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dickda1:
Long time lurker - long time reader of Bogstandard's adventures. Thank you for the usual wonderful pictures and the inspired machining. Your attention to detail is amazing. :clap:

Bogstandard:
Dick,

Thanks for the nice comments.

I think you will find, when I am in bling mode, things get done in a very haphazard way. I will pick up one piece, do a bit, then put it down and do something on another piece, eventually things start to look right together.

It isn't all shine, I tend to place emphasis on the shape, and worry about how I am going to get it cleaned up and polished later.

A little recess or chamfer in the right place can change the whole look of a part.

There are a couple of people much better at it than me that spring to mind.

Divided He-ad (Ralph), is a master of curves and how to put them together in the right order, and Cedge (Steve) for super fine detailing.

Bogs

Bogstandard:
I just thought I had better prove that this bit would come up rather well before everyone forgot what it originally looked like.

I spent a couple of easy hours this evening, just cleaning up and putting the curved face on top of the pulley. I have still yet to put the half round groove in, plus the threaded stud.

This is the main bit you will see.

Plus the bit you won't.

It is such a shame to cover up most of the finger work with a coat of paint, but hey! that is what it is all about.

Eight spokes, just like the big one, but in a different configuration.

It hasn't come out too bad seeing it started off as a lump of unwanted scrap iron. All you need to do is look at that old bit of metal, and visualise the beauty within.

It is up to you then to get that piece out of it. Material cost, about 5 pence.

Bogs

Dean W:
It's beautiful, Bogs. Certainly the silk purse from a sow's ear.
The old rough sash weight found a new life in your shop.

Divided he ad:
I actually tried to post this yesterday. But with the current site issues I'm copy and pasting every post I make into my note pad and then saving it.... Cunning eh? Well, not really but it meant I didn't have to re-write it all :thumbup:

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I'm not in that category John... Yeah I can spin up a few curves. But I can't seem to finish anything of late and I can't get 'em running right when I do!
Got to be a full package including a good performer to be classed as better surely? Let alone much better!?

Cedge on the other hand...I fully agree. Some stunning works in the last few years :jaw: (where's he hiding anywho?)

Anyway... Have you forgotten to look on the sideboard?The mighty mill engine is awesome and the finger engine screams BLING!!! :thumbup:

Nice work on the take off pulley too....

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Simply not having it! :wave:

Ralph.

(nearly forgot to save this! :loco: )

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