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    Alex`s shop projects

    Hello everybody, another quick video about some job shop work with the CNC mill today I need more than one of this workpieces, so drilling with the drillpress is not an option! :willy_nil Cheers Alex
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    The Machine Work Thread

    Hey, another quick job this morning. Some parts out of SS304 stainless steel. Programmed with Autodesk Fusion360. I love the Adaptive Clearing strategy :D and the chips...haha Cheers Alex
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    Alex`s shop projects

    @Iron-Iceberg yes this place is very interesting! Every year in May is this event and that the cars and the big ship are running is again another level. Can I only recommended.
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    homemade press brake

    wow, that is a awesome. Great machine and nice shop!
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    Alex`s shop projects

    Hey everybody, here is a link to one of my videos from last weekend. I was at the " Brazzeltag". This is a big event in Germany with a lot of oldtimer, race cars and jeeps. And all machines are running! I know it isn't a shop project, but I think a lot of you guys like these things. Enjoy...
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    The Machine Work Thread

    Haha, a little bit heavy.:) But this is a great vise, expensive but very useful. Very handy with two or one clamp positions. Here is a picture of this vise with two clamping positions. Cheers Alex
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    The Machine Work Thread

    Hello, a lot of great machine work. I love it. I found some of my machine work pictures too. The big chunk of aluminium is 7075 and the small one ist out of 6061. I use a CNC mill, made by CHIRON Germany and program all that stuff with Autodesk FUSION 360. Cheers Alex
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    Alex`s shop projects

    Hey, here is my last project. It is a little stainless steel fence for my garden. So that my dog can not dig between the flowers. Hope you like it. Cheers Alex
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    Alex`s shop projects

    Thank you! Yes it is SS 304, but I think 316 isn't very different to weld. For me is TIG welding on stainless steel or aluminium much easier than TIG welding on steel. For steel I use my MIG welder. More project pictures coming soon! Cheers! Alex
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    Alex`s shop projects

    hey Mike, thank you! I appreciate it. No I'm not a professional welder. I started welding, when I was 14 years old and now, 10 years later, that is the result...haha. But I think my skills are okay, but a professional welder is ten times better.... The setup and clean material is very...
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    Alex`s shop projects

    Here is another project, which I was done some weeks ago. It is a Downpipe and a exhaust pipe for a Volkswagen Golf IV GTI. But a picture says more than thousand words...
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    Alex`s shop projects

    Hello, in this thread, I like to share some of my work. I don't like to start for every project a new thread, so I hope it is okay, when I collect all of my shop work here. This was my last little project for my garage: It is a stainless steel rack, to storage four benches on the wall...
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    Custom charge air pipe

    Hey, thank you. I appreciate it. @CNGsaves it is an old lathe, built by TOS. This is a company from Czechoslovakia. I don't know the exact year, but this machine was built in the 80`s. It is a very solid and precision machine. You can handle max. 400mm (16inch) in diameter and 1000mm...
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    Custom charge air pipe

    @ Defender Chassis that is a nice tip. I have this typ of tape too. At the next project, I will give it a try and compare both. Thank's for the information! Alex
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