Shop projects

[Sparky415]

I rescued this from a skip in the rain, it had been thrown out after a repair shop had looked at it..... then two separate Guys had taken it out, looked and put it back
So what's a poor boy to do? 

Yep take it home and dry it out 



Lets investigate, 


take lots of pictures so we can put it back together at the end

[Sparky415]

Every part individually photographed 


we need to remove that bit 



That bit runs smooth now 


Add some wood


What's my disc cutter doing there? 


 


That works, still needs a few finishing touches 




Did you really think it was going back together? 

[MadPlumbarian]

Very interesting sparky!
JR

[SteveC]

Nicely repurposed     

[Sparky415]

Guys 

Not sure how long the yellow plastic insert at the bottom is going to last 

[SteveC]

Maybe replace it with some aluminium sheet.

[Sparky415]

I picked up some thin stainless a few days ago ...   

[yud]

Love the idea, the only I suppose to it seems like a normal chop saw would work better.

[Sparky415]

Do you mean it would be better if I had left it as a chop saw for wood?
It would be a lot better for metal if I had a 9inch disc cutter mounted there, at the moment its ok for small stuff and I can do repeatable angles 

 I have man flu at the moment  and don't quite understand Yud? 

[Crow]

You could get one of those chainsaw blades on it for wood cutting. You might want to check them out anyway.

[Sparky415]

I have seen them Crow 
Can you imagine what one of those would do to my fingers?   

[Fortytwo]

Do you mean it would be better if I had left it as a chop saw for wood?
It would be a lot better for metal if I had a 9inch disc cutter mounted there, at the moment its ok for small stuff and I can do repeatable angles 

 I have man flu at the moment  and don't quite understand Yud? 

I think what he means is that a non-sliding chop saw would have been preferable

I say good job for making use of what's at hand.

I have seen them Crow 
Can you imagine what one of those would do to my fingers?   

They are super scary!

[ToolJoe]

Here are long overdue pictures of the garage of casa de TJ. The project last night was to give my bike a good scrubbing and clean the drivetrain. My last two rides have involved healthy amounts of mud. 

[Sparky415]

Thanks Joe, looks just like a garage Mate 

 

[ToolJoe]

Thanks spark! It's more of a big shed at this point due to the garage door not working  and tough angle to get a car in there. It's slowly falling apart and will have to be redone down the pipeline.

[Sparky415]

My trouble is I keep piling stuff on top of stuff and it's spread in to the house now 

[yud]

Do you mean it would be better if I had left it as a chop saw for wood?
It would be a lot better for metal if I had a 9inch disc cutter mounted there, at the moment its ok for small stuff and I can do repeatable angles 

 I have man flu at the moment  and don't quite understand Yud? 

I think it was a brain fart on my part.  Did not go back far enough to see how the project started.  And thought "chop saw" only referred to a metal saw.

[yud]

Here is a picture of my shop.  Don't have a place to forge at home, like to get enough of a forge to at least do heat treating.

[Sparky415]

That looks cool Yud,
I love those metal desks you have over there! 

[MadPlumbarian]

Nice desk, I was going to get one of those vise, but ended up getting one that screwed down instead,
JR

[yud]

Got lucky with the desk it was all of $5. 

If I had the desk when I got the vise I may have gotten one they can be bolted down, but it is actually pretty convenient to have one I can move around.

[Sparky415]

$5   

There's a great thread in Garage Journal with those metal desks 

http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=39224&highlight=tanker+desks

 

[yud]

Yeah I am guessing that it got marked down due to weighing a ton.  It is a good desk only thing is when I move I am not sure if I am going to abandon it or not, (it will depend on where I go next).

[Syncop8r]

I probably shouldn't have, but I acquired this old home-made table saw recently:

[Sparky415]

Looks good to me, just needs a new flat top 

[Fortytwo]

check them out:
http://www.felderusa.com/us-us/products/combination-machines.html

nice project video
https://www.facebook.com/375545669464856/videos/398933287126094/



 

Wow, I wonder how I can persuade my girlfriend that one of those fits in a 39 m² (420 ft²) appartment 

 
I have had access to one of these for ages without knowing.  My grandfather has an old ('70/'80) model and I have just never known about all the possibilities! I've of course known about the saw and planer but that it also was a router table was hidden. Can't wait until Easter when I will be in a place to learn how it all works!

[Whoey]

check them out:
http://www.felderusa.com/us-us/products/combination-machines.html

nice project video
https://www.facebook.com/375545669464856/videos/398933287126094/



 

Wow, I wonder how I can persuade my girlfriend that one of those fits in a 39 m² (420 ft²) appartment 

 
I have had access to one of these for ages without knowing.  My grandfather has an old ('70/'80) model and I have just never known about all the possibilities! I've of course known about the saw and planer but that it also was a router table was hidden. Can't wait until Easter when I will be in a place to learn how it all works!

[yud]

Some of my current-ish projects

Horseshoe (my 1st) basically done but needs to be cleaned up.

The plier bits will be made into scroll tongs but I have yet to start on them.

Then there is my attempt at a sales, needs cleaning and heat treating.

Friction folder blade, it has been tempered now I just need to make the handle.

The scales on my Juice which are done.

[Sparky415]

There's a lot of work gone in to that picture Yud 

Friction folder 

[yud]

There's a lot of work gone in to that picture Yud 

Friction folder 

Yeah been trying to clear out some older projects. 

We'll see how the folder goes.