What did you do in your shop today?

I also made a jig for the tires. They're made with two hole saws, one for the rim and one to cut them out. Obviously the outside of the tire is a mess when you do that, so I put a runner on a piece of plywood and inserted a dowel the right distance from the sander. Now I can throw a tire on the dowel, slide the jig over in front of the 12" sander, and spin them round. Kind of like cutting circles on a table saw.

They all end up the same size, round, and smooth. Works very well.
 
kweinert said:
I also made a jig for the tires. They're made with two hole saws, one for the rim and one to cut them out. Obviously the outside of the tire is a mess when you do that, so I put a runner on a piece of plywood and inserted a dowel the right distance from the sander. Now I can throw a tire on the dowel, slide the jig over in front of the 12" sander, and spin them round. Kind of like cutting circles on a table saw.

They all end up the same size, round, and smooth. Works very well.
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Schroedc said:
Yesterday I spent quite a bit of time opening up lots and lots of little zip lock bags :sarcastic: Then glued up almost 200 blanks for an order. I'll get them all milled to length today and start turning. The only kink is they don't want delivery until late March so it'll be a bit before I get paid.

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Those are "pen" blanks correct? I don't turn wood, but was just wondering if I was thinking rightly.
 
ripjack13 said:
Wowzerz man......are they going to be laser engraved also?
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Yep. The nice thing is the artwork hasn't changes at all in the last couple years. I've got a jig and art file set up to engrave 10 at a time. The only thing I have to remember to do is dial my settings back in since I just replaced the laser tube and the new one is hotter than the old one. Don't want to just light them on fire....
 
Schroedc said:
Yes, those are pen blanks for Sierra or Mesa type pens. I've got a customer that orders a few times a year, several hundred at a time.
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Great thanks and the sizes are the standard sizes from the site which I think is 1" x 1" x 6"?

One thing I wasn't sure of from the standard sizes was hole in the blank - that is something that you do and is not something you want a person with blanks to drill correct?

I asking because I want to cut up some blanks to offer, but wasn't sure about the hole?
 
MarksCaribbeanWoodworks said:
Great thanks and the sizes are the standard sizes from the site which I think is 1" x 1" x 6"?

One thing I wasn't sure of from the standard sizes was hole in the blank - that is something that you do and is not something you want a person with blanks to drill correct?

I asking because I want to cut up some blanks to offer, but wasn't sure about the hole?
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Hole varies from kit to kit, some are 7mm, some 8mm, some 3/8, some 27/64, it goes on and on. I wouldn't pre drill the blanks, leave that to the pen maker. A "Standard" pen blank is 3/4 square by 5 1/2 to 6 long, I personally cut a lot of my stuff at 7/8 but then I turn a lot of larger pens. When it comes to making blanks, don't throw the 2 3/4 to 4 inch pieces. even those are popular for single tube pens.
 
MarksCaribbeanWoodworks said:
Great thanks and the sizes are the standard sizes from the site which I think is 1" x 1" x 6"?

One thing I wasn't sure of from the standard sizes was hole in the blank - that is something that you do and is not something you want a person with blanks to drill correct?

I asking because I want to cut up some blanks to offer, but wasn't sure about the hole?
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Check out this thread- List the most common blank sizes for a lot of things-

http://woodbarter.com/threads/list-of-nominal-sizes-needed-for-blanks.14837/
 
Colin if you stop now you will still have made more than I could ever in a lifetime. You're a machine man!
 
Here is today's output, got all my blanks squared up and started turning. Only got 61 turned/sanded/finished since I had to switch to a job for some trophy bases due by the end of the week. Hope to get most of the rest turned tomorrow so I can start on engraving. Assembly and boxing will probably take a couple days unless I bring my kids down to help.

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I finished a door that I have been working on to close off the basement stairs and shop from the rest of the house. There used to be a pocket door hear but it was long gone before I bought the house. So the opening was not a standard size. I bought a door slightly larger than the opening and then took it apart and cut it down to make it fit (I do that a lot in this house)
3 coats of satin water base poly and I'm calling this done, except for filling the nail holes.

Roughed in and hung, plastic still on the glass, it's not frosted. Shur made putting the finish on easy.
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All trimmed out, knob on, plastic taken off the glass, a nice addition to my home. This will keep the cats out of the metal shop when I get it up and running, kitty paws and sharp metal shards are not a good combination.
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Now that this door is done I can get back to finishing up the shop, I have 2 brand new lathes and one is still in the box that I haven't even plugged in and tried out yet.
 
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Aha...I was actually looking for something like the stick on fish or something...lol
 
Today was laser death ray day in the shop. Engraved approx. 225 items and started assembly. Hoping to have done and boxed by the end of the day tomorrow so I can deliver Friday morning and get paid.

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Colin, you are the man, a machine!
 
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