Mav68erick
04-16-2012, 08:11 AM
Just wanted to pop in and say hey, I really like the new design of the new gantry it makes me sad = P, havent been doing to much working 6 days a week 7 last just to get extra cash to buy stuff for the Mill I got trying to get enough shop equipment around to wheres If I build a big polebarn late summer early fall I can fill it up = )
Heres a few things Ive made
Harley Sign, I made a small one for my cousin and was asked one day if I would donate for a cancer benefit auction for a mechanics wife at the dealership. was bummed it only got 80 bucks as the time I had in it plus scrabbing 30 bucks in steel because I had crap on the rail and everything tracked wrong, was hoping it woulda got more. I was gonna bid it to 100 but they wanted payment then and didnt have it on me. so I blew it up and got this. Machined the bolt heads and painted it wickeds fav color!
http://sphotos.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-snc7/417689_2734129961839_1515019645_32237391_100752484 7_n.jpgp
http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/420216_2734123561679_1515019645_32237389_704018734 _n.jpg
Guy at work bought a chopper, hes almost 7' so had to extend his forward controls 5.5 - 6" took some rough dimensions off his stock 3/8 alum, made some prototype 1/4" ( the ones in the back ) to see if I got the holes right as it was hard to measure ( I used a 12" rule ) after I traced everything on paper he said felt good burned another revised set out of 3/8 after he relocated the master cylinder as it looked odd being so far out and non symetrical. His chromer buddy said the steel was in to bad of shape to clean up ( it was pitted bad ) so he got some new stock and I redid them and fixed a boo boo I did when I offset one of the lines he didnt care but I did.
http://sphotos.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-snc7/423117_2720752147402_1515019645_32232021_535020370 _n.jpg
Modded the harley sign for a lightswitch cover, never finished it though I didnt like the lines coming down was gonna make them solid and move them out farther
http://photos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/426969_2683736302029_1515019645_32220798_158127847 4_a.jpg
These are my design rearsets for my sportster, the main piece is 1/4" and I laser cut I lost my dxf as I wanted to edit them some and was gonna see how nice I could burn them out. the arm though the stock ones that came with this was stamped and short, so I added .750 to give me more leverage and line me up bettter with the plunger, plus it made it so I have to press the lever as far. Then I just machined myself a clevis and
http://sphotos.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/419024_2795967027727_1515019645_32260448_597840337 _n.jpg
http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/420234_2829575587920_1515019645_32273810_186684533 3_n.jpg
http://sphotos.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/432214_2829574187885_1515019645_32273809_276224860 _n.jpg
And heres a collet holder for the M Head Bridgeport I bought circa 1961, found some import collets and Endmill holders online for it, Brown and Sharp collets arent easy to find
http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/553924_3130797038268_1515019645_32336079_212499373 4_n.jpg
Alot may not like the RUstoleoum Copper Hammertone but its 100 times better then the green that was on it! I dont wanna look at another gray machine..
http://sphotos.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/545596_3130797638283_1515019645_32336080_388247603 _n.jpg
Before ( 32" table, I like it cuz it perfect for a garage )
http://sphotos.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/429712_2859579938010_1515019645_32285332_101283699 3_n.jpg
After
http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/533965_2901503546074_1515019645_32305308_214364808 6_n.jpg
I plan on getting a VFD for it so I can slow the rpms down a little more as 275 is the slowest speed on it which is to fast for big drills or chamfering hopefully get that buttoned up in the next week or so, rebuilding an old atlas lathe right now sisters bfs gonna grind the ways on it hopefully tomorrow as its got a really bad wear mark that makes the saddle hard to move,
dont know why theres an attached image at the bottom, as theres nothing in my post that has an attachment
Heres a few things Ive made
Harley Sign, I made a small one for my cousin and was asked one day if I would donate for a cancer benefit auction for a mechanics wife at the dealership. was bummed it only got 80 bucks as the time I had in it plus scrabbing 30 bucks in steel because I had crap on the rail and everything tracked wrong, was hoping it woulda got more. I was gonna bid it to 100 but they wanted payment then and didnt have it on me. so I blew it up and got this. Machined the bolt heads and painted it wickeds fav color!
http://sphotos.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-snc7/417689_2734129961839_1515019645_32237391_100752484 7_n.jpgp
http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/420216_2734123561679_1515019645_32237389_704018734 _n.jpg
Guy at work bought a chopper, hes almost 7' so had to extend his forward controls 5.5 - 6" took some rough dimensions off his stock 3/8 alum, made some prototype 1/4" ( the ones in the back ) to see if I got the holes right as it was hard to measure ( I used a 12" rule ) after I traced everything on paper he said felt good burned another revised set out of 3/8 after he relocated the master cylinder as it looked odd being so far out and non symetrical. His chromer buddy said the steel was in to bad of shape to clean up ( it was pitted bad ) so he got some new stock and I redid them and fixed a boo boo I did when I offset one of the lines he didnt care but I did.
http://sphotos.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-snc7/423117_2720752147402_1515019645_32232021_535020370 _n.jpg
Modded the harley sign for a lightswitch cover, never finished it though I didnt like the lines coming down was gonna make them solid and move them out farther
http://photos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/426969_2683736302029_1515019645_32220798_158127847 4_a.jpg
These are my design rearsets for my sportster, the main piece is 1/4" and I laser cut I lost my dxf as I wanted to edit them some and was gonna see how nice I could burn them out. the arm though the stock ones that came with this was stamped and short, so I added .750 to give me more leverage and line me up bettter with the plunger, plus it made it so I have to press the lever as far. Then I just machined myself a clevis and
http://sphotos.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/419024_2795967027727_1515019645_32260448_597840337 _n.jpg
http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/420234_2829575587920_1515019645_32273810_186684533 3_n.jpg
http://sphotos.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/432214_2829574187885_1515019645_32273809_276224860 _n.jpg
And heres a collet holder for the M Head Bridgeport I bought circa 1961, found some import collets and Endmill holders online for it, Brown and Sharp collets arent easy to find
http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/553924_3130797038268_1515019645_32336079_212499373 4_n.jpg
Alot may not like the RUstoleoum Copper Hammertone but its 100 times better then the green that was on it! I dont wanna look at another gray machine..
http://sphotos.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/545596_3130797638283_1515019645_32336080_388247603 _n.jpg
Before ( 32" table, I like it cuz it perfect for a garage )
http://sphotos.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/429712_2859579938010_1515019645_32285332_101283699 3_n.jpg
After
http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/533965_2901503546074_1515019645_32305308_214364808 6_n.jpg
I plan on getting a VFD for it so I can slow the rpms down a little more as 275 is the slowest speed on it which is to fast for big drills or chamfering hopefully get that buttoned up in the next week or so, rebuilding an old atlas lathe right now sisters bfs gonna grind the ways on it hopefully tomorrow as its got a really bad wear mark that makes the saddle hard to move,
dont know why theres an attached image at the bottom, as theres nothing in my post that has an attachment