Above 1200 Sq/FT The Lone Beech Garage (60x46x16)

[250]

Re: The Lone Beech Garage Build Thread (60x46)

Nice addition with the second lathe. It will be interesting to see what comes of the two. I think a taper attachment would be very handy to have, though I haven't managed to find myself a lathe yet. The search is on!

The L00 from what I read is preferred but by no means required for people like us. I'm guessing on the 6 jaw, the jaws are suppose to move in unison?

 

[matt_i]

Re: The Lone Beech Garage Build Thread (60x46)

Just checking in

I think the L-00 taper might be better (can reverse the spindle without fear of the chuck unscrewing!) but, it might be better to check out the condition of the bedways and not unseat the headstocks unless absolutely necessary. Probably those headstocks were adjusted, aligned, and secured at the time of assembly with a precision test bar, which isn't the easiest thing to come by. In other words, its tweaked into position, possibly by scraping the bottom of the headstock to match, and so its not a net-build where any-which parts can be bolted together and expect a precision result.

But how to assess the bedway condition...the basic assumption is the tailstock ways have very minimal wear on them. Once everything is cleaned, one would mount a test indicator to the carriage, and put the indicator point on the tailstock-flat. Traverse the entire travel and note the amount of displacement, in total. If you are lucky enough to get below .002" total you have a very nice condition machine there! If not, its not the end of the world...no need to sweat it for now. But just a method you can use if you are trying to decide which machine to use. There could be other drivers that I'm not totally up to speed on, also

 

[sbosecker]

Re: The Lone Beech Garage Build Thread (60x46)

DrivesItFar, 250 & matt_i,

Thanks for stopping by!

I'm trying to resist going to the shop for a few days. I'm head down in my manuals getting ready for my annual simulator checks later this week.

I hope to get back out into the shop after that.

Scott

 

[sbosecker]

Re: The Lone Beech Garage Build Thread (60x46)

Wednesday - January 17, 2018


A bit unusual for Dixie!








It is amazing what the sun can do. I went out this morning and swept off the snow so the sun would be able to deice the windshields of the vehicles. They're pretty much clear now.

Simulator tomorrow... if I can get to the airport. Ha!

Scott

 

[drivesitfar]

Re: The Lone Beech Garage Build Thread (60x46)

SB: this weather has been crazy here too in the opposite way. we usually look like you and had prepared and tarped up a good portion of my lumber piles and yesterday had to remove tarps to grab some wood cause it was the 3rd day in a row with 60's and sunshine.

we are back to rain and mid 40's and low 50's today, but usually in the middle of January it's 20's and snow.

I do like the look of your place with snow on the ground and wish you didn't have to drive in it. up here the drivers are bad enough in the rain so i bet driving in the south with drivers that have never ever seen snow might be a nightmare.

stay safe and best of luck on your flying tests.

 

[shortykorte]

Re: The Lone Beech Garage Build Thread (60x46)

Great photos for this year’s Christmas card. With these recent front, they say Florida has had snow three times already.
If it’s a sim ride, can’t you just sim that you showed up. Lol.


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[Olafur]

Re: The Lone Beech Garage Build Thread (60x46)

Gathering information and ideas I found this thread several days ago. Just want to thank you Scott for taking the time sharing all this, it's been quite a ride and very enjoyable read! The Lone Beech Garage turned out great - as did the build thread. Glad to see you putting it to good use as well.

Lovely place you got there!

Ha!

 

[sbosecker]

Re: The Lone Beech Garage Build Thread (60x46)

SB: this weather has been crazy here too in the opposite way. we usually look like you and had prepared and tarped up a good portion of my lumber piles and yesterday had to remove tarps to grab some wood cause it was the 3rd day in a row with 60's and sunshine.

we are back to rain and mid 40's and low 50's today, but usually in the middle of January it's 20's and snow.

I do like the look of your place with snow on the ground and wish you didn't have to drive in it. up here the drivers are bad enough in the rain so i bet driving in the south with drivers that have never ever seen snow might be a nightmare.

stay safe and best of luck on your flying tests.

Great photos for this year’s Christmas card. With these recent front, they say Florida has had snow three times already.
If it’s a sim ride, can’t you just sim that you showed up. Lol.

DrivesItFar & shortykorte,

Thanks for stopping by and wishing me well in the simulators...

...well that didn't happen. My dad's sister (my Aunt & Godmother) passed away a couple of hours after my last post. I went in for my simulator on Thursday and the instructor/evaluator strongly suggested that I not do the simulator. Well I can take a hint and it turned out to be a great call because the services were on Saturday morning and in order to get to Indiana to attend them I needed to be traveling when I would have been in my second simulator.

I returned to Georgia yesterday and I'm trying to find out when I'll be rescheduled for the simulators.

The good news is I got back out in the shop for a bit today!

Best regards,

Scott

 

[sbosecker]

Re: The Lone Beech Garage Build Thread (60x46)

Gathering information and ideas I found this thread several days ago. Just want to thank you Scott for taking the time sharing all this, it's been quite a ride and very enjoyable read! The Lone Beech Garage turned out great - as did the build thread. Glad to see you putting it to good use as well.

Lovely place you got there!

Ha!

Olafur,

Thanks for the kind words and I'm so very pleased that you found it worth reading!

I see in your profile that Iceland is your location! I came close to visiting there when I was in the Navy but it didn't happen. I think I would like to get there some day (preferably in the summer!) and see your country.

Best regards,

Scott

 

[sbosecker]

Re: The Lone Beech Garage Build Thread (60x46)

Monday - January 22, 2018


Last Thursday an item I had ordered arrived in the mail.






An ER25 Collet Block.






I already had a set of ER25 Collets and I was looking for a way to make a Lathe Chuck Key (or Chuck Wrench) for the lathe chucks that I was starting to accumulate. All of the Lathe Chucks that I have have a 5/16-inch square receptacle that receives a square tool to drive them open and closed.

I have some 5/8-inch steel rod and I thought it would be fun to build something useful with the JET Vertical Mill. The largest diameter that an ER25 Collet can accommodate is 5/8-inch. I plan to use the ER25 Collet to hold a length of the 5/8-inch rod and clamp it in a machinist vise on the JET Mill. I hope to machine the correct amount from the end of the rod, rotate the Collet Block 90 degrees in the vise and repeat until I have a square 5/16-inch end.

I had even thought I might do this today - using a temporary power setup - until I received a text on my phone this morning that read, "I am out at your garage"

This was an unexpected message from my Electrician. I was pretty sure he was here to start adding the circuits to power the JET Vertical Mill & the metal lathe so I hustled out to the shop.

We discussed the project and he indicated he hoped to start working on it tomorrow.

Cool.






My son was available so we moved some stuff around to allow the Electrician unencumbered access to the walls he would be working on. With two people doing the moving, this did not take long. We decided not to move the 600 pound Walker Turner Band Saw as there seemed to be enough room to work without messing with that.






Before he left, I had shown the Electrician the Stainless Steel Box I wanted to house the TECO Variable Frequency Drive (VFD). I asked about holes in this box; number, size & location. He indicated a hole on each side near the bottom 5/8-inch in diameter should work.






After locating the center for the holes and center punching, I chucked a 3/32-inch drill bit into my corded drill and applied some cutting oil.


Continued in next post...

 

[sbosecker]

Re: The Lone Beech Garage Build Thread (60x46)

Continued...





This small initial hole was probably the hardest part of this project. It wasn't bad and I was taking it slow and adding cutting oil freely.






Internet research seemed to indicate that a quality step bit was the tool of choice for making a larger hole in Stainless Steel. I grabbed the Unibit Step Drill that I had in my toolbox and put a bit of tape on it to mark the 5/8-inch diameter "step".

This tool - again with cutting oil - did an efficient job of cutting the hole in a pretty stout piece of Stainless.





There were some burrs around the hole that I cleaned up with a small pneumatic right angle grinder.






Mounting the VFD to the back-plate may be the most challenging part of this project. The biggest issue is accurately locating the spots to drill & tap the mounting holes. I'm still working on that.


Scott

 

[1/2 Cup]

Re: The Lone Beech Garage Build Thread (60x46)

Scott, our thoughts are with you at this time..

 

[sbosecker]

Re: The Lone Beech Garage Build Thread (60x46)

Scott, our thoughts are with you at this time..

1/2 Cup,

How very kind. Thank you very much...

I hesitated to mention my Aunt but the simulators are still looming due to the family-event-interruption. I thought if I mentioned the simulators again in the future it would cause confusion if I didn't explain a bit.

Best regards,

Scott

 

[sbosecker]

Re: The Lone Beech Garage Build Thread (60x46)

Tuesday - January 23, 2017


I spent a bit of time last night looking at the TECO FM50 Variable Frequency Drive (VFD) manual. I was looking for a diagram that showed the dimensions and locations of the mounting screw holes.

The diagram I found did have some information but it was clear that the dimensions had originally been in millimeters and had been changed to inches for this manual. The question was how accurate were the conversions?






I returned to the LBG this morning and discovered that the cover could be removed from the VFD. This allowed me to use some metric transfer punches to located the centers of the mounting holes.

Now I have to decide on metric vs. imperial fasteners.






At about quarter after 8 this morning the Electrician arrived to start his work. One of the first things he told me was he had made a mistake when he specified the size of the holes in the Stainless Steel Box. Fortunately he had told me 5/8-inch when it should have been 7/8-inch.

I drilled the 2 holes bigger while he started his work.






He got a bit accomplished but not as much as he had hoped as he had to leave in the middle of his work to get a needed part.

He expects to return tomorrow morning and continue putting circuits in for the JET Vertical Mill and the 1966 Metal Lathe.

Speaking of a Metal Lathe (1956) - not THE Metal Lathe (1966)...






I decided to goof around with the most recently acquired 1956 Delta-Rockwell 11-inch Metal Lathe. After evaluating the machine's Drive Selector I became convinced that the issue it was having was isolated to a particular mode. I reasoned if I selected Direct Drive I could attempt to apply power to the machine without endangering the back gears.

With that established I removed a modification on the Headstock that some previous owner had installed (black arrows - 1st picture).


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[sbosecker]

Re: The Lone Beech Garage Build Thread (60x46)

Continued...




I rolled the 1956 lathe into the woodshop where there was a 220 volt receptacle readily available. I plugged in the power cord.






I opened the door to the motor compartment and Reeves Drive so I could observe what was going on in there during this test run.

I pushed the Forward Button and the lathe started running but as soon as I released pressure on the button the motor spun down.

I tried pushing the Reverse Button...

Click HERE for a video of this lathe running in reverse.






Other than dealing with a rooster tail of liquefied grease from the spinning spindle, I was pleased with how the test run had gone. I unplugged the lathe and approached the electrical box that held the magnetic switching for the machine.






Good grief! I'm surprised this device worked at all! It appears that at least two rodents died with an unpleasant memory inside this electrical box.

Maybe once I get this cleaned out the Forward Button will work properly.

The Reeves Drive handle had no effect on the speed of the lathe so that's another area that needs attention.


Scott

 

[kat06]

Re: The Lone Beech Garage Build Thread (60x46)

Scott if you ever have to drill holes for your electrician again try an Ideal carbide tipped hole saw(cutter) 36-301 if you want to google it, I couldn't link it for you. They work great on steel and stainless, we use them all the time at work drilling panel cans, j-box's etc. it's about $29 on amazon

 

[LutzTD]

Re: The Lone Beech Garage Build Thread (60x46)

HF also makes a decent hydraulic hole puncher with standard sizes for electrical service holes. I used mine for a solid month and it works very well. You get a nice clean hole that you don't have to deburr. It was also nice for a couple holes that I wanted to move the center, since its a punch it didn't care.

 

[sbosecker]

Re: The Lone Beech Garage Build Thread (60x46)

Scott if you ever have to drill holes for your electrician again try an Ideal carbide tipped hole saw(cutter) 36-301 if you want to google it, I couldn't link it for you. They work great on steel and stainless, we use them all the time at work drilling panel cans, j-box's etc. it's about $29 on amazon

HF also makes a decent hydraulic hole puncher with standard sizes for electrical service holes. I used mine for a solid month and it works very well. You get a nice clean hole that you don't have to deburr. It was also nice for a couple holes that I wanted to move the center, since its a punch it didn't care.

kat06 & LutzTD,

Thanks for those recommendations!

It's always good to know of other options for a job.

There are many roads to Rome...

Ha!

Best regards,

Scott

 

[sbosecker]

Re: The Lone Beech Garage Build Thread (60x46)

Wednesday - January 24, 2018


The Electrician got in another partial day.






The panel, conduit & wiring on the north wall is pretty well completed.






Now the south wall started getting some attention.






These boxes for the JET Milling Machine and the 1966 Metal Lathe are in place. The box on the far right will house the Variable Frequency Drive (VFD).

A partial day of work for the Electrician. I'm hoping that he can get this wrapped up tomorrow but he does have a doctor's appointment late morning. He's planning on being here early tomorrow to do some work prior to the appointment and then returning in the afternoon.

I have my 6-month FAA 1st Class Medical Exam tomorrow so it will be a good day for the doctors. Ha!

Hopefully I'll have permanent power to the machines on the south wall at the close of business tomorrow. Then I'll hand the Electrician a check and this job will be completed.

If not I hope he'll be able to get it knocked out on Friday.


Scott

 

[matt_i]

Re: The Lone Beech Garage Build Thread (60x46)

Hi Scott, lots of snow this year down South

Speaking of more roads to Rome, I was also going to add some ideas for new tools if you decide to get some, there are Hougen Hol-cutters and Blaircutters for precision holes in sheetmetal (up to 1/8" thick as I recall). Nice burr free hole with a cordless drill, drills its own pilot hole or has a spring-pin to maintain center for the smaller sizes. Both are sold at McMaster Carr but not necessarily under those brand names.

I am curious if the electrician is going to integrate the controls on the VFD?(speaking of the low-voltage control wiring for stop/start & speed reference, changing the necessary parameters). In a place that runs on automation its sort of a common thing but not sure how many electricians had been thru all of that before.

Just one other idea for you. When making chuck keys (the square lathe kind) I've typically made the driveshaft from either O-1 or A-2 steel so the point can be hardened (heat, quench and temper). I didn't have the collet block but what I did was to put the shaft horizontally in the vise with one end sticking out. (I had turned the end to the size of the diagonal already) So I took an equal depth cut from each "side" of the shaft (position with Y axis and feed the cutter with X-axis). Next I rotated the shaft 90 degree by eye and indicated the flat, tweaking until I was happy it was aligned. Then made the same depth cuts on two unmachined "sides". Sorry I don't have pics. The collet block will be faster

 

[sbosecker]

Re: The Lone Beech Garage Build Thread (60x46)

Hi Scott, lots of snow this year down South

Speaking of more roads to Rome, I was also going to add some ideas for new tools if you decide to get some, there are Hougen Hol-cutters and Blaircutters for precision holes in sheetmetal (up to 1/8" thick as I recall). Nice burr free hole with a cordless drill, drills its own pilot hole or has a spring-pin to maintain center for the smaller sizes. Both are sold at McMaster Carr but not necessarily under those brand names.

I am curious if the electrician is going to integrate the controls on the VFD?(speaking of the low-voltage control wiring for stop/start & speed reference, changing the necessary parameters). In a place that runs on automation its sort of a common thing but not sure how many electricians had been thru all of that before.

Just one other idea for you. When making chuck keys (the square lathe kind) I've typically made the driveshaft from either O-1 or A-2 steel so the point can be hardened (heat, quench and temper). I didn't have the collet block but what I did was to put the shaft horizontally in the vise with one end sticking out. (I had turned the end to the size of the diagonal already) So I took an equal depth cut from each "side" of the shaft (position with Y axis and feed the cutter with X-axis). Next I rotated the shaft 90 degree by eye and indicated the flat, tweaking until I was happy it was aligned. Then made the same depth cuts on two unmachined "sides". Sorry I don't have pics. The collet block will be faster

matt_i,

Thanks for the hole-cutting ideas!

The Electrician is unfamiliar with VFD's - other than he's heard of them. I pretty much already have programed mine the way I want it. The only thing I haven't done is add a variable resister (potentiometer) to tweak the speed if I want to. I have to decide where I'd want to mount that.

Today I started goofing around with a setup to make a Chuck Key. I've just got some 5/8-inch steel rod that I will use. I get the idea of hardening the material but this is learning exercise as much as anything. Plus - at the moment - I really don't have any way to heat the material sufficiently to harden it.

Anyway, I hope to try to make some chips tomorrow.


Best regards,

Scott

 

[sbosecker]

Re: The Lone Beech Garage Build Thread (60x46)

Thursday - January 25, 2018





The Electrician was on site early this morning.








When I returned from my Flight Physical, he was finished. I will hook up the Variable Frequency Drive (VFD) in the next few days.






I mounted the vise on the Vertical Mill and indicated it. I haven't trammed the Mill yet but I would like to try to make a Lathe Chuck Key (Wrench) and I think just getting the vise parallel to the x-travel will be sufficient for that exercise.

I put the Collet Block into the vise and played around with the setup to see how I might actually machine the steel rod. I still need to cut about 6-inches of rod from the 3-foot piece I have. Again, I hope to try doing this tomorrow.

Speaking of X-Travel...

Yesterday morning I realized it had been 4-weeks since I had contacted JET Technical Support (for the second time) regarding the faulty X-Axis Powerfeed. I left a phone message with my contact at JET requesting a status update.

This morning I followed up the phone call by sending an email requesting an update. It should be noted that before I sent the email I did do a Google search to see if my support contact had an obituary. I thought surely there must be a reason for the lack of action from JET regarding this situation and the unexpected demise of my support contact seemed like one of the possibilities.

I did not find an obituary. Ha!

This afternoon I had an email from my contact at JET indicating that the replacement X-Axis Powerfeed had been shipped yesterday and I should have it soon.

No explanation for the delay or the coincidental shipping at the same time I rattled their cage for the third time.


Scott

 

[Paul_VR6]

Re: The Lone Beech Garage Build Thread (60x46)

Just make sure if you remote mount the vfd pot it gets its own conduit

 

[sbosecker]

Re: The Lone Beech Garage Build Thread (60x46)

Just make sure if you remote mount the vfd pot it gets its own conduit

Paul_VR6,

Thanks... but could you elaborate on this a bit?

I'm guessing you're suggesting interference from the power wires if it were in the same conduit?

Would shielded cable for the signal wires eliminate the need for a separate conduit?

Best regards,

Scott

 

[Paul_VR6]

The Lone Beech Garage Build Thread (60x46)

Yes, interference with the low voltage signal. No, shielding the low voltage signal isn't a guarantee that you won't get crosstalk. Always low voltage dc/control signals in a separate conduit.

 

[sbosecker]

Re: The Lone Beech Garage Build Thread (60x46)

Yes, interference with the low voltage signal. No, shielding the low voltage signal isn't a guarantee that you won't get crosstalk. Always low voltage dc/control signals in a separate conduit.

Paul_VR6,

Thank you.

Best regards,

Scott

 

[sbosecker]

Re: The Lone Beech Garage Build Thread (60x46)

Saturday - January 27, 2018


Yesterday I had just enough time to get out in the shop and do a little bit of work on the Lathe Chuck Key.






I cut a length of 5/8-inch 8026 steel rod from a 3-foot piece.





I put it in the Collet Block and used the JET Mill to clean up the end that was sawn.

These were the first chips I've made with the JET Mill. Not that exciting but to see a video of this momentous event click HERE.






Today I had time to continue this project. I found out I don't know what the heck I'm doing.






What a mess! I did get the steel machined but I'm obviously doing something ...OK, probably several things wrong.






Using a grinder I touched up the "peeled up" edges as best as I could and this machined area will function as a Lathe Chuck Key.

I will try to find out what I can do to improve my technique in the coming days. Perhaps someone can gently point me in the right direction.


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[sbosecker]

Re: The Lone Beech Garage Build Thread (60x46)

Continued...


So that was my first attempt at machining steel. I decided to crush any remaining self-respect I had by attempting another personal first: Tapping holes for screws.

I wanted to mount the TECO Variable Frequency Drive on the back plate of the Stainless Steel Enclosure. To do this it appeared that #8 screws would work. I consulted the cheat sheet that came with my Tap & Die set and it indicated that a #29 drill bit would be the correct tool for the job.

I went over to my Estate Sale acquired drill index and opened it to get the #29 drill bit that should have been inside. It turns out that there were 3 bits missing from this collection: #29, #31 & #32.






A trip was made to Gilroys Hardware Store to remedy the situation.






I drilled 3 holes and tapped them with an 8-32 tap.
[The Band-Aid on my face is the result of a trip to the Dermatologist yesterday.]






It worked! I mounted the TECO VFD to the back plate.






When I attempted to mount the back plate into the enclosure I found that the coupler on the right side barely interfered with the back plate.

I suppose I'll have to modify the back plate slightly to get it to fit correctly.






Other than that issue, I'm pretty happy with the way the electrical set-up is progressing.


Scott

 

[drivesitfar]

Re: The Lone Beech Garage Build Thread (60x46)

SB: I'm still trying to follow along. nice job on the wiring. sorry i can't say why your project isn't cutting correctly, but maybe somebody else has a tip or two to help you.

how do you take pictures of yourself while you are drilling or doing a project or is your son taking them?

I hope the new scar on your cheek doesn't turn up anything significant so best of luck with that.

 

[sbosecker]

Re: The Lone Beech Garage Build Thread (60x46)

SB: I'm still trying to follow along. nice job on the wiring. sorry i can't say why your project isn't cutting correctly, but maybe somebody else has a tip or two to help you.

how do you take pictures of yourself while you are drilling or doing a project or is your son taking them?

I hope the new scar on your cheek doesn't turn up anything significant so best of luck with that.

DrivesItFar,

I think I've got an idea of at least one of the things I did wrong with the milling operation. I think my rpm speed was high. I'll be experimenting more soon to see if I can figure it out.

Most of the time I use a tripod to take pictures of myself in action. Ha!

I pretty much visit the dermatologist yearly and get a liquid nitrogen dip. This time I did have a very small thing on my cheek and the doctor took a biopsy to be tested. He didn't seemed alarmed by it but I wouldn't be surprised if there's a little more whittling on me next month sometime.

Best regards,

Scott

 

[sbosecker]

Re: The Lone Beech Garage Build Thread (60x46)

Monday - January 29, 2018




Yesterday I got a little time in the LBG to work on the Variable Frequency Drive's (VFD) Back Plate. The Back Plate needed a little relief near an electrical coupler in order to be able to mount it without interference.

Once I got the Back Plate secured on the Drill Press's table, the operation was pretty quick.

I cleaned up the area that was cut out and applied some white automotive touch up paint I had sitting on a shelf.






Today, the paint having dried thoroughly, I mounted the VFD back on the Back Plate and installed everything into the Enclosure.

That looks better!


Scott

 

[sbosecker]

Re: The Lone Beech Garage Build Thread (60x46)

Wednesday - January 31, 2018





Today, a month and a half after putting in a request for a warranty replacement for my JET Vertical Mill's X-Axis Powerfeed, the replacement arrived.

I don't know if I'll have time tomorrow but I hope I can get it installed as soon as possible.






The Powerfeed could wait as I wanted to get my little milling project closer to being finished today. I cut about a 6-inch section of 3/8-inch steel rod from a very long piece I had laying around. This will be the cross-piece of my lathe chuck wrench.






A few days ago I had machined a 5/16-inch square in the end of some 5/8-inch rod. I used a couple of V-blocks to position this rod in the vise. I mounted an edge-finder in my drill chuck and located the edge of the rod. I set the Y-axis to zero and calculated the amount I needed to move the table to get to the center of the rod mounted in the vise.






I used a center drill to drill a starter hole in the rod.


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[sbosecker]

Re: The Lone Beech Garage Build Thread (60x46)

Continued...





I drilled holes for the 3/8-inch cross piece rod in a series of steps.






I still need to secure the cross piece into the main shaft but the tool is basically done. This was learning exercise and it isn't pretty. Still I've learned a few things and I believe I can actually use this item to open and close the jaws of my lathe chucks.

Scott

 

[gte718p]

Re: The Lone Beech Garage Build Thread (60x46)

I still need to secure the cross piece into the main shaft but the tool is basically done. This was learning exercise and it isn't pretty. Still I've learned a few things and I believe I can actually use this item to open and close the jaws of my lathe chucks.

Scott

Looks like a chuck key, smells like a chuck key, must be a chuck key. I don't think there is a prize for pretty.

 

[sbosecker]

Re: The Lone Beech Garage Build Thread (60x46)

Looks like a chuck key, smells like a chuck key, must be a chuck key. I don't think there is a prize for pretty.

gte718p,

Ha! Well thanks...

I suppose the lack of "pretty" reflects on my skill level more than the usefulness of the tool.

A lot to learn and, for me at least, trying to do something is an excellent way to learn. Usually by making a few mistakes along the way.

Thanks again!

Best regards,

Scott

 

[sbosecker]

Re: The Lone Beech Garage Build Thread (60x46)

Thursday - February 1, 2018


I probably should have done this prior to forming the components of the Lathe Chuck Key but today I tried to clean up the rough cuts on the ends of the components.






A little facing time in the Mini-Lathe cleaned up the ends of the rods. It also helped me to learn a little about using a lathe.


Scott

 

[250]

Re: The Lone Beech Garage Build Thread (60x46)

You're pretty lucky finding those box/boxes on ebay for that price. I've been looking for a box like that to mount a that very same VFD in, but pretty much everything is either not deep enough or retardedly expensive. Nice snag.

 

[sbosecker]

Re: The Lone Beech Garage Build Thread (60x46)

You're pretty lucky finding those box/boxes on ebay for that price. I've been looking for a box like that to mount a that very same VFD in, but pretty much everything is either not deep enough or retardedly expensive. Nice snag.

250,

Thanks! I've sent you a PM.

I have to admit when I saw the eBay description the seller had a single picture of the box that showed only the front square on. One really could not see anything but the front. The price compelled me to send a query to the seller as to if this was for a whole box or just the lid.

"LOL" he replied, "Not a stupid question and the price is for the whole box."

I am pleased with the way it has turned out.

Best regards,

Scott

 

[drivesitfar]

Re: The Lone Beech Garage Build Thread (60x46)

SB: so as i'm following your thread (and ADVENTURES) I know you have 2 vintage lathes, but now you throw out pictures of a small maybe Harbor Freight lathe that you are working on. did i miss the post where you picked that up or have you owned that one all along before you bought the 2 vintage ones?

nice work on the VFD mounting and i hope your NEW JET MILL works like it should have in the first place soon.

have a great weekend!!

 

[sbosecker]

Re: The Lone Beech Garage Build Thread (60x46)

SB: so as i'm following your thread (and ADVENTURES) I know you have 2 vintage lathes, but now you throw out pictures of a small maybe Harbor Freight lathe that you are working on. did i miss the post where you picked that up or have you owned that one all along before you bought the 2 vintage ones?

nice work on the VFD mounting and i hope your NEW JET MILL works like it should have in the first place soon.

have a great weekend!!

DrivesItFar,

The mini-lathe - it is a Harbor Freight item - was a Craigslist acquisition pretty much at the start of the Great Recession. I piddled with it a bit but this was the first time I'd tried to do anything useful with it.

I'm away on vacation so installing the Powerfeed on the JET Mill will have to wait until I return. I did discover one other issue with the JET Mill that I will document here when I return.

Regarding the vintage 11-Inch Rockwell Metal Lathes... I am a little surprised that there wasn't some commentary on the two mice mummies I found in the electrical box of the 1956 lathe. HA!

Best regards,

Scott