New shop started

[plastikosmd]

Ya
Electricity is black magic

 

[plastikosmd]

Well I had some energy today so:
Flail removed from the JD 3320 and put out in the back 40 for storage

Passing the rifle range

Glad I have 4wd

Took down a super sketchy tree with minimal escape routes. Wedges used and then the “wack, retreat, wait, repeat” method
Once I got it where I felt really uncomfortable, I went to do another project and heard it come down 10min later. Wife called me from the house 500 yards away as she heard it come down and was wondering if I was safe.

I love this old steel wedge. It must weigh 25 lbs but it gets job done.

The other “distraction” while I waited.

Then I finished up with one of my favorite chores. I hate mowing etc but rolling the driveway is relaxing. I need to add a cup holder

 

[Code54]

That is what I need, a small roller. Our lane is about ½ mile, and rolling it a few times a year (especially before the winter snow) would be perfect for setting the gravel in nice and tight! I helped a friend/neighbor expand his driveway a few weeks ago, and the driving back and forth, moving 6" left each time with the tractor to pack it down helped but not nearly as effective as a roller! Your place looks great - keep up the good work!

 

[plastikosmd]

Thx

Wife loves the driveway so she is happy w purchase

Win win

 

[EddieWalker]

Your place look really nice. The older I get, the more I admire a really nice lawn. Thick, lush, green, no weeds, or fire ant mounds. One day I'd really love to have my place look like that!!!

 

[plastikosmd]

Funny u say that

I guess I am now the same?
When we bought the place, “as long as it was green” I didn’t care. It was all weeds and I would chuckle at the “manicure” look. (This place is in the woods and I prefer a more wild look)

We then added a quarterly fertilizer/weed treatment company

After 3 yrs of “treatment” my weeds turned into “grass” and I must say, I like the look now also!

I’m getting old

 

[plastikosmd]

Just too handy to give away

Will keep

 

[Code54]

Can't blame you there!

 

[plastikosmd]

Rescue the Quadractor day
Threw a belt and now even though I went thorough it last year, looks like another tear down and fix a some shifting issues for the long term

Loosing garage space to “projects”

 

[plastikosmd]

Ok so the issue was wear within a sliding rack that turns Fwd/back shifting motion into left/right rack movement.

Rack with the 3 worn guides. Zinc or aluminum?


You can see the wear between rod and guide


So boring on the mill with the D’andrea boring head to insert an oilite bushing



Turning bushing on lathe for press fit



Assembly and prior to cutting off excess on rightmost guide

What a difference, shifts like a car and no more belts jumping out of phase

 

[daugen]

you have wonderful skills to do that
skills of a machinist are so valuable

could you explain a little more about what that boring head does? other than look seriously impressive
I assume it's a tool holder of some sort

 

[plastikosmd]

Boring heads can be a simple as a toolholder to hold a boring bar (cutter.)

The next step up is “adjustable” where you shut off spindle, turn a dial/key/nut to adjust the cutter out or in and re-commence w boring

The next step up, you don’t have to power off the spindle, just leave mill on and hold a ring or dial (like mine on the right side)

The next step up also has a “power feed” option and can be used for facing(most typically) so as the spindle turns the cutter advances outward

Mine does all of those things.

So to bore, get yourself centered, dial out until you start to make contact. Set your zero, dial out cut (this one can dial out 0.0005) then use quill or power feed on mill to bore, come back out of hole and dial out a bit more on head and bore again. No need to shut down etc

 

[plastikosmd]

I am also much more of a hack than a machinist!

 

[plastikosmd]

Also got a dead simplicity 2010 (tho I think it has a 16 in it)



no spark, I let it sit all summer. Jump pack to get the hydro lift to pick up the weed cutter and a helping hand by the “younger” machine into the shop

now it will get some attention.

 

[plastikosmd]

Well, that time of year I guess.

As expected, bad “coil “ but I didn’t expect so much of a nest.

5 dead mice


Popped out motor, cleaned, converted to electronic (yes I reversed the new coil as it was a points flywheel) and popped back in. Good for another year!

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

You have a wonderful shop and some cool toys.

 

[plastikosmd]

Thank u!
I’m blessed

I let friends share in the usage

Today was fluid film of winter vehicles and trailers

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

BTW, in high school and a bit of college, I worked at a motorcycle shop that also worked on small engines. Mice nest are a big reason for motors getting burned up.

 

[thepumpguysc]

Well it is time to build the toy/tool barn.

This is my humble shop site
Scott's Shop

So the barn is 50x60. The rear metal shop is about 25x30. Above that metal shop will be the wood shop. The rest of the space will go floor to rafters, all open (for automotive work etc). Rear right corner behind beam is welding and fab. Upper woodshed will have stair and a garage door for access to use forklift to lift larger projects and tools up there. We will have 3phase and 110/220.
Here goes...
Moving trees

Site

Excavation

Foundation in, 200 truckloads of fill

Rear, covered apron site for blacksmithing and storage

The 84 big red checking it out, front doors are 18'x10' each

 

[plastikosmd]

Ya, Photobucket bastards
I don’t think I have all those images as they are now locked behind paywall

All I got on early stages