WHEW!!!!!!
What did you do in your shop today?
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Son got himself a nice gun safe and mentioned he needed some small boxes to store stuff in. Working on a couple to surprise him with. Small keepsake style boxes will be hinged and latched. Neat part is he and I got the cherry and walnut from his aunt's, my sis, place in Wimberly. We helped her after a storm a while back that took down a few trees. Box sides from the cherry with the defects stabilized with black CA. Top and bottoms from the walnut.
here's the walnut before resawing
here's the walnut before resawing
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Thank you and that right there is funny!! Took me a couple blinks to grasp it!!
Man, I haven't played liars poker in 20 years!!!
I was hoping that dollar was for scale and that you hadn't gotten into high end printing, because, that never seems to end well.
Nice boxes too.
Nice boxes too.
Finally got this thing on the lathe today.
But only had enough time to rough it round before the dinner bell rang.
But only had enough time to rough it round before the dinner bell rang.
I cleaned up after the kid's cat. Kitty is getting bigger and more adventuresome. She knocked a bunch of cardboard over around the wood stove. Decided to start removing items around the stove to limit risks. Also worked on de-nailing stove bound wood.
Got the shape about right. Fine tuning and sanding still needed.
Then, using my new in box ”Fisch Wave Cutter Evolution Forstner Bit” set.......
I step drilled to begin the hollowing. Having been overly aggressive (i.e. stupid) drilling an earlier hollow form when I bent the quill on my lathe, I started at 3/4” and went up 1/8 inch at a time. Why? Because I can now with this set and I don’t want to buy another quill. I’ll get the hollowing rig out tomorrow.
I do like these forstner bits, they cut smooth and easy and do not generate as much heat.
Then, using my new in box ”Fisch Wave Cutter Evolution Forstner Bit” set.......
I step drilled to begin the hollowing. Having been overly aggressive (i.e. stupid) drilling an earlier hollow form when I bent the quill on my lathe, I started at 3/4” and went up 1/8 inch at a time. Why? Because I can now with this set and I don’t want to buy another quill. I’ll get the hollowing rig out tomorrow.
I do like these forstner bits, they cut smooth and easy and do not generate as much heat.
Looking really good Tom!
Your form looks to be spot on. Will be waiting somewhat patiently for more photos tomorrow.
I am man enough to say I am NOT man enough to turn something like that!! That is look great Tom.
Started hollowing, didn’t finish.
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After I fished up my belt grinder up grade my craftsman bench grinder it was time to convert another 8" grinder I have to a wire wheel machine. I use wire wheels alot when restoring bicycles, sewing machines, and machinery. The mighty wire wheel is priceless.
My old wire wheel machine is only a 6" the new one will be an 8" Its only a 3 amp which is perfect for wire wheeling, but pretty week for a bench grinder which is why I upgraded to 2 other 8" 7amp grinders.
Stripping away all the unnecessary parts like eye shields and the cheap stamped steel rest. This is a really cheap Chinese grinder I purchased new at Menards.
Parts that will go in the used grinder parts box, lol. The wheels are like new.
Wire wheels installed and all buttoned up. 1 course and 1 medium.
I counterbored and drilled some holes in a piece of scrap plywood to make a temporary mount to clamp it to a bench when I need to use it and quickly remove it and store it when it's not needed.
Bolted to the plywood.
Grinder clamped to the bench.
A rusty found pry bar
Quickly cleaned up!
I even found a logo on it, lol. So this went on the wall with my other pry bars.
The wire wheel upgrade is awesome. Now I gotta figure out what I want to do with the old one, put it in the garage or just craigslist it and get rid of it.
My old wire wheel machine is only a 6" the new one will be an 8" Its only a 3 amp which is perfect for wire wheeling, but pretty week for a bench grinder which is why I upgraded to 2 other 8" 7amp grinders.
Stripping away all the unnecessary parts like eye shields and the cheap stamped steel rest. This is a really cheap Chinese grinder I purchased new at Menards.
Parts that will go in the used grinder parts box, lol. The wheels are like new.
Wire wheels installed and all buttoned up. 1 course and 1 medium.
I counterbored and drilled some holes in a piece of scrap plywood to make a temporary mount to clamp it to a bench when I need to use it and quickly remove it and store it when it's not needed.
Bolted to the plywood.
Grinder clamped to the bench.
A rusty found pry bar
Quickly cleaned up!
I even found a logo on it, lol. So this went on the wall with my other pry bars.
The wire wheel upgrade is awesome. Now I gotta figure out what I want to do with the old one, put it in the garage or just craigslist it and get rid of it.
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Then I gathered some parts and materials for.my next project, a grinding wheel single point diamond dresser.
I'll probably post this build in the classroom when I do it.
I'll probably post this build in the classroom when I do it.
Yup looks just like a hive tool
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I googled it and it's just a regular pry bar. But a beekeeper might use it for hive work.