The Machine Work Thread

[WhoWhatNow]

Thanks!

That is so cool.

Here is a stupid question; how do you separate the individual sockets from the piece it was milled from? Bandsaw?

 

[kazlx]

That is so cool.

Here is a stupid question; how do you separate the individual sockets from the piece it was milled from? Bandsaw?

I bandsaw them first. So each piece goes in individually. The part they are sitting in is a separate tray that I made. These are a two op part and I use the carrier method. So I do as much work as I can from the blank on the first side. It leaves a short carrier on the bottom about .100 thick. Then I flip into soft jaws, machine the carrier off and finish the bottom.

 

[kazlx]

The final bling.

 

[davewo]

Kazlx, those are interesting vise jaws. It looks as if the graduated rulers are jaws themselves?

 

[kazlx]

Kazlx, those are interesting vise jaws. It looks as if the graduated rulers are jaws themselves?

Yes, they are pretty popular for first operations in cncs. There's a few different versions of the same thing. I'm using the Anderson Serra Jaws. Might look a little confusing, since I have Orange vises, that have a slot for them, but I also have 8" jaws installed with the Serra Jaws in them as well. I was doing some bigger jobs and wanted wider jaws to close the gap between my vises to keep the parts from vibrating. If you don't need super precise placement, I've used the scales a ton to first op multiple parts without having to use stops. It goes quick.

Same idea with Mitee Bite talons (which I think were around way sooner).

https://andersonmanufacturinginc.com/products/6-inch-serra-jaw

https://www.miteebite.com/products/talongrip/

 

[davewo]

Nice. Got a few of the flippable ones on order for the shop.

 

[Griff93]

Kazlx,

Have you ever used talon grips? I saw these and was worried they wouldn't really bite in like the talon grips do because of having the load spread over so many 'teeth' if you will.

 

[kazlx]

Yes. I started with talon grips. These work better. On certain parts I was always re-arranging the talons to keep the material from vibrating when the carrier got thin. These grip all the way. Just a way better setup imo.

 

[Griff93]

Cool. I'll have to get some of them. I had looked at them previously and really liked how they had the ruler engraved in them. I bought an orange vise the other day and had robbed the talon grips from my other pair of talon grip jaws so I needed to buy some more anyway. Thanks.

 

[zmotorsports]

Nothing as cool as the above projects but here is what my project last night was.











More details and completed project can be seen on my Projects 2.0 thread.

 

[Bears Fan]

BigBlue

Nice collet holder!

Kazlx

Beautiful sockets and tray

 

[kazlx]

Living up to the Random. Rigging plate for a gentleman that’s into suspensions. If you re curious there’s always the Google

 

[kazlx]

Putting the Fadal to work.

 

[kazlx]

Having a mill means way less grinding. Which is good because I hate grinding.

 

[TheLoamRanger]

I don't get on here too often, but when I do this is definitely one of my favorite threads to browse through. So much cool stuff you guys are doing. Here's my contribution for 2019

 

[kazlx]

Nice job on the putters. Don’t worry we all have the box of shame haha.

 

[kazlx]

Making some more wallets. Made a bunch of aluminum but also making these titanium and some zirconium.

 

[TheLoamRanger]

Nice job on the putters. Don’t worry we all have the box of shame haha.

Thanks. I've got lots of time wrapped up in the project. I would like to get to selling eventually, but the day job has been pretty demanding for the last 6 months. And yes...the box of shame is real. I keep it on by bench as a reminder to take my time and get things right the first time.

Making some more wallets. Made a bunch of aluminum but also making these titanium and some zirconium.

I actually just switched over to a minimalist wallet about a month back - never going back. I wish I would have seen your stuff earlier. I like your design, plus it looks like you have some cool material choices! Ti should be a total winner.

 

[Bigblue&Goldie]

That putter head is awesome!

 

[Bighead38]

I don't get on here too often, but when I do this is definitely one of my favorite threads to browse through. So much cool stuff you guys are doing. Here's my contribution for 2019

Love the dog in the cart.

 

[bullnerd]

What is it with putter heads?

The first time I ran a fadal was 2000...we made putter heads! lol!

 

[sanddan]

I recently needed to add a clutch kit to my Can-Am SXS which requires complete dissembly of both the primary and secondary clutch's. A tooling kit, made by several manufacturers, costs about $300 so I saw this as a perfect project to take on. Several pieces are involved, a stud that is used to separate the press fit between the taper on the clutch and end of the crankshaft, a plate and cup which is used to separate the 2 halves of the primary clutch which is also a press fit, a piece of all thread and a plate that locks the s clutch's together so they can't rotate.

I watched several videos showing how the tooling is used then modeled the tooling on cad. The cup and main plate are aluminum, the thick washers are steel and the threaded part for the cup was made by machining a extra heavy nut so it could be pressed in. The main plate was machined on the mill using my rotary table and the cup was machined on the lathe. No in process pics but here's the finished parts.

 

[sanddan]

 

[ez-duzit]

s--well done.

 

[Toolmaker51]

I have a kind of rigid outlook, when home based machine work comes up. A group thinks themselves 'hobbyists'.
I reject that. When you replicate or supplant commercial items, the same operations are performed, in lesser scale. That one choose work 'no profit' is business, not capabilities.
And should civilization stumble, who you think can get it back on it's feet?

 

[bullnerd]

I have a kind of rigid outlook, when home based machine work comes up. A group thinks themselves 'hobbyists'.
I reject that. When you replicate or supplant commercial items, the same operations are performed, in lesser scale. That one choose work 'no profit' is business, not capabilities.
And should civilization stumble, who you think can get it back on it's feet?

Can someone translate this for me?

 

[pb57]

I get what Toolmaker is saying and agree completely. Paul

 

[bullnerd]

I get what Toolmaker is saying and agree completely. Paul

So hobby machinists will save civilization?

Well Duh! Who else would do it? The engineers?

 

[king nero]

Love the dog in the cart.

Should at least make him a flat surface (or give him a pillow) to lie on!
I'm sure he's your best friend, as are mine to me...

 

[zmotorsports]

I recently needed to add a clutch kit to my Can-Am SXS which requires complete dissembly of both the primary and secondary clutch's. A tooling kit, made by several manufacturers, costs about $300 so I saw this as a perfect project to take on. Several pieces are involved, a stud that is used to separate the press fit between the taper on the clutch and end of the crankshaft, a plate and cup which is used to separate the 2 halves of the primary clutch which is also a press fit, a piece of all thread and a plate that locks the s clutch's together so they can't rotate.

I watched several videos showing how the tooling is used then modeled the tooling on cad. The cup and main plate are aluminum, the thick washers are steel and the threaded part for the cup was made by machining a extra heavy nut so it could be pressed in. The main plate was machined on the mill using my rotary table and the cup was machined on the lathe. No in process pics but here's the finished parts.

Very nicely done Dan. Back when I was heavy into snowmobiling I had my old 3 in 1 lathe/mill/drill and I made a lot of my own clutch pullers and clutch tools. Nowhere near as nice as yours however.

 

[Jagmandave]

Putting the Fadal to work.

what are you making?

 

[sanddan]

Can someone translate this for me?

Someone needs a cookie?

 

[sanddan]

Very nicely done Dan. Back when I was heavy into snowmobiling I had my old 3 in 1 lathe/mill/drill and I made a lot of my own clutch pullers and clutch tools. Nowhere near as nice as yours however.

Thanks Mike.

 

[bullnerd]

Someone needs a cookie?

I'm good with cookies, thanks, but I still have no idea what he's talking about.

 

[kazlx]

what are you making?

Wallets. They are my own product. Just finished some titanium and zirconium as well.

 

[Jagmandave]

I guess I don't understand how that is a wallet?

 

[kazlx]

Not for everyone. But they really are great when you realize you don’t need a ton of junk in your wallet everywhere you go. Or even good for storing cards you don’t use all the time.

 

[kazlx]

Nice job! That's satisfying stuff.

 

[whateg01]

A couple little jobs for a friend who has a laser scanning business.

Moving the rig around a site was a pain before. Now with wheels, he can just roll it around. There are dollies for this too, but most are limited in span. These casters allow him to leave the legs extended and the mast, or whatever the telescoping part is called, all the way up. (There's a third caster that wasn't in the pic.)

The extension allows him to put his scanner above ceiling tiles. In stock form the tripod allows him to get to 12' but several of his more recent jobs have had 14' ceilings. This will let him go above that.

The adapter disk is a copy of a commercially available, but kind of expensive for what it is item.

 

[i4ni]

I'm good with cookies, thanks, but I still have no idea what he's talking about.

There's a dog in the picture sitting patiently looking up at the camera.