What did you do in your shop today?

Not woodworking & technically it was the driveway, but here is today's task in pictures. It is my wood hauler so relevant. :texas:

I've been putting this job off for a while because I simply didn't want to do it. No matter, it needed to be done & today was a beautiful, sunny day & only 92*. Perfect fall weather!

It actually wasn't too bad of a job and went much faster than I expected it to.

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JonathanH said:
Not woodworking & technically it was the driveway, but here is today's task in pictures. It is my wood hauler so relevant. :texas:

I've been putting this job off for a while because I simply didn't want to do it. No matter, it needed to be done & today was a beautiful, sunny day & only 92*. Perfect fall weather!

It actually wasn't too bad of a job and went much faster than I expected it to.

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Wow, did you ever save yourself a ton of money. Maybe a ton of $5s………. I need to do mine on that Cherokee, but instead I’m going to get another set of rear leaf springs and do that job over…..rrrrgggghhhhhh.
 
JonathanH said:
Not woodworking & technically it was the driveway, but here is today's task in pictures. It is my wood hauler so relevant. :texas:

I've been putting this job off for a while because I simply didn't want to do it. No matter, it needed to be done & today was a beautiful, sunny day & only 92*. Perfect fall weather!

It actually wasn't too bad of a job and went much faster than I expected it to.

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Come clean Jonathan, you're installing hydraulics so you can lift and tilt the bed while driving down the street, arent you?
 
The one mower, a Ariens 46 cut rider, has the same half round wheels as lots of Husqvarna mowers. We have tree roots everywhere and the wheels get caught. Wife has broken one wheel and bent two wheel mounts. So ordered the full round wheels in hopes of less issues. They came, the center shaft is longer than the mounting bolt collar. Checked them with a few others and turns out, they are 3/16ths too long. Sanded the inside center down in the shop on the belt sander.
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Nice afternoon working the Easywood carbide beading cutter tools I started. Accomplished 3 out of 4 tries. What you say? Well, broke one of those little 4-40 taps in the first I tried. However, successfully drilled 4 holes without the drill press, and did finish the 3 I was going to do. I just had to take the cutoff wheel to the one with the broken tap and reshape the end. Being a half inch shorter is no big deal for this particular tool.

Then finished turning and finishing the first handle and glued up. Cherry with walnut oil and Pens Plus friction polished to complete. The beads on the front and back of the handle are the size of the cutter. In this case, 3/8”.

I want to compliment Greg @woodtickgreg and Marc @ripjack13 for their machinist skills (and all others I don’t know) as this was done with hand held angle grinders and a flat file for a little finer work. Great exercise but when I finish these last 2 handles (already rough turned) I’m done with tools for a bit.

Oh, my drill press Chuck would not hold the #46 drill bit, so drilled them by hand. But glad I found my nice vice for the next project.

Note: anyone wanting to do similar, the small Easywood cuters are 4-40, #46 drill for the correct tap. Found a 2-set pack on Amazon with the Bosch label.

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Nicely done Garry. Steady hands are key when hand drilling. Looks good from here. Did you epoxy them into the handle?
 
Had a pretty productive weekend. Made two more pepper mills both about 10" tall out of Walnut. Turned some handles for coffee scoops. One of them is cholla from @Nubsnstubs several of the others were my second attempt at stabilizing. Turned out good. My first attempt was a failure. Also, turned some handles for hobby knife kits. Overall very pleased. IMG_2913.webp IMG_2913.webp IMG_2910.webp IMG_2910.webp
 
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Had a pretty productive weekend. Made two more pepper mills both about 10" tall out of Walnut. Turned some handles for coffee scoops. One of them is cholla from @Nubsnstubs several of the others were my second attempt at stabilizing. Turned out good. My first attempt was a failure. Also, turned some handles for hobby knife kits. Overall very pleased.View attachment 279030View attachment 279030View attachment 279032View attachment 279032
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I would be pleased to. And for some reason I was wondering if that chola came from that supplier of ours. Have to get a box of that from Jerry @Nubsnstubs as I want to get back to casting this winter along with stabilizing.
 
Just puttin around today…

Filled the bags, typically decant from pint or quart cans and use a quart every 6-8 weeks or so. These should keep it fresh from the gallon can opened this past weekend. Have another bag for the last qt but should use it up before it start to thicken.

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Another coat of oil

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Got an ammonia fume started

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Process improvement…
Set up the collet compression jig on a small dedicated lathe for sealing and dying production work.

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Set up the buffing pads on another dedicated lathe. Been waxing and polishing by hand for many years, will see if this does it better.

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tripoli, white diamond and carnauba wax bars

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Ugh, I thought I would try some of the Bush Oil, but the shipping is almost as much as the product. It would be over $61 for a quart! :scare3:
 
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Set up the buffing pads on another dedicated lathe. Been waxing and polishing by hand for many years, will see if this does it better.
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If you haven’t already, be sure and run it with a scrap piece of wood first to get rid of the fuzzies. It will make a huge mess the first run, but after that it works great. Just be careful though. It can pull the item out of your hands if you hold it wrong. Don’t ask me how I know. :blush:
 
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Nice afternoon working the Easywood carbide beading cutter tools I started. Accomplished 3 out of 4 tries. What you say? Well, broke one of those little 4-40 taps in the first I tried. However, successfully drilled 4 holes without the drill press, and did finish the 3 I was going to do. I just had to take the cutoff wheel to the one with the broken tap and reshape the end. Being a half inch shorter is no big deal for this particular tool.

Then finished turning and finishing the first handle and glued up. Cherry with walnut oil and Pens Plus friction polished to complete. The beads on the front and back of the handle are the size of the cutter. In this case, 3/8”.

I want to compliment Greg @woodtickgreg and Marc @ripjack13 for their machinist skills (and all others I don’t know) as this was done with hand held angle grinders and a flat file for a little finer work. Great exercise but when I finish these last 2 handles (already rough turned) I’m done with tools for a bit.

Oh, my drill press Chuck would not hold the #46 drill bit, so drilled them by hand. But glad I found my nice vice for the next project.

Note: anyone wanting to do similar, the small Easywood cuters are 4-40, #46 drill for the correct tap. Found a 2-set pack on Amazon with the Bosch label.

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I have broken my share of those little taps:sarcastic:take the screws out and put a little grease on the threads so the screws don't seize up.
 
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