What did you do in your shop today?

Greg, with the way you've been ramping up production, I'm waiting for the day you start a website and turn making turning tools into your part time job if you wanted to get out of the mower shop like you had mentioned in the past!
 
Sprung said:
Greg, with the way you've been ramping up production, I'm waiting for the day you start a website and turn making turning tools into your part time job if you wanted to get out of the mower shop like you had mentioned in the past!
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One of these days my friend, that is kinda my plan. I have ideas for other tools too. I could use the time to develop them, but it's kinda hard to walk away from the money from the mower shop. I have had extra time to work on tools lately because the snow blower work has finally slowed down. So my hours have been cut and that gives me shop time. And a frind of mine has been bugging me to make a web site, I am thinking about that.
 
Kevin said:
Greg could you show a closeup of your tick logo? That looks swanky. :good:
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Here's some pics of the stamps and some tools that where stamped with them. I thought I posted these somewhere here? But I can't remember, anyway here they are.

Here's the tools when I received them brand new made in the USA right here in Michigan.
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This is the marking on the side of the tools.
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This is the business end of the tool.
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This is stamped in the aluminum tool that I made for davebug.
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This is in some steel on the tools I make.
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I have since gotten a bigger hammer! 4 lb. sledge works great! And I don't have to swing it so hard and take the chance of missing and wacking my hand
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That is pretty awesome. I wouldn't mind one of those for my stuff. Very neat indeed.
 
Turned the shanks on these round over the weekend and started the machining on this batch this week. All the machining is done now, still need to do a little grinding and de-buring, then sand them to get them ready for black oxide. These are mid size roughers and are the new design that I have been making. Here's a couple of pics.

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This is the tip all roughed out, needs to be de burred and sanded yet. new mid square 002.webp

A better pic, they will look better the next time you see them.
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I know it seems like I post the same thing all the time, and I hope I am not boring you guys, but this is all I have had time to do in my shop lately. And I have a lot of request for my tools so I need to make them to fill orders. Lately I have made larger batches to try and build an inventory so people don't have to wait so long for a tool, if I can stay on top of it. I have made a lot of improvements to the tools to make them better. I have made changes to the cutter pockets to protect the cutting edge of the cutters.
 
I'm looking forward to a set of the full size ones Greg! All I did in my shop was miscellany yesterday,
Lots of cleaning and sharpening, cleaned the filter for the dust collector and emptied the barrel.

Finished and Branded 400 soap savers for a local soap maker:

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Made up a few bracelet assistants to fill the empty holes in the rack and some T-handle Bottle Stopper/Corkscrews:

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Colin I have them done, but I will not post them until after the auction. You will get a set, I made a bunch this time around.
Whats a soap saver, is that to keep the soap from getting wet and soft on the bottom and to help it dry?
 
woodtickgreg said:
Colin I have them done, but I will not post them until after the auction. You will get a set, I made a bunch this time around.
Whats a soap saver, is that to keep the soap from getting wet and soft on the bottom and to help it dry?
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Exactly that, Pine, 2.5x4 or so, grooves cut along the top 1/2 way through and then across the bottom a little over 1/2 way through for drainage. radius the edges, sand smooth and box 'em up. I do a few thousand a year for this woman, she paid for the brand so I brand her logo and web address on each one. I can do about 600 in two days. With homemade soaps it keeps them firm and dry( homemade soap tends to get mushy faster) and can be used with any soap really.
 
Schroedc said:
Exactly that, Pine, 2.5x4 or so, grooves cut along the top 1/2 way through and then across the bottom a little over 1/2 way through for drainage. radius the edges, sand smooth and box 'em up. I do a few thousand a year for this woman, she paid for the brand so I brand her logo and web address on each one. I can do about 600 in two days. With homemade soaps it keeps them firm and dry( homemade soap tends to get mushy faster) and can be used with any soap really.
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Hey that's very cool, I want a couple if you sell them! I could make my own but I have been getting really addicted to getting stuff made by the other members here, it's just cool. I would like to have something you made. Just pm me how much. Maybe start a thread in the finished goods section, I bet you could sell a few! I hate soggy soap!
 
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woodtickgreg said:
Hey that's very cool, I want a couple if you sell them! I could make my own but I have been getting really addicted to getting stuff made by the other members here, it's just cool. I would like to have something you made. Just pm me how much. Maybe start a thread in the finished goods section, I bet you could sell a few! I hate soggy soap!
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Greg- I sent you a PM :)

So today I started on the great stabilizing adventure. UPS dropped off my resin so I mixed up a batch of blue, ran it and figured out I need to go darker, did some research and batch 2 is in process.... We'll see how it goes, I've got about 100 pounds of nice, white box elder curl and burl waiting to be dyed different colors....
 
Schroedc said:
Greg- I sent you a PM :)

So today I started on the great stabilizing adventure. UPS dropped off my resin so I mixed up a batch of blue, ran it and figured out I need to go darker, did some research and batch 2 is in process.... We'll see how it goes, I've got about 100 pounds of nice, white box elder curl and burl waiting to be dyed different colors....
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Got your pm buddy, just been a little busy with the auction. I will answer it when I get home today.
 
A little late getting home today, Picked up the full size roughers from the black oxide coaters. They coat them with oil after the black oxide, I guess it stops the oxidation, it smells like gun oil, so now my truck kinda smells like it had a gun oil air freshener in it. You do like guns don't you. I scored some large square stainless steel today as well. I have no idea what I am going to do with it but it is cool. Gotta be 1 1/2 to 2 inches square. Might just have to chuck it up on the lathe and see what I can do with it. There is a learning curve to using stainless, this will be good practice material. All my tools will be posted for sale after the auction, these batches have some design changes and all came out really nice.
 
I spent the day figuring out stabilization and dyeing. Had some great box elder with some Burl and curl. So ran several different batches and even turned a pen as a sample for a local customer...

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SDB777 said:
I did the lawns...no shop time. Been reading up about stabilizing and stabilizing chambers/vacuum pumps though. Have some 'feelers' out there, waiting on answers....

Do you have a website with your chisels?



Scott (can always use another tool...maybe) B
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Lawns? Lawns? you can actually see your lawn? I haven't seen my lawn for months.
 
Finally got my little mill trammed to reasonable tolerances yesterday, so spent some time yesterday and today making a jig to make it easier for me to make the inserts for my reelfoot duck calls.

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Very cool Henry! I like playing with metal too. I am envious of your new mill, it would be the one I would buy if I was going new.
 
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