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The Breakroom => The Water Cooler => Topic started by: jim on October 22, 2009, 11:56:37 AM

Title: wasted day of shed time!
Post by: jim on October 22, 2009, 11:56:37 AM
well yesterday was a wasted day in the shed :(

tried making a ball turner, i used PTFE as a bearing surface, but made a mistake on me centre height and ended up with the ability to turn a ball about .1" dia :doh: :doh:

i took loads of pictures and the camera has lost the pics too :bang: :bang: :bang: :bang:

these things happen :lol: :lol:

got me little hogger set this morning, so i'll have a play with that tomorrow and maybe even make some thing that works :lol: :lol:
Title: Re: wasted day of shed time!
Post by: rleete on October 22, 2009, 01:14:34 PM
Quote from: jim on October 22, 2009, 11:56:37 AM
ended up with the ability to turn a ball about .1" dia

You're just gonna have to make really, really tiny stuff for them to go on!
Title: Re: wasted day of shed time!
Post by: CrewCab on October 22, 2009, 01:40:45 PM
Quote from: rleete on October 22, 2009, 01:14:34 PM
You're just gonna have to make really, really tiny stuff for them to go on!

See Jim, nowt's ever wasted  :thumbup:

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Title: Re: wasted day of shed time!
Post by: tinkerer on October 22, 2009, 01:42:25 PM
The worse day in the shop is better than the best day at work. :lol:
Title: Re: wasted day of shed time!
Post by: jim on October 22, 2009, 02:38:42 PM
Quote from: tinkerer on October 22, 2009, 01:42:25 PM
The worse day in the shop is better than the best day at work. :lol:

thats the wisest thing i've heard :bow: :bow: :bow:

thank you :thumbup:
Title: Re: wasted day of shed time!
Post by: dsquire on October 23, 2009, 02:31:39 AM
Jim

We all have those days once and a while. Now that you have had yours and got it behind you, look forward to the good days that are coming.

Cheers  :beer:

Don
Title: Re: wasted day of shed time!
Post by: tumutbound on October 23, 2009, 02:54:06 AM
No day in the shed is wasted!
You've just had a 'non-productive' day.
Title: Re: wasted day of shed time!
Post by: John Hill on October 23, 2009, 03:21:29 PM
I have a little bit of unproductive time myself lately! :doh:
I started to turn down a bit of 1/2" to fit the 12mm bearings I bought for my toolpost grinder, I want a ridge left at one end so that meant turning down the entire length and getting acquainted with the travelling steady.

All went well really, too well and I took too much off!   :coffee:
Title: Re: wasted day of shed time!
Post by: CrewCab on October 23, 2009, 03:27:49 PM
Quote from: John Hill on October 23, 2009, 03:21:29 PM
All went well really, too well and I took too much off!   :coffee:

 :scratch: can you get some 10mm bearings  :med:

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Title: Re: wasted day of shed time!
Post by: John Hill on October 23, 2009, 06:27:31 PM
Quote from: CrewCab on October 23, 2009, 03:27:49 PM
Quote from: John Hill on October 23, 2009, 03:21:29 PM
All went well really, too well and I took too much off!   :coffee:

 :scratch: can you get some 10mm bearings  :med:

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Probably, while I am at the shop I should get some 8mm ones too! :lol:

Good practice, I am starting on another shaft and I will be more careful this time!  Problem is the difference between too tight and real sloppy seems to be really really, narrow. :scratch:
Title: Re: wasted day of shed time!
Post by: andyf on October 23, 2009, 07:10:25 PM
In these situations, a gentle kiss from Mr Knurler to raise the surface a tiny bit sometimes fixes things on a "temporary" basis which actually lasts for years. Straight knurls work better than diagonal/diamond for this.

Andy
Title: Re: wasted day of shed time!
Post by: CrewCab on October 24, 2009, 02:02:33 PM
Quote from: John Hill on October 23, 2009, 06:27:31 PM
Problem is the difference between too tight and real sloppy seems to be really really, narrow. :scratch:

Yup it's about 1/10 of a GCH  :dremel:

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