Awesome bandsaw cut surface finishI was cutting some aluminum to size lat night for my chip shield project, and was amazed at the surface finish I achieved. The details:
Lathe chip shieldI’ve decided it’s time to make some kind of chip shield, so I don’t get burned by flying chips anymore. My self imposed design requirements are as follows:
The following renderings show what I came up with.
Ouch! those chips are hotI painfully learned the lesson(again) tonight that blue chips are hot! I was turning down some 8620 to make threaded inserts, and a 2″ long helix flew up over my head, and landed on the back of my neck. After a quick “hot hot” dance, and a bandage I was back to making chips. Five minutes later I took a 9 to the chin that left a nice little mark. So remember everyone, if you’re making chips that look like this, don’t let them land on bare skin.
Shop Benches (prt. 2)After a long Christmas & New Years, hiatus I started working on my shop benches again this week. On Sunday night everything was going well and I designed and built the alignment jig in about an hour. Monday night didn’t go as well. Part way through welding the first leg unit I ran out of wire. A quick look at the clock (11pm), and I knew I wasn’t getting any wire until the next day. Continue Reading… Metalworking wall charts part fourFor the final installment of wall charts, I have created this basic milling speeds chart. Please note: I am not responsible for any personal injury to, or damages caused by an individual using the information listed on my website. file: millingspeeds.pdf |
