tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17841090833304720632024-03-05T18:55:07.010-08:00Another Day Another ProjectThis is my attempt of capturing some of the projects i've been "lucky" to undertake in the past.Chris Eigenheerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05686511486213149973noreply@blogger.comBlogger186125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1784109083330472063.post-88355712137005656512018-04-05T02:38:00.001-07:002018-04-05T02:38:40.848-07:00DIY Clamp-on Pallet Forks for Loader<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/PSRhf_9ubPk" width="480"></iframe>Chris Eigenheerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05686511486213149973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1784109083330472063.post-71814026818255333842018-03-15T05:35:00.001-07:002018-03-15T05:35:00.286-07:00How to Make a Rock Ripping Excavator Bucket<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Q3tO-vnM-UM" width="480"></iframe>Chris Eigenheerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05686511486213149973noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1784109083330472063.post-37470890268602377342018-03-08T07:46:00.001-08:002018-04-13T06:36:36.724-07:00How to Make Your Own Arbor Trolley (Stein Brand)<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/K_v2i04CMIc" width="480"></iframe><br />
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<b>Materials List (approximate):</b><br />
1"x 2" square tubing (4 @ 20")<br />
3/4" x 1-3/4" solid square (4 @ 3")<br />
2-1/4" x 2-1/4" square tubing (1 @ 30", 2 @ 12")<br />
2" x 2" square tubing (1 @ 48", 1 @ 26")<br />
18" foam core wheels (2)<br />
3/4" solid round (1 @ 36", 4 @ 24", 1 @ 16")<br />
3/4" x 3/4" square tubing (2 @ 12", 4 @ 24")<br />
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<br />Chris Eigenheerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05686511486213149973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1784109083330472063.post-40049890682543846642018-03-01T04:40:00.001-08:002018-03-01T04:40:11.011-08:00Our Trees on Fire! Building a Cabin DIY - Video 6<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/uYLPX51u18I" width="480"></iframe>Chris Eigenheerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05686511486213149973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1784109083330472063.post-78392673973889524142018-02-22T04:43:00.001-08:002018-02-22T04:43:00.047-08:00How to Build a Storage Shed Wood Shed. Building a Cabin DIY - Video 5<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/WMqKDBnYmFk" width="480"></iframe>Chris Eigenheerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05686511486213149973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1784109083330472063.post-54829712251847052932018-02-15T09:00:00.001-08:002018-02-15T09:00:15.614-08:00How to Build a Gravel Driveway. Building a Cabin DIY - Video 4<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ja1AOGoIxgw" width="480"></iframe>Chris Eigenheerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05686511486213149973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1784109083330472063.post-23084097169962478242018-02-02T20:32:00.001-08:002018-02-02T20:32:34.369-08:00Cheap Chinese 200W LED Flood Light from Ebay Review<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/YyL5ghYl-l8" width="480"></iframe>Chris Eigenheerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05686511486213149973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1784109083330472063.post-20192552770489282582018-02-02T07:42:00.001-08:002018-02-02T07:42:24.394-08:00How to remove a broken EZ-Out In A Broken Spark Plug<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/tttxkb1FSHE" width="480"></iframe>Chris Eigenheerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05686511486213149973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1784109083330472063.post-47322793644078231242018-02-01T07:05:00.001-08:002018-02-01T07:05:15.204-08:002. Excavating and Installing a Driveway Culvert. Welcome to THE LAND!<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/NKRFwQN-qO4" width="480"></iframe>Chris Eigenheerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05686511486213149973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1784109083330472063.post-29814670698881784682017-05-17T19:41:00.002-07:002017-05-17T19:41:41.602-07:00Cleaning Concrete From Your Tools<b>Difficulty Level (Easy, Medium, Hard, Insane):</b><br />
Easy<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Story:</span><br />
I bought a bunch of tools at an auction lately and some of the concrete tools had old hard concrete plastered all over them. Obviously, they didn't take care of them very well. I also bought a 4' bull float with five 6' extensions and that one was pretty bad as well.<br />
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After building a little frame out of 2x4s and placing some plastic in the middle, I put the tools in the trough and poured 6 liters of white vinegar in it. All I had to do is let it soak for 10 minutes and scrub off the old concrete with a paint scraper and a wire brush.<br />
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The acidity of the vinegar dissolved the concrete to the point where it came off really easily. Best trick ever!<br />
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Air nailer<br />
Compressor<br />
Knife<br />
Paint scraper<br />
Wire brush<br />
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Two 2x4s<br />
12" x 60" plastic<br />
6 liters of white vinegar<br />
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$5<br />
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1hr<br />
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About an hour after purchasing and feeling great about it I got an invoice for $86 (CAD) and I was like "what???". Immediately I canceled the order thinking it would all be great and dandy, just to get an email that evening saying my order ha shipped. Again, I was like "what???"<br />
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I contacted the seller and they said to simply return it and they'd refund it. About a week later I got my package (it was about 3" by 3" by 3" and weighed less than 200g). I didn't even open the package but did a "return to sender".<br />
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Today, I got a notice that they reimbursed me, except, they only reimbursed me for $19.95.<br />
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After calling the credit card company, they said they can't dispute shipping charges and amazon said that I agreed to pay the $45 (US) WHICH I DID NOT.<br />
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Here's a screen shot of what I ordered as proof. Now it's back to amazon to see what they can do. What a crock!!!<br />
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<b>Difficulty Level (Easy, Medium, Hard, Insane):</b><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Process:</span><br />
I was working on my <a href="http://chris-eigenheer.blogspot.ca/2017/03/making-diy-ssr-heat-sink-for-my-gare.html" target="_blank">SSR Heatsinks for my kiln project</a> when all of a sudden I heard this horrible noise. I turned off the mill, took off the mill head covers and immediately saw that one of the tufnol gears had broken off 3 teeth.<br />
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I spent the next few minutes poking around and thinking of all my options and decided that I'd have to take it apart first to have a good look at it.<br />
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After taking it apart and looking at the design of the mill head gears I realized that I MIGHT be able to press off the tufnol gear, make a new one out of nylon and press the new one on.<br />
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I sent a message to my <a href="https://beta.groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/emcoV10lathe/info?referrer=Over_There" target="_blank">Emco Larger Lathe Yahoo Group</a> to see if anyone has run into this issue before and there actually were several individuals who either made a new gear, had a machine shop make one for them or bought one and pressed it on themselves.<br />
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One of the gentlemen even wrote <a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/0107318mvfjhxg6/-David%20Clark%20-%20Maximat%20V10-P%20Mill%20Head%20Spur%20Gear%20Replacement.pdf?dl=0" target="_blank">his own Documentation</a> when he had to go through this same exercise which, after readng, I was quite a bit more heartened than before and decided I was going to tackle this project. It was certainly not what I was expecting to do but at least I saw some hope that I'd be able to fix it myself.<br />
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After cleaning everything really well I re-assessed the situation and noticed that there was a LOT of play in the middle gear which ran on needle roller bearings.<br />
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I looked at the <a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/nskqne94gp2ku83/Maximat%20V10-P%20Service%20Parts.pdf?dl=0" target="_blank">parts list document</a> for my lathe and determined that I need two <a href="http://uk.rs-online.com/web/p/roller-bearings/0514164/" target="_blank">HK1210 bearings</a>. Luckily, <a href="https://www.motioncanada.ca/productCatalogSearch.jsp?q=hk1210" target="_blank">Motion Canada</a> had them in their Toronto warehouse and they were under $4 bucks each and I got them to Moncton in only 3 days.<br />
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Once I received the bearings, I removed the old ones, which I ended up having to completely obliterate and even use a dremel tool with a grinding stone to grind through the outer race because they were pressed in so hard and the outer races were hardened steel.<br />
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Once I finally got them out, I used the <a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/nqg9bx2elaum68y/Koyo%20Needle%20Bearing%20Installation%20Guide.pdf?dl=0" target="_blank">Koyo Bearing Install Guide</a> to make an installation tool and used my <a href="http://chris-eigenheer.blogspot.ca/2016/10/diy-20-ton-shop-press-with-upside-down.html" target="_blank">DIY 20-Ton Shop Press With Upside Down (Inverted) Bottle Jack</a> to press the bearings in place.<br />
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After referring to a very helpful document entitled <a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/mlrg8styg4q9hsk/Cutting%20Involute%20Gears%20With%20Form%20Tool.pdf?dl=0" target="_blank">Cutting Involute Gears With Form Tools</a> (taken from: <a href="http://metalwebnews.com/howto/gear/gear1.html">http://metalwebnews.com/howto/gear/gear1.html</a>), I took a piece of nylon, turn the outside to size, bored the inside to size and then used my <a href="http://chris-eigenheer.blogspot.ca/2015/12/dividing-head-for-indexing-and-cutting.html" target="_blank">Dividing Head for Indexing and Cutting Gears</a> to cut the actual teeth.<br />
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The last thing I had to do was to press the old tufnol gear off the shaft and take the finished nylon gear and press it onto the shaft (I used some 5-min epoxy).<br />
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Originally, I was shooting for about 10-15 thousands of interference so I could press the nylon gear onto the serrated iron shaft, but after I pressed the old tufnol gear off the shaft I realized that I ended up only having about 1-2 thousands of intereference. Because of that, I decided to drill a 3/16" hole through the nylon gear and part of the wall of the iron shaft and install a roll pin in case the 2 thou interference wasn't quite enough to lock the nylon gear in place.<br />
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In retrospect, since the tufnol gear was shot anyways I should have pressed the broken gear off the shaft and taken proper measurements; that could have avoided having to use a roll pin.<br />
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Once the new gear was pressed onto the shaft, I put the gears back in the gear box and filled it up with <a href="http://www.canadiantire.ca/en/pdp/motomaster-moly-extreme-pressure-grease-400-g-0280851p.html" target="_blank">Motomaster Moly Extreme Pressure NLCI #2 Grease</a> and was finally able to continue making my two DIY SSR Heat Sinks for my Electric Kiln.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The top portion of the mill head with motor</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The first gear (16/24 teeth)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The cleaned up gear with the key</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The bottom portion of the mill head with the moly grease</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pulling off the broken second gear (24/16 teeth)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The cleaned up gear with the 3 broken tufnol teeth</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another view</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gear specs with the broken tooth area circled</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The third gear (35/43 teeth)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The third gear assembly</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The cleaned empty gear box</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The 940 RPM setting (24 > 16 > 43)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The 420 RPM setting (16 > 24 v 16 > 43)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The 770 RPM setting (16 > 24 > 35)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The 1740 RPM setting (24 > 16 ^ 24 > 35)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Calculating the different gear ratios</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The raw stock of 2.500" nylon</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Getting the outside turned to size</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The replacement gear specs</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Test fitting the nylon gear blank on the shaft</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The outside turned to finished size</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Using a boring bar to cut a recess into the gear</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The dividing head set up and ready to cut gears</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cutting the gear</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The finished gear</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Filling the mill head with grease</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stock picture of the moly grease I used for the gear box</td></tr>
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<span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />Tools:</span><br />
Metal lathe & accessories<br />
<a href="http://chris-eigenheer.blogspot.ca/2016/02/fixing-my-rex-cut-b013-metal-bandsaw.html" target="_blank">Metal band saw</a><br />
Screwdrivers<br />
Wrench<br />
Hammer<br />
Cordless drill<br />
Crow bar<br />
Adjustable wrench<br />
Diamond sharpening saw<br />
Angle grinder<br />
<a href="http://chris-eigenheer.blogspot.ca/2016/10/diy-20-ton-shop-press-with-upside-down.html" target="_blank">20-ton shop press</a><br />
Parts washer<br />
Form tool<br />
<a href="http://chris-eigenheer.blogspot.ca/2016/01/fly-cutter.html" target="_blank">Fly cutter</a><br />
<a href="http://chris-eigenheer.blogspot.ca/2015/12/dividing-head-for-indexing-and-cutting.html" target="_blank">Dividing head</a><br />
Dremel<br />
Chisels<br />
Awl<br />
Snap ring pliers<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Materials:</span><br />
Motomaster Moly Extreme Pressure Grease<br />
Rags<br />
3" of 2.500" nylon<br />
5-min 2-component epoxy<br />
3/16" roll pin<br />
Two HK1210 drawn cup needle roller bearings<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Cost:</span><br />
$15<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Time:</span><br />
10-15 hours<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Savings:</span><br />
$100 at least<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Conclusion:</span><br />
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It works, but the gear is definitely a bit louder than it was before. I'm assuming that the gear will wear in over the next few hours of using it and even if it didn't, I'd rather have a little louder mill than no mill!</div>
Chris Eigenheerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05686511486213149973noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1784109083330472063.post-70320429064874585202017-03-26T07:49:00.000-07:002017-03-30T16:11:40.691-07:00Making A DIY SSR Heat Sink For My Gare Electric Kiln<b>Difficulty Level (Easy, Medium, Hard, Insane):</b><br />
Medium<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Story:</span><br />
The last thing I knew I'd eventually have to do after <a href="http://chris-eigenheer.blogspot.ca/2016/09/converting-manual-gare-kiln-to-pid.html" target="_blank">Converting my Manual Gare Kiln to PID Controller Programmable Kiln</a> was to install two SSR heat sinks, one for each SSR. I was contemplating buying some online which I could have done for about $30-$40 each, but since I already had a foundry and a mill I decided to cast my own blanks and then use my mill to cut the fins into the block of aluminum.<br />
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Little did I know that I was going to learn MANY, MANY, PAINFUL lessons during the process.<br />
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Lesson #1: Sharpen your slotting saw<br />
Lesson #2: Don't use staggered tooth slotting saws on an under powered mill<br />
Lesson #3: If you have to do #2, take light cuts<br />
Lesson #4: Take light cuts<br />
Lesson #5: Take light cuts!<br />
Lesson #6: When the milling saw starts cutting with harmonics, FOR HEAVEN'S SAKE, TAKE LIGHT CUTS<br />
Lesson #7: Fixing your lathe/mill with your lathe/mill is amazing<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is the heat sink I'm aiming for</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Currently I have the SSR modules mounted on a 1/4" piece of aluminum</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The kiln with one of the aluminum pieces visible</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A block cut from a regular 2x4</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My son helping me (cast his McDonald's toy)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The mold</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another attempt (the first one didn't turn out)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sifting some green sand over the wood patterns</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The completed mold ready for pouring</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cleaning up the rough surface of the cast</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One side done</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another view</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The measurements I calculated using AutoCAD</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">About half-way done with the slotting saw</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another view</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another view</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another view</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The finished heat sinks. The right one got mangled pretty good (see lessons #1-6 above)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another view</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The finished (good) heat sink</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The finished kiln with the two heat sinks</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Side view of the heat sink</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another view</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The kiln heating up</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The PID controller which controls the SSR relays</td></tr>
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<span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />Tools:</span><br />
Metal lathe & accessories<br />
<a href="http://chris-eigenheer.blogspot.ca/2016/05/making-my-own-kool-mist-system-for.html" target="_blank">DIY Kool Mist System For Lathe And Mill</a><br />
Adjustable wrench<br />
<a href="http://chris-eigenheer.blogspot.ca/2012/02/home-foundry.html" target="_blank">Aluminum foundry</a><br />
<a href="http://chris-eigenheer.blogspot.ca/2012/02/propane-burner-for-foundry-furnace.html" target="_blank">Propane burner for foundry furnace</a><br />
<a href="http://chris-eigenheer.blogspot.ca/2017/01/how-to-make-diy-ingot-mold-for-aluminum.html" target="_blank">Ingot mold for aluminum</a><br />
Screwdriver<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Materials:</span><br />
2 lbs aluminum<br />
Dykem layout fluid<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Cost:</span><br />
$0<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Time:</span><br />
Way too long, but the fact I had to <a href="http://chris-eigenheer.blogspot.ca/2017/03/fixing-24-tooth-module-15-mill-head.html" target="_blank">fix the 24-tooth gear in my mill head</a> didn't help<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Savings:</span><br />
$80 bucks<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Conclusion:</span><br />
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The second one turned out really nice, but boy, did that project take long!!!</div>
Chris Eigenheerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05686511486213149973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1784109083330472063.post-20977575987048622552017-03-11T17:41:00.002-08:002017-03-11T17:50:41.906-08:00Making A Pen Holder For My Markers<b>Difficulty Level (Easy, Medium, Hard, Insane):</b><br />
Easy<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Process:</span><br />
I didn't realize how many times I have rummaged through my tray where I keep all my markers and pens so I decided I was gonna take an old piece of left-over 18-gauge rocker panel <a href="http://chris-eigenheer.blogspot.ca/2013/06/rocker-panel-repair.html" target="_blank">from a previous car repair</a> and make me a marker holders.<br />
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All I had to do is measure, punch, pre-drill and then drill the holes to 5/8". After deburring the back, all I had to do is drill 4 more holes for the mounting screws and screw it into the bottom of my tool shelf.<br />
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I ended up taking it down again, drilling a bunch more 1/2" holes for my permanent jiffy markers and putting it back up.<br />
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It looks really nice and I'm sure will save me a lot of time in the future because I won't have to go digging through my marker tray.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Marking out the holes</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The holes marked out</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Punching a little divet with a center punch to make it easier to drill</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cutting off 10" on the metal band saw</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">De-burring it on my little bench top belt sander</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pre-drilling the holes with an 1/8" drill bit</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Marking the step drill so I don't drill too deep</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Drilling the holes into the metal</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hammering the burr flat</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Marking out the holes to mount the holder</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Installing the marker holder under my tool shelf</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I drilled a bunch more smaller holes for the permanent jiffy markers</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another view</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The finished shelf</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another view</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">What a beauty</td></tr>
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Tools:</span><br />
Measuring tape<br />
Square<br />
Pencil<br />
Center punch<a href="http://chris-eigenheer.blogspot.ca/2016/02/fixing-my-rex-cut-b013-metal-bandsaw.html" target="_blank">Metal band saw</a><br />
Drill press<br />
Drill bits<br />
Bench top belt sander<br />
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Hammer<br />
Cordless drill<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Materials:</span><br />
10" of 18-gauge sheet metal<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Cost:</span><br />
$0<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Time:</span><br />
1 hour<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Savings:</span><br />
Not sure<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Conclusion:</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">This will save me a lot of time in the future. I'm glad I did this</span></div>
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Chris Eigenheerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05686511486213149973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1784109083330472063.post-80507150204330828502017-03-03T20:08:00.002-08:002017-03-03T20:08:31.012-08:00Making a Sandvik Coromant TopLok 3CL Clip<b>Difficulty Level (Easy, Medium, Hard, Insane):</b><br />
Medium<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Process:</span><br />
I'm doing this blog only because I've been searching for an image for a 3CL TopLok (Top-Lok, Top Lok, Top Lock, Top-Lock, TopLock) clip for my carbide inserts for a long time and just could not find anything decent.<br />
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I ended up going to Joe from Big Joe's machine shop down the road to ask him if he had any 3CL clips laying around and he actually did. I asked him if he would let me borrow it for the weekend and he was ok with it since he didn't even have a tool holder for it.<br />
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Tonight, I took some O1 tool steel and machined it down to size, heated it to a cherry red and quenched it in oil. Then I tempered it to about 425 degrees (F) by heating it over my oxy/acetylene torch until it turned a light straw yellow color.<br />
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Now, all I have to make is the actual holder and I'll finally be able to use those inserts!<br />
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<b>Documents:</b><br />
<a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/kfqbdhn8zajo9a5/LIT-CAT-TOPLOK%2011.pdf?dl=0" target="_blank">Top-Lok PDF</a> (from sandvik website)<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Tools:</span><br />
Metal lathe & accessories<br />
Metal band saw<br />
Oxy/acetylene torch<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Materials:</span><br />
1" of 3/4" O1 tool steel<br />
Old motor oil<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Cost:</span><br />
$0<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Time:</span><br />
2-3hrs<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Savings:</span><br />
Not sure<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Conclusion:</span><br />
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It looks wonderful. Can't wait to use it!</div>
Chris Eigenheerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05686511486213149973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1784109083330472063.post-84260385141511586622017-02-22T16:10:00.000-08:002017-04-04T16:11:22.566-07:00Making an Aluminum Follow (Travelling) Rest - Reloaded<b>Difficulty Level (Easy, Medium, Hard, Insane):</b><br />
Medium<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Process:</span><br />
The process was exactly the same as when I Made an <a href="http://chris-eigenheer.blogspot.ca/2017/01/making-aluminum-follow-travelling-rest.html" target="_blank">Aluminum Follow (Travelling) Rest for my Emco Maximat V10 Metal Lathe</a> the first time around.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The broken steady rest - version 1</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My aluminum melting foundry furnace</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The finished mold ready for pouring</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The in-gate (top right) and the 3 risers</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After the aluminum was poured</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pouring the left-over aluminum into my ingot mold</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The steady rest taking shape</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Making 3 longer tie-down/locking bolts</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The brass contact point assemblies</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Machining the v-groove into the base of the steady rest</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The finished steady rest</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The back side of the steady rest</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another view</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another view</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The steady rest ready to be used</td></tr>
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Tools:</span><br />
<a href="http://chris-eigenheer.blogspot.ca/2012/02/home-foundry.html" target="_blank">Aluminum foundry</a> & accessories<br />
<a href="http://chris-eigenheer.blogspot.ca/2012/02/propane-burner-for-foundry-furnace.html" target="_blank">Propane burner for my foundry</a><br />
Metal lathe & accessories<br />
<a href="http://chris-eigenheer.blogspot.ca/2017/01/how-to-fix-delta-belt-sander-with-burnt.html" target="_blank">Delta belt sander</a><br />
<a href="http://chris-eigenheer.blogspot.ca/2016/02/fixing-my-rex-cut-b013-metal-bandsaw.html" target="_blank">Metal band saw</a><br />
<a href="http://chris-eigenheer.blogspot.ca/2017/01/how-to-make-diy-ingot-mold-for-aluminum.html" target="_blank">DIY Ingot Mold</a><br />
Square<br />
Pencil<br />
Welding magnet<br />
Hammer<br />
Tap & die set<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Materials:</span><br />
6" by 6" piece of 3/4" MDF<br />
2 lbs of aluminum<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Cost:</span><br />
$0.00<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Time:</span><br />
About 4 hours<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Savings:</span><br />
$200 bucks or more<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Conclusion:</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">It works great and I'm sure this time I won't break it</span></div>
Chris Eigenheerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05686511486213149973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1784109083330472063.post-42135859065653509062017-02-21T16:28:00.001-08:002017-02-21T16:28:16.343-08:00How To Fix A Cracked Home Aluminum Foundry<b>Difficulty Level (Easy, Medium, Hard, Insane):</b><br />
Easy<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Process:</span><br />
Within the first month of making my <a href="http://chris-eigenheer.blogspot.ca/2012/02/home-foundry.html" target="_blank">Home Foundry</a>, the drying out of the fire clay left some cracks which have virtually remained at the same state for the last 5 years. I decided to give it a bit of a face lift with some fire mortar.<br />
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The process was very easy, I just mixed up the bucket of fire mortar, applied it with a spatula, let it dry for a couple of days and then fired it with the <a href="http://chris-eigenheer.blogspot.ca/2012/02/propane-burner-for-foundry-furnace.html" target="_blank">Propane Burner</a> I made especially for the foundry furnace.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The fire mortar I used to line the furnace</td></tr>
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Tools:</span><br />
Spatula<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Materials:</span><br />
Bromix fire mastic<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Cost:</span><br />
$25.00<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Time:</span><br />
20 minutes<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Savings:</span><br />
N/A<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Conclusion:</span><br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;">It looks and works great</span>Chris Eigenheerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05686511486213149973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1784109083330472063.post-91944992304645133952017-02-12T10:45:00.000-08:002017-02-12T11:30:45.299-08:00How To Build A Shop Heater Heat Exchanger<b><span style="color: red;">NOTE: PLEASE CHECK YOUR LOCAL REGULATIONS AS TO THE SUITABILITY OF A SETUP LIKE MINE</span></b><br />
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<b>Difficulty Level (Easy, Medium, Hard, Insane):</b><br />
Medium<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Process:</span><br />
For the last 5 or 6 years I've been using a direct heat diesel heater in my shop to heat it up in the winter. It works really well and even at -20 (celsius) it's up to a comfortable 20 degrees in about 5-10 minutes. Unfortunately, the exhaust fumes are also in the shop and after many years of breathing in those fumes I was actively on the look-out for an alternative.<br />
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I would like to mention, that I always turn on my air exchanger when the heater runs and DO have a carbon monoxide alarm that I've had in my shop to make sure I don't accidentally kill myself, but even after a full day in the shop, it usually hovers around the 25 ppm range which, according to WHO, NIOSH and OSHA are all acceptable levels.<br />
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Once, I turned the air exchanger off, turned the heater on and left it on for 8 hours while I was NOT in the shop. After a full 8 hours of no air being exchanged, the CO levels were only up to 40 ppm but the fumes smelled awful.<br />
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In any case, I got the new heater on kijiji for $100 bucks (only so cheap because it wasn't working) and spent about a day <a href="http://chris-eigenheer.blogspot.ca/2017/02/fixing-indirect-diesel-heater-mh1000id.html" target="_blank">Fixing the Indirect Diesel Shop Heater MH1000ID</a>.<br />
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Once I got it running I called the local fire department to see what the code stipulated for these types of heaters because they're temporary by nature and the exhaust flue only gets to about 100 degrees (celsius) so it's not nearly as hot as a wood stove for example. I also consulted with a plumbing/heating friend of mine (thanks again for your time, Jordan!) and was confident to implement the venting.<br />
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Typically, these heaters are used outside and bring the hot air inside with a 16" hose, but I wanted to capitalize on the efficiency and have it stationed inside. The one thing that was still bothering me though is that I've had almost 3000 cubic feet of 200 degree (celsius) hot air per hour being vented outside which seemed like such a waste of heat, so after some planning, sketching and research decided to build an additional air exchanger to try to reduce the flue temperature even more.<br />
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A friend of mine has a CNC plasma cutter and since I've done some work for him on my lathe, he didn't mind cutting up the metal parts for me. I could have used the angle grinder instead, but cutting out the round and square holes would have taken a bit of time so the accuracy and convenience of the CNC plasma cutter was much appreciated (thanks, Eric!)<br />
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After cleaning up the pieces, I used my <a href="http://chris-eigenheer.blogspot.ca/2016/09/diy-sheet-metal-brake.html" target="_blank">DIY Sheet Metal Brake</a> to bend the pieces to shape, then drilled, sealed (with fire place caulking) and riveted the pieces together. All that was left, was to cut the existing horizontal flue with my angle grinder, install the newly built heat exchanger and put some high heat paint on it.<br />
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Now, the flue gases are already down to 150 degrees (celsius) and with an additional fan I should be able to get it down to around 100 degress which means I just cut the waste by 50%. Sounds like a successful project by any measure!<br />
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<b>Files:</b><br />
DWG: <a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/hw24otje7da8ol5/heat%20exchanger.dwg?dl=0" target="_blank">Heat Exchanger.dwg</a><br />
DXF: <a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/nm45c2360bk78q6/heat%20exchanger.dxf?dl=0" target="_blank">Heat Exchanger.dxf</a><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The heater before the heat exchanger was installed</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My inspiration: Very common in Europe</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Some of my sketches</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Some more sketches</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The AutoCAD plans of all the parts</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The parts and left over from the plasma cutting</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The dirty metal parts</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The cleaned metal parts</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Measuring the flue gas temperature</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Close-up of the K-type thermocouple</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Running exactly 200 degrees (celsius)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Putting together the cap</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Using fire place caulking to seal the cracks</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another view</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Doing the channels</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sealing the channels to the plate</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another view</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My setup</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The rad/exchanger part done</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another view</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another view</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Test-fitting the caps</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another view</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another view</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another view</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The finished heat exchanger</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The installed heat exchanger</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another view</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another view</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another view</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The painted heat exchanger</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another view</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another view</td></tr>
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Tools:</span><br />
<a href="http://chris-eigenheer.blogspot.ca/2016/02/fixing-my-rex-cut-b013-metal-bandsaw.html" target="_blank">Metal band saw</a><br />
Angle grinder<br />
<a href="http://chris-eigenheer.blogspot.ca/2017/01/how-to-fix-delta-belt-sander-with-burnt.html" target="_blank">Belt sander</a><br />
Hammer<br />
Measuring tape<br />
Digital calipers<br />
Marker<br />
Square<br />
Level<br />
<a href="http://chris-eigenheer.blogspot.ca/2016/09/diy-sheet-metal-brake.html" target="_blank">DIY sheet metal brake</a><br />
Eye & ear protection<br />
Tin snips<br />
Needle nose pliers<br />
Rivet gun<br />
<a href="http://chris-eigenheer.blogspot.ca/2017/02/fixing-indirect-diesel-heater-mh1000id.html" target="_blank">Indirect diesel heater</a><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Materials:</span><br />
One 4' x 8' sheet of 22 gauge sheet metal<br />
1/8" x 1/2" rivets<br />
Two tubes of fire place caulking<br />
One 6" duct starting collar<br />
High heat paint<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Cost:</span><br />
$50<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Time:</span><br />
6 hours<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Savings:</span><br />
Not sure, maybe $100 bucks<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Conclusion:</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">It works great and will save me a couple bucks in fuel per day</span></div>
Chris Eigenheerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05686511486213149973noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1784109083330472063.post-3595379356057599012017-02-05T08:51:00.000-08:002017-02-12T09:04:29.313-08:00Fixing an Indirect Diesel Shop Heater MH1000ID, HS1000ID<b>Difficulty Level (Easy, Medium, Hard, Insane):</b><br />
Medium<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Process:</span><br />
This is for a Mr. Heater MH1000ID indirect diesel heater, made by Enerco similar to HeatStar model HS1000ID.<br />
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I had to test the following items:<br />
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1. Low-temperature thermal cut-off switch<br />
2. High-temperature thermal cut-off switch<br />
3. Fuel lines<br />
4. Fuel pump<br />
5. Fuel pump solenoid<br />
6. Fuel nozzle<br />
7. Ignitors<br />
8. Air pressure sensor<br />
9. Photocell<br />
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After everything was said and done, the reason the heater wasn't working was two-fold:<br />
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1. The fuel filter INSIDE of the fuel pump was clogged<br />
2. The ignitors were dirty and misaligned<br />
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It took me quite a while to go through everything but I was glad that it was just some cleaning that had to be done. Having said that, the diagnostics would have cost me close to $350 bucks so I'm glad I ventured into trying to fix it myself<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Videos:</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Pictures:</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The heater when I first got it</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Specs of the heater</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The insides of the heater</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The diesel fuel pump</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Close-up of the fuel nozzle and the ignitors</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The fuel filter housing with the missing fuel filter</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Running the heater</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After the flue was painted</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Flue gases vented outside</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Close-up of air-gapped exhaust flue</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Outside view of air-gapped flue</td></tr>
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<span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />Tools:</span><br />
Screwdriver<br />
Cordless drill<br />
Wrenches<br />
Pliers<br />
Scotch-brite abrasive pads<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Materials:</span><br />
N/A<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Cost:</span><br />
$0.00<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Time:</span><br />
5 hrs<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Savings:</span><br />
$1000<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Conclusion:</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">It works great. Now I just have to figure out how to deal with the exhaust gas flue</span></div>
Chris Eigenheerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05686511486213149973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1784109083330472063.post-67291364972823588212017-01-31T14:54:00.001-08:002017-02-13T07:08:36.544-08:00Fixing a Delonghi Magnifica EAM4500 Cappuccino Machine<b>Difficulty Level (Easy, Medium, Hard, Insane):</b><br />
Medium<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Process:</span><br />
Other blog post/fixes for the same model cappuccino machine:<br />
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<li><a href="http://chris-eigenheer.blogspot.ca/2013/05/fixing-my-coffee-machine.html" target="_blank">Fixing my Coffee Machine</a> - May 2013</li>
<li><a href="http://chris-eigenheer.blogspot.ca/2012/06/cappuccino-maker-leak.html" target="_blank">Cappuccino Maker Leak</a> - Jun 2012</li>
<li><a href="http://chris-eigenheer.blogspot.ca/2013/07/final-cappucino-maker-fix-hopefully.html" target="_blank">Final Cappucino Maker Fix (Hopefully)</a> - Jul 2013</li>
<li><a href="http://chris-eigenheer.blogspot.ca/2017/01/fixing-delonhi-magnifica-eam4500.html" target="_blank">Fixing a Delonghi Magnifica EAM4500 Cappuccino Machine</a> - Jan 2017</li>
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The above fixes were all done with my personal machine. Then, about 6 months ago someone contacted me through my blog and asked whether I could help him out with a "Generic Error" he got on his machine. I tried every trick in the bag but ended up not being able to get his machine working.<br />
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Instead of throwing it out, he generously agreed to send it up to Canada so I could have a go at it. After taking off some parts off my machine and testing it, I ended up concluding that the main mother board was fried. Luckily I had one for that exact machine from one of my previous attempts at fixing my own machine. After replacing the board and a bunch of other parts taken from my machine I did end up getting it to work.<br />
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All I had to do was order the broken parts online, replace them and now I have a fully functioning machine. I'm currently trying to sell it on ebay for $600 bucks (I have about $475 into it from parts and the $200 shipping to Canada cost), so I hope it will provide thousands of cups of beautiful java to the next owner.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Pictures:</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The brew unit was quite rusted</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The machine after I removed the brew element</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Melted inlet pipe</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">All the parts taken off the machine to inspect and clean</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The brew unit rusted</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cleaning all the parts</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another melted part</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The cleaned up bracket</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cleaning the brew piston</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px;">The brew piston being taken apart, new o-rings installed and greased with food-grade silicone grease<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The brew unit with molten plastic inside</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Close-up of the calcium deposit and molten plastic</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Painting the mounting bracket</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Truing up the boil element on my surface plate</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Shortly after I started</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The brew element almost cleaned up</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Getting ready to put it back together</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I had to mill out and re-tap a broken off bolt</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Close-up of the broken bolt</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After I re-tapped the hole, testing the new bolt</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another view</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The completely restored machine</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">She's a beauty</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Clean as a whistle</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">So proud of her</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The bean reservoir</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Close-up of the beans</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The only part that is still broken is a small rib in the plastic cover</td></tr>
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Tools:</span><br />
Metal lathe & accessories<br />
Screw driver<br />
Brushes<br />
Drill<br />
Surface plate<br />
Sandpaper<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Materials:</span><br />
New motherboard<br />
New water inlet adapter<br />
New high-temp silicone o-rings<br />
High temperature spray paint<br />
Pliers<br />
Dental pick<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Cost:</span><br />
$475.00<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Time:</span><br />
15 hrs<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Conclusion:</span><br />
I'm using it at work right now and some people are already very sad about the prospect of me selling the machine.Chris Eigenheerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05686511486213149973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1784109083330472063.post-47384866888660167432017-01-31T12:46:00.000-08:002017-01-31T12:46:18.194-08:00How to Fix a Delta Belt Sander With a Burnt Out Motor<b>Difficulty Level (Easy, Medium, Hard, Insane):</b><br />
Medium<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Process:</span><br />
I bought a 4x36 Delta belt sander off kijiji for $25 and once I got it all cleaned up and plugged it in, it took less than 30 seconds for the motor to go up in smoke.<br />
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At first I thought it was just some sawdust burning but the motor was completely fried. After some research in rewinding motors I decided not to pursue that avenue but instead see if I could take one of my 1/2hp motors I had lying around and adapt it to my belt sander.<br />
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After turning down the motor's flange on the lathe, I cut a hole into the case of the belt sander, drilled some holes for mounting bolts and mounted the water pump motor into the housing of the belt sander.<br />
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The next thing I had to do was to hook up the wiring, drill a cross hole to the belt gear and set it with a 1/8" roll pin.<br />
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After that I built a pedestal around the base of the belt sander because the water pump motor was larger than the base.<br />
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The last thing I had to do was to cast and turn a disc for the 6" side sander. That part turned out to be a bit tricky. I ended up having to do it two times because for the first one I drilled a hole that was too large, then I wanted to fix it by pressing a matching plug into the bored hole with my <a href="http://chris-eigenheer.blogspot.ca/2016/10/diy-20-ton-shop-press-with-upside-down.html" target="_blank">20-ton DIY Shop Press</a> and re-drill it at a smaller size but I cracked the flange because I didn't support the part properly (I just learned the first lesson when it comes to shop press useage)<br />
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After I finished the disc and installed it on the belt sander, all that was left was to install the sand paper on the disc and I was done.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Pictures:</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Close-up of the model</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Motor specs</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The burned out motor</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The belt sander after I took out the dead motor</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">All the parts that came off</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The burnt wiring</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Close-up of the burnt wiring</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pressing the rotor out of the motor housing</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The order for the drive belt</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The original drive belt</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Getting ready to install the motor in the cut-out sander base</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fitting the motor into the sander base</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Turning the face plate of the motor flat</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fitting the motor into the sander base</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another view</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The installed motor with the wood base</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another view</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Getting ready to wire up the motor</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another view</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The finished belt sander sans side disc</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another view</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Turning the side disc</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My son helping me out</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Using a 10mm end mill to drill the hole</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Accidentally drilled the hole too big </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">All I had was some square stock</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px;">Turning down a plug to press fit into the hole that was too big</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The finished plug</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Turning it down to size</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chamfering the plug</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After I cracked the disc hub during press-fitting the plug into the undersized hole</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Drilling a hole through the motor shaft and pulley, then installing a 1/8" roll pin</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cutting off the excess of the motor shaft</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Installing the drive belt guard</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlmpd5WTRVPBdZ_1wFrxrX7l4B-4DNlJCaKLmmmodApYuy-OllaIHhwmFYMRnY_-bUaVtRyOZADH8PnSooxqA1d2IexVAjWDacul7uoNYJhv0ATJIJWEnU63NOb9CD_VDBi5ArCMoHkoR3/s1600/IMG_20170112_212550.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlmpd5WTRVPBdZ_1wFrxrX7l4B-4DNlJCaKLmmmodApYuy-OllaIHhwmFYMRnY_-bUaVtRyOZADH8PnSooxqA1d2IexVAjWDacul7uoNYJhv0ATJIJWEnU63NOb9CD_VDBi5ArCMoHkoR3/s320/IMG_20170112_212550.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The back side of the belt sander</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Starting to drill the hole on the second version of the side disc</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another view</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The finished side disc</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixddZUaqfu4-VapfjgQPNNR38XSkHjLIIa9CIRnYVkiptSmZlFl2JI0m6nosn20Y37Lco22B4CYZjmmF4NaDd5zXQ5oXflPPa8MSbNZDukVQRuuhErO90KsKrS30wnGDpAI-GyisD9Kl_u/s1600/IMG_20170114_021647.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixddZUaqfu4-VapfjgQPNNR38XSkHjLIIa9CIRnYVkiptSmZlFl2JI0m6nosn20Y37Lco22B4CYZjmmF4NaDd5zXQ5oXflPPa8MSbNZDukVQRuuhErO90KsKrS30wnGDpAI-GyisD9Kl_u/s320/IMG_20170114_021647.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The back side of the finished side disc</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxuxNL4jBFrqAwm_4MvYWYuh29FNJ2qqbRLHSdlhPjg2LBc_c9mRHA2UC8eecDo-OOhNA1udhXVjyWQaREfbc54kERpxq0miOYMheeYZ_niaCWjffqpK4gbzzmMCipgrUK59DHJcUd4Omf/s1600/IMG_20170114_021656.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxuxNL4jBFrqAwm_4MvYWYuh29FNJ2qqbRLHSdlhPjg2LBc_c9mRHA2UC8eecDo-OOhNA1udhXVjyWQaREfbc54kERpxq0miOYMheeYZ_niaCWjffqpK4gbzzmMCipgrUK59DHJcUd4Omf/s320/IMG_20170114_021656.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Test-fitting the side disc</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tapping the hub for a set screw</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcQSG4o6N8T6SfoJdRsckzgpJn2KI6JDrWhIN9W51Y6tP8dCUerdbGM-xszKH_6gX5JlDZlApj9WJDWFfDlE5wJZ2fc7nRe6KfkhBl-IbMTd0aN5P_WtDRyjfru5QsNNR_5jAd1wSRfl_z/s1600/IMG_20170114_205548.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcQSG4o6N8T6SfoJdRsckzgpJn2KI6JDrWhIN9W51Y6tP8dCUerdbGM-xszKH_6gX5JlDZlApj9WJDWFfDlE5wJZ2fc7nRe6KfkhBl-IbMTd0aN5P_WtDRyjfru5QsNNR_5jAd1wSRfl_z/s320/IMG_20170114_205548.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I had to grind a slot into the end of the tap so I could use a screwdriver to tap the hub</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhldZy4qzZGISdI0YPkUJrZKaZuUSFubR7jpOlLKekklqQRIOiEZPklT0rNeCfAVvIWfPdudP1MOj-khfNscBIJ1I_Qb6pSL41LNyAWMWsDy7_M5i_30c2FYetPuoOqA_AlVWFYKduv37l7/s1600/IMG_20170114_205600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhldZy4qzZGISdI0YPkUJrZKaZuUSFubR7jpOlLKekklqQRIOiEZPklT0rNeCfAVvIWfPdudP1MOj-khfNscBIJ1I_Qb6pSL41LNyAWMWsDy7_M5i_30c2FYetPuoOqA_AlVWFYKduv37l7/s320/IMG_20170114_205600.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tapping the hub with a screwdriver</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Test fitting the side disc with a 5" PSA sanding disc</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP7uBbywzrSdf2n4kUaZ95J0t_jnAFZ2YpudueiSIKT1ZHT5NDmPVvr0UX2HPFkK1L0odtY70zHBX9VzXwAb-vKrJ9uFGF74NphXKSTgiBYYMM4aQ9BZMnMU1NC1l5TZ4_19j8HavZFdUS/s1600/IMG_20170114_215033.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP7uBbywzrSdf2n4kUaZ95J0t_jnAFZ2YpudueiSIKT1ZHT5NDmPVvr0UX2HPFkK1L0odtY70zHBX9VzXwAb-vKrJ9uFGF74NphXKSTgiBYYMM4aQ9BZMnMU1NC1l5TZ4_19j8HavZFdUS/s320/IMG_20170114_215033.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another view</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The back side of the sander</td></tr>
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Tools:</span><br />
<a href="http://chris-eigenheer.blogspot.ca/2012/02/home-foundry.html" target="_blank">Aluminum foundry</a> & accessories<br />
<a href="http://chris-eigenheer.blogspot.ca/2012/02/propane-burner-for-foundry-furnace.html" target="_blank">Propane burner</a><br />
Metal lathe & accessories<br />
<a href="http://chris-eigenheer.blogspot.ca/2016/02/fixing-my-rex-cut-b013-metal-bandsaw.html" target="_blank">Metal band saw</a><br />
Cordless drill<br />
Screw drivers<br />
Ratchet & socket set<br />
Table saw<br />
Chop saw<br />
Angle grinder<br />
Eye & ear protection<br />
Hammer<br />
Air compressor<br />
Air nailer<br />
<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;">Materials:</span><br />
1/2 hp water pump motor<br />
3ft of 2x4 lumber<br />
Nails & screws<br />
Wood glue<br />
2 lbs aluminum<br />
One drive belt<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Cost:</span><br />
$20.00<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Time:</span><br />
5 hrs<br />
<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;">Savings:</span><br />
$120<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Conclusion:</span><br />
It works great. I've already used it several timesChris Eigenheerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05686511486213149973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1784109083330472063.post-49540077476127959602017-01-20T02:06:00.003-08:002017-02-22T16:10:47.678-08:00Making an Aluminum Follow (Travelling) Rest for my Emco Maximat V10 Metal Lathe<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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<span style="color: red;">I just finished another blog entry on <a href="http://chris-eigenheer.blogspot.ca/2017/02/making-aluminum-follow-travelling-rest.html" target="_blank">Making an Aluminum Follow (Travelling) Rest - Reloaded</a> because this one didn't turn out as I had expected (see end of video for reason why)</span></div>
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Process:</span><br />
I've run into an issue when I was <a href="http://chris-eigenheer.blogspot.ca/2016/08/fixing-worn-out-cross-slide-screw-for.html" target="_blank">fixing a worn out cross slide for an old 1906 Rahn Mayer Carpenter lathe</a> that the threaded rod was bending under the pressure of the cutting tool that I had to make several more passes in the middle to get the threaded rod all even. In that case I could have used a follow rest to provide the back pressure against the tool.<br />
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When I found out that a friend of mine had bought a new lathe with a follow rest that fit perfectly on mine as far as the height was concerned I asked him if I could borrow his follow rest as well as his steady rest and decided to cast one for me.<br />
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I also asked the guys on the Yahoo Emco Larger Lathes group whether anyone wanted one and ended up getting 4 orders, one from Newfoundland, one from Ontario, one from France and one from Norway.<br />
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The process is pretty well described in the video. Feel free to ask me any questions though.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Removing the original pattern with help of a welding magnet</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The follow rest on my lathe</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Machining one of the faces</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Machining the other face</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Machining the bottom of the follow rest</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A view from the back side of the lathe</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The finished casting with the extended foot</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The other side of the follow rest with the extended foot</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Milling the underside of the steady rest</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Starting to machine the brass contact points</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The brass contact points almost done</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another view</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Starting on the tie-down bolts</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After the layout fluid was washed off</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Drilling the cross hole</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tapping the cross hole</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px;">The finished tie-down bolts</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The finished adjustment knobs</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The assembled adjustment knobs and tie-down bolts</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The brass contact points done</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Close-up of the follow rest</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Front side close-up of the follow rest</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The follow rest in all its glory</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Amazing that I could start with this...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">...and end with this</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Adjustment screw dimensions</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Brass contact point dimensions</td></tr>
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Tools:</span></div>
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<a href="http://chris-eigenheer.blogspot.ca/2016/02/fixing-my-rex-cut-b013-metal-bandsaw.html" target="_blank">Metal band saw</a></div>
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<a href="http://chris-eigenheer.blogspot.ca/2012/02/home-foundry.html" target="_blank">Aluminum foundry</a> & accessories</div>
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<a href="http://chris-eigenheer.blogspot.ca/2012/02/propane-burner-for-foundry-furnace.html" target="_blank">Foundry burner</a></div>
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Table saw</div>
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Angle grinder</div>
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Eye & ear protection</div>
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Metal lathe & accessories</div>
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9" Drywall knife</div>
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Materials:</span></div>
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2 lbs of aluminum</div>
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Cost:</span></div>
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$0.00</div>
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Time:</span></div>
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2hrs</div>
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Savings:</span></div>
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$300</div>
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Conclusion:</span></div>
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Looks great. Now on to the finishing touches</div>
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Chris Eigenheerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05686511486213149973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1784109083330472063.post-65375560261218897642017-01-07T13:31:00.000-08:002017-01-07T13:36:41.585-08:00Fixing a Muffler on a 2007 Toyota Yaris<b>Difficulty Level (Easy, Medium, Hard, Insane):</b><br />
Medium<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Process:</span><br />
A coworker asked me if I could have a look at her 2007 Toyota Yaris because her muffler fell off. The history behind this repair is that a couple of years ago, the muffler rusted off and she was stranded in the middle of nowhere on a Saturday so she found a welding shop that did a quick and dirty job welding it back together.<br />
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However, the salt, winter and generally harsh road conditions up here in Canada took its toll on the pipe and rusted it off again. Unfortunately, the way Toyota designed the exhaust system was with no joins/links and replacing/fixing it the way they would recommend it would cost about $1500 bucks.<br />
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Needless to say, my coworker was looking for an alternative way of fixing the vehicle. After having a look at it I devised a plan to buy a transition pipe at canadian tire and try to make it work in such a way that the muffler could be taken apart again in the future without having to cut through the pipe.<br />
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After I cleaned up the old weld on the muffler, I used my MIG welder to build up the connection point so I'd have some solid metal to weld the new pipe to.<br />
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Then, I went under the vehicle and cut off the last 2.5" of rusted pipe and used an exhaust pipe expander to un-dent the pipe. Once that was done came the rather lengthy part of fitting the old pipe to the new pipe to the old muffler.<br />
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Unfortunately, I discovered that when they did the first fix a few years ago they welded the 2 foot pipe a bit crooked which made the muffler and the pipe not match up properly. The pipes were off by over 2" and I suspect they just forced it together and did a quick weld. That is why I suspect the weld failed after just two years.<br />
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After some thinking and trying a bunch of different things I decided to keep the pipe the way it was but twist the muffler by about 2", then cut the new pipe at an angle so that there wouldn't be any stress in the weld.<br />
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Once I dry-fitted it, I did 3 tack welds between the new pipe and the muffler, take it off and took it to my work bench where I finished welding the new piece of pipe to the now built-up area of the muffler. Then, all that was left to do was to apply some muffler cement to the inside and outside of the join, slip them together and use a u-shaped muffler clamp to hold it all together.<br />
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Over all it went well, I worked into the wee hours of the night but I got 'er done so I'm sure my coworker will be happy about that and I don't suspect there will be any issues with the part I repaired for at least 4-5 years if not more<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Videos:</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The rusted off remains of the exhaust pipe</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Holy, so holy</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After cutting off 2"; I ended up cutting off another 1/2" later</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The rusted end pipe what was welded to the muffler</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another view</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The old pipe they welded to the existing exhaust 2 years ago</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Using a pipe expander to round out the last 2" of pipe</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The muffler pipe expander</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I had to weld the muffler adapter at an angle to match up the existing pipes</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another view of the weld</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Some muffler cement sealed up any small leaks</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The finished job after it was clamped together</td></tr>
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Tools:</span><br />
<a href="http://chris-eigenheer.blogspot.ca/2011/04/building-my-car-ramp.html" target="_blank">Car ramps</a><br />
Creeper<br />
Impact wrench<br />
Socket set<br />
Ear & eye protection<br />
Measuring tape<br />
Soap stone marker<br />
Jiffy marker<br />
Work lights<br />
Angle grinder<br />
Bench vise<br />
MIG welder<br />
<a href="http://chris-eigenheer.blogspot.ca/2016/08/making-mig-welder-cart.html" target="_blank">MIG welder cart</a><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Materials:</span><br />
One 1.750" inside to 1.750" outside muffler pipe adapter<br />
One 1.750" u-shaped muffler clamp<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Time:</span><br />
4-5 hrs<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Savings:</span><br />
$1300<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Conclusion:</span><br />
Well, it looks and sounds great. I'll post an update in a couple of years (if I remember to do so)Chris Eigenheerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05686511486213149973noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1784109083330472063.post-39975493418475969792017-01-02T05:10:00.005-08:002017-01-02T05:39:04.925-08:00How to Make a DIY Cam Lock for a Lathe Tail Stock<b><span style="color: red;">Note:</span></b><br />
This is the second time I've made one of these; the first time was for my own personal lathe, this time it was for a gentleman in town who saw mine and asked me if I could make him one as well. Here's the link: <a href="http://chris-eigenheer.blogspot.ca/2016/04/cam-lock-for-my-emco-maximat-v10-metal.html" target="_blank">Cam Lock For My Emco Maximat V10 Metal Lathe Tail Stock</a><br />
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<b>Difficulty Level (Easy, Medium, Hard, Insane):</b><br />
Medium<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Process:</span><br />
This time, things went quite a bit quicker because I had already done up the prototype for my own lathe so I just pretty much took the measurements from my cam lock and duplicated it.<br />
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First, I turned down a 1" piece to about 7/8" diameter with an M8 x 1.25 thread to match the bolt, then I made a matching 1" piece with a 1.250" diameter that had a 7/8" bore to fit the female threaded part.<br />
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After that, I drilled a 5/16" hole across both pieces for the actual cam. Then I took a piece of 1/2" cold rolled steel and turned one side down to 5/16" and left the other side at 1/2". Next, I chucked up this piece in the 4-jaw and set it off-center by about 0.100" and very carefully turned the cam portion.<br />
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Then, I turned a 5 degree angle into the 1/2" end of the cam, drilled a hole and tapped it to accept the handle.<br />
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After that, I tied down the two concentric sleeves and drilled through the 5/16" hole into the tail stock and drilled all the way through so I could stick the cam through the tail stock, then through the concentric sleeves and lock it in place with a c-clip.<br />
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Last, I had to take a 1/2" piece of cold rolled steel, turn the handle down to 3/8", thread one end and turn a knob on the other hand.<br />
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All that was left to do was to heat up the parts and quench them in oil to give it a black patina and to protect it from rusting.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Pictures:</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The original tail stock with the nut fastener</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The back side of the tail stock</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Turning the first piece of the concentric sleeves</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tapping an M8 x 1.25mm thread</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Getting ready to part off the female threaded sleeve part</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The finished part</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Facing the second (outside) sleeve</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Drilling, then boring to size</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Test fitting the pieces</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Getting ready to turn down the cam</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Making a little groove for the c-clip</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Drilling the cross hole for the cam</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Drilling through the tail stock</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The two sleeves and the cam almost done</td></tr>
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More pictures to follow<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Tools:</span><br />
Metal lathe & accessories<br />
Metal band saw<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Materials:</span><br />
3" of 1.250" cold rolled steel<br />
12" of 1/2" cold rolled steel<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Cost:</span><br />
$0.00<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Time:</span><br />
8 hrs (would have been 6 if I had done some more measuring ahead of time)<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Conclusion:</span><br />
Here's the email I got from the gentleman:<br />
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<q><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="color: #999999;">Chris,</span></i><br />
<i><span style="color: #999999;">I just wanted to let you know I've had the opportunity to
try the new tail stock modification and it's a real time saver.<br />Every now and again I'm looking for the wrench and realize I
don't need it anymore.<br /><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Thanks a lot for helping me out on this.</span></span></i></span></q>Chris Eigenheerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05686511486213149973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1784109083330472063.post-12423085357010677672017-01-02T04:59:00.005-08:002017-01-02T04:59:27.835-08:00How to Make a DIY Boring Bar<b>Difficulty Level (Easy, Medium, Hard, Insane):</b><br />
Medium<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Process:</span><br />
I took a job boring some Acetal for a gentleman in town that has a bag pipe shop and the pieces that needed to be bored were fairly deep so I needed a rigid boring bar that would fit in the hole but be sturdy enough not to flex so I decided I was going to make one from scratch.<br />
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In retrospect, I should have done a bit more research as to the geometry of the boring bar and I would have designed it differently, but for now it'll do. I just might make some modifications down the road if for some reason it won't fulfill its purpose.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Marking the cut-out for the insert</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Marking the center line</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The AutoCAD drawing calculating the angle and clearances</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Milling a flat at the top</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Drilling the hole for the screw that holds the insert</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another view</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Milling the flats for the tool holder</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another view</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Drilling the screw hole to the final size before tapping</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The installed insert</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another view</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another view</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Close-up of the finished boring bar</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Milling some shims to size</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another view</td></tr>
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<span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />Tools:</span><br />
Metal lathe & accessories<br />
Metal band saw<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Materials:</span><br />
8" of 1" cold rolled steel<br />
1 screw<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Cost:</span><br />
$0.00<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Time:</span><br />
4 hrs<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Savings:</span><br />
$100<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Conclusion:</span><br />
It works but it will need some more tweakingChris Eigenheerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05686511486213149973noreply@blogger.com1