I glued up a blank and started on my mortar for the challenge.
What did you do in your shop today?
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You and Eric...just trying to make the rest of us look like slouches.
I suppose I'll get started tomorrow.
I drilled out some tapered bearing.... So, had a cracked axle on my utility trailer. ran it for months like that, then ordered new axles, new axles had bigger spindles. Mine were 1.372, new ones were 1.375 inner bearing. On the old calipers, thickness of a line. I had assumed common standard sizes.
New axles showed up 3 weeks late, while taking out the old axles, found some springs broken and hidden behind the U-bolts. No one carries replacement springs within a 2 hour drive (in the 1990's every one had them). Ordered replacements, on line, just like the spring supply and replacement shops now do. Another week wait for a 3 day delivery. Installed new springs and axles, got all new hardware with grease fittings. Old hubs didn't slide on. The BIG spindle difference discovered.
I was contracted to remove and dispose of a 1990 Terry RV tag-along trailer last May. So that afternoon I picked it up, got it home and pulled a hub. Yeah... it worked. So replaced my old hubs and 4 on 9.44" Fayette-Dayton rims with common 6 on 5.5" rims and got the utility trailer road ready and running. During the few days that followed with decent weather, worked on recycling the other Terry RV trailer. Got it down to the frame, now need hubs and wheels to move it.
Last night and this morning, took the Timken LM48548 bearings and sanded the ID bigger. Took a 1/2" wide by 5" long 50 grit belt sandpaper piece, rolled in, placed it in my 1"& 1/8th hole saw, threaded a 1/4" of sandpaper strip out of the one side slot of the cup (slots used to un-thread after use). Sanded until grit was gone on the exposed paper, fed another 1/4" out and continued sanding, several times until the strip either broke off or reached 1.25" long. Then checked it with the scrap trailer spindle. If too small, sanded more. Took about 20-30 minutes per bearing, but cheaper than the $90 per bearing to get the odd combination size. After all, hoping to sell the frame, and would rather make a few than to pay to sell it. Here are a few pictures, have others if you like. The sanding heat melted the grease out of the bearings, so I repacked them before putting things back together.
New axles showed up 3 weeks late, while taking out the old axles, found some springs broken and hidden behind the U-bolts. No one carries replacement springs within a 2 hour drive (in the 1990's every one had them). Ordered replacements, on line, just like the spring supply and replacement shops now do. Another week wait for a 3 day delivery. Installed new springs and axles, got all new hardware with grease fittings. Old hubs didn't slide on. The BIG spindle difference discovered.
I was contracted to remove and dispose of a 1990 Terry RV tag-along trailer last May. So that afternoon I picked it up, got it home and pulled a hub. Yeah... it worked. So replaced my old hubs and 4 on 9.44" Fayette-Dayton rims with common 6 on 5.5" rims and got the utility trailer road ready and running. During the few days that followed with decent weather, worked on recycling the other Terry RV trailer. Got it down to the frame, now need hubs and wheels to move it.
Last night and this morning, took the Timken LM48548 bearings and sanded the ID bigger. Took a 1/2" wide by 5" long 50 grit belt sandpaper piece, rolled in, placed it in my 1"& 1/8th hole saw, threaded a 1/4" of sandpaper strip out of the one side slot of the cup (slots used to un-thread after use). Sanded until grit was gone on the exposed paper, fed another 1/4" out and continued sanding, several times until the strip either broke off or reached 1.25" long. Then checked it with the scrap trailer spindle. If too small, sanded more. Took about 20-30 minutes per bearing, but cheaper than the $90 per bearing to get the odd combination size. After all, hoping to sell the frame, and would rather make a few than to pay to sell it. Here are a few pictures, have others if you like. The sanding heat melted the grease out of the bearings, so I repacked them before putting things back together.
I don't have a shop yet at the new place so I went to work on a outdoor project yesterday. I used some cedar timbers that I milled this spring for a raised garden bed. Almost 40' of 3' wide bed total. The higher portion with the posts will get fencing to keep the deer from chowing down on my vedgies, I will plant things that deer are less likely to eat in the lower beds. Long range plan is to make some removable side panels and a roof for the high part to make it into a spring and fall greenhouse.
That's awesome right there! But if the deer there are like they are here, there's nothing they won't eat!
Never have had a problem with onions and garlic. I know they will eat them but I don't think they ate favorite food. I do have a electric fence charger if needed. I also have a lead poison application tool, about 150 grains at 2500 feet per second is usually lethal.
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Finished the walnut bowl up today.
After hollowing it out I reversed it again and mounted it in the cole jaws to remove the mortice on the bottom.
Mortice gone, lol.
Finished size is approximately 12" across and 2 1/2" tall. Had one little knot I filled with ca to to strengthen it.
One nice spot of figure.
Added a little detail to the bottom.
Side view edge detail.
After hollowing it out I reversed it again and mounted it in the cole jaws to remove the mortice on the bottom.
Mortice gone, lol.
Finished size is approximately 12" across and 2 1/2" tall. Had one little knot I filled with ca to to strengthen it.
One nice spot of figure.
Added a little detail to the bottom.
Side view edge detail.
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I just hung out with the local wildlife.
Kitten from last fall has all of a sudden decided it wants to sit on the bench/lathe while I'm working. Sprayed it a couple of times with a stream of shavings and it is getting the message.
Kitten from last fall has all of a sudden decided it wants to sit on the bench/lathe while I'm working. Sprayed it a couple of times with a stream of shavings and it is getting the message.
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Greg, where did you get those grips for the Cole jaws? I tried to make some one time but....that didn't work!
Greg, where did you get those grips for the Cole jaws? I tried to make some one time but....that didn't work!
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Cats aren't allowed in my shop, or in the basement for that matter. But when I'm upstairs the are always on or around me. That's a cut little one.
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Eric, if you need some corks let me know.
Thanks but I have them. I just need them made. You game? 
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I dont know how he drilled such perfect holes in them, cork is not easy to drill as it wants to just tear out. They are just a straight thru hole with a longer bolt past through. It's the drilling of the hole that is the trick.
Mount them into a chuck with the proper size jaws. If you don't have jaws small enough and it's under 1" OD, remove the jaws and insert in to the slides. They will hold it for drilling. I do this on my Nova Chucks because of the stops. Some chucks don't have them and the jaws might come out while setting up, maybe? ............... Jerry (in Tucson)
Put up some more shelves to hold all the wood I am collecting, and re-sawing down.
Finally finished up this candle holder. It looked promising on the lathe, wonky piece of wood, and I just don’t think I did it justice. I mean, I like it, but I don’t believe I used the odd shape. Then I lost a big piece of bark, so....well, y’all know. Anyway, I still enjoyed the turn and gives me thoughts for the future.
Turned a pair of wood mallets. Texas ebony. Almost twins. Both a shade over 1 lb ea.
That was an incredible piece of wood!!