Home Base > Introductions
Hello to all!
Pelallito:
Thanks for the kind words guys. After seeing the great things you make, it made me feel very good!
Stew,
I did all of the cuts in my shop with a horizontal band saw and an Atlas vertical band saw that I forgot to mention. I cut over size and used a 9" disk grinder and the surface grinder to finish to size. I made the drive wheel and the idler that is not shown. Also a 3" for the flat grinding platen that I will post photos off.
Here it is cut and pushed back together-
Here all apart-
Was that what you were asking about? Somehow, I don't think that it was. I worked from the plans that Michael Clerk posted on Don Foggs website. They are there as a sticky in the Tool and Tool Making section.
Ralph,
Its good to talk to you again. I have a big monster I started on, but I am not happy about how it is coming out. :bang: But I will finish it to continue learning from it. I still have not started on the ball cutting tool. I need to adapt the plans to an Atlas lathe. I do have this -http://www.statecollegecentral.com/metallathe/A-11.html, that I am considering adding to my lathe. Then I could adapt Steve's ball turner to the different hole pattern. :ddb: I got a quick view of the camera this Sunday, because we got a new member of the family. My son got a Golden retriever puppy as his birthday present. Then it (the camera) promptly disappeared again. :( I will get it back in the next few days and take photos. I think that it can take video. I will attempt to do that and post it. Old Biker inspired one of the projects, Tel inspired another, but I made it out of steel, because I don't know how to cast aluminum. I may have to modify it a little bit to strengthen it.
Bogs,
I am glad to hear from you. How are you feeling? I had a bad cold and have been in the shop for about two weeks. I am going back in before this weekend gets here. I want to see one of your write ups, when you feel up to it. I miss reading them.
Finding HMEM and MADMODDER has encouraged me to go back to enjoy making things. The projects that you guys have made and the way that you explain them has inspired me. :bow:
Regards to all.
Fred
Divided he ad:
That lathe adapter would sure make it easy to attach a ball turner Fred.
I would think that you would make the adjustments quite easily looking at your work with other things you have made.... Like the bits of the sander!
It's good to know that what we write helps, inspires or just generally keeps people interested too... That's a big reason why I personally try to make a good descriptive write up, I have learnt so much from so many posters that I feel like I owe it to them to try to inspire others the way the posts I have read inspired me.
It'll be good to see what you have been upto :dremel: :thumbup:
I'll be looking for the posts :)
Ralph.
Brass_Machine:
--- Quote from: Pelallito on January 27, 2009, 05:41:37 PM ---...
Finding HMEM and MADMODDER has encouraged me to go back to enjoy making things. The projects that you guys have made and the way that you explain them has inspired me. :bow:
Regards to all.
Fred
--- End quote ---
And that my friends is why this is all worth it!
Eric
:mmr:
sbwhart:
Hi Fred
Thanks for explaining how you made the arm, a band saw looks a useful bit of kit to have. A photo of the puppy would be great:- :D when you can get hold of the camera
Cheers
:wave:
Stew
SPiN Racing:
Very cool sander!
You are correct Fred.. as I said in a different post elsewhere.. this is where people go who love the artisan factor. The crafting of the parts. This isnt about making things 123786 at a time, and making money from it. But being a artisan.
I made one of the light piulls for my elderly mother. The first thing she said was to try to sell them. ::)
I had to explain that something like that isnt worth the time and metal to try to sell. People can buy a plastic fan/light pull that is chrome plated etc, for pennies. Selling something made of stainless and brass, turned, polished, and hand made... would be prohibitive cost wise.
Navigation
[0] Message Index
[#] Next page
[*] Previous page
Go to full version