett in Tokyo Japan
05-22-2006, 8:16 AM
isn`t that the key to life, not just woodbutcherie? .02 tod
You sir, are correct! :D
Mike Ramsey
05-22-2006, 9:29 AM
Great job Stu! I really need to make several sizes of those myself.
What type & size of metal did you use & did you build a bending
template?
Stu Ablett in Tokyo Japan
05-22-2006, 9:39 AM
Great job Stu! I really need to make several sizes of those myself.
What type & size of metal did you use & did you build a bending
template?
Hi Mike, I just used some flat bar, it is about 1" wide and just over a 1/4" thick, I heated it up the best I could (portable torch and a Coleman stove) and then I pounded the heck out of it with a 2 1/2lb short handle sledge hammer on my anvil, which is a 8" long piece of railway track (heck they'd never miss just 8 inches...).
Worked well, but was a bit messy, noisy.
When I had it shaped the way I wanted it, I heated it up again to red hot, and then quenched it in a 5 gallon bucket of water. after that I heated it up until I saw the blue line of heat travel across the face of the piece, and then I laid it down on my welding plate, which is a 3/8" thick by 1 1/2' x 2' piece of steel plate, and let it cool. I'm using gas pipe for my posts, I just notched the post and then MIG welded it in place.
So far so good, but the DVR arrives in 3 or maybe 4 days....... so maybe I'm wasting my time :rolleyes:
Cheers!
John Hart
05-22-2006, 9:48 AM
.....and then I pounded the heck out of it with a 2 1/2lb short handle sledge hammer on my anvil, which is a 8" long piece of railway track (heck they'd never miss just 8 inches...)......
We used to put pennies on the railroad tracks for fun......You seem to be one of those thrill-seekers I keep reading about!!:D
Mike Ramsey
05-22-2006, 9:53 AM
Nah, I agree they wont miss 8" of track ;) .
Dick Parr
05-22-2006, 10:05 PM
Great job Stu, looks like it should get the job done.
Ernie Nyvall
05-22-2006, 10:17 PM
....why am I doing this.... ?
:D
Uhhhhh, cause your a nut... like the rest of us.:D
Nice job though.
Ernie
Jeff Horton
05-22-2006, 11:09 PM
I had decided to try making one too. My thinking was very similar to yours only I don't have the welder going yet. Not sure if I remember how either! I was thinking of using a solid stock instead of pipe and just drilling and tapping it and using a cap screw to hold it in place.
After seeing yours I am thinking black iron pipe and just let a buddy of mine weld it. I can do the rest.... well if I ever get done with my other projects that is. ;)
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