hdwarner

mongo---------------------------------------------------

baked beans

HEY BOB
YOU DO PRETTY WELL WITHOUT A MILL ,
i have been a machinist for 25 years and i never tire of inovative ideas and fixtures for machine tools. thats where the money is made , take nothing and make something. I REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR EFFORTS .

thats my bag take a 50 dollar an hour job and turn it into a 150 dollar an hour job. do you have any other posts of pics.
CHUCK

michael knight

First
Bob If You Ever Get A Gift Again You Cant Use , Please Regift To Chuck. I Don't Mind Regifts At All

Second
That Is A Nice Idea Using A Drawbar , It Is Nice And Rigid That Way.

Third
Lots Of Things You Can Do With This Set Up, Line Boring Holes For Precision, Boring Small Engine Cylinders, Trepanning A Plate, Fly Cutting, Etc

Some Drawings Of My Nail Header Made From A Carriage Bolt And An Old Broken Ratchet

dry-----------------================

i made this nail header today playing around
i am a big fan of transforming things into other things other than thier intended purpose .

so here goes i took a 3/4 inch carriage bolt {note the domed head perfect profile for a nail header .
counter drilled from the thread side with a 3/8 drill bit to about 1/8 from
going thru finished drilling all the way thru with a 3/16 inch drill

took one of those junk 3/8 drive chinese ratchets you see at the flea market
or salvage yard for a dollar { i buy all i can get of these they have nice knurled handles at the very least for making tools from}
knocked out the ratchet guts , weld the carrage bolt into the opening .
saw off flush with ratchet face and sand or grind flat
throw in fire and take a tapered square punch starting at 1/8 square and drive thru what was formally the thread end of the carriage bolt
untill you achieve a 3/16 square measured at the very top of dome .

since these carriage bolt are probally a lower carbon steel i case hardened the best i could with kasenite.

now take some 1/4 inch square stock taper down to about 3/16 put in header about 3/8 above dome cut off and hit the top first and all four corners and walah a nail .

like i said i love making stuff from other stuff ,
everything has multiple uses .

twice============================$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$4

tape-----------==============

kneivel-----------------------------------

chuck-------------------------

my friend made a fullering tool using a slide hammer , about a 5.0 pound slider
that also works
that is a good idea you have there , plenty of room to pass thru with the angled trusses
is that a lifting handle on side?
plus what a clever way to straddle your anvil, it automatically centralizes the fixture

which in fact i agree the vernier scale is the same on a micrometer as your pocket caliber
just rather than rotary it is linear
i love those pocket scales , for the shop ,
great tool for sizing drills holes and such
enclosed is a little info
Reading a Vernier

on the water========================

the flying nun

good info
thanks

Amen=================

hey Ice love your signature , will forge for food , wish i could use it .
but i would be afriad some one would take me up on it and with my forging skills i would starve to death

crackers========================-------------------------------

washington dc

amother one
Although dictionary etymologies are virtually nonexistent, a plausible origin can be extracted from historical usage. "Bastard file" in current usage is a file of coarse cut (as opposed to a "finishing" file. However, its technically precise definition is "a file one cut finer than a "coarse file." Files are classed as "coarse," "second cut" and "smooth," from coarsest to finest. Thus, a "bastard file" is a cut in between a "coarse" and a "second cut." The word "bastard" functions here in its meaning as "irregular." So, a "bastard file" is a file that is neither "coarse" nor "second cut."

this is what i got so far

As far as I know, the bastard file is so called because it is uncommon or
unconventional, in the sense of being somewhere between rough cut (rasp) and
fine cut (milled).

In Australia, the word 'bastard' is used in the same way to describe a
rustic person in a robustly familiar and affectionate way, as a compliment
for being out of the ordinary and not a member of polished society. Also
used in a less complimentary way to describe a mean-spirited boss.

nice, thanks

nurse cratchet ----------------------------------------------------------


one flew over the coo koos nest