New shop started

[plastikosmd]

Felt ok today, cut out some card holder brackets for the wife’s cat shelter and started the service on the porch snowblower. (Late is better than too late!)

 

[plastikosmd]

Because I was low on hobbies, I bought out an old Corbin swaging set (.22/6mm/30 caliber). Dies, some core lead, jackets etc. the .22 set also has the dies allowing you to take spent 22lr cases and turn those into jackets for 22 boolits (223, 22-250 etc)-may have cross posted in gun thread but I made some progress




Today I grabbed a (I assume) 50lb homemade press to use for swaging


Now:

Cleaned up the press, smooth as glass. Now to start swaging
Anyone else do this?

 

[plastikosmd]

Well it was time to mount the siren that came w the jeep (and switch)

most of my machines have a battery shut off switch, but surprisingly I hadn’t installed one on the Jeep yet. I found this on Amazon and wanted to pass it along, voltmeter with switch. Pretty handy, hooked to the negative terminal with a wire running to your hot lead. No parasitic draw when it’s off. Pretty handy little switch and much better than a simple blade switch. Price was around $30 as there was a 10% off coupon. I’m not sure if there is still a coupon. I will be steadily converting over to this style

 

[wmonroe]

Looks like you scored pretty well on the staging set and parts. I’d like to get into that more but time always seems to run out. Haven’t even touched the reloading press in probably a year.

 

[plastikosmd]

Don’t give up, I “rediscover” hobbies all the time

 

[plastikosmd]

One of those days.

I was refilling all of the lathes/mills with oil and I noticed that the sight glass on the Hendy shaper wasn’t showing oil (it is a pump-check glass that only shows circulation when running.) Sump was full but a bit old so first I exchanged that (dirty job.) No joy, so now to start cracking solid lines working way back to the pump, checking pickup for blockage, priming (not necessary but doing everything before removing the pump.) No joy. So begin the contortions to remove the pump(blind and by feel only) 7 hrs after troubleshooting and taking pump apart and cleaning, still no joy.

I admit, I wasn’t feeling well that day and my mind wasn’t clear (something I have to struggle with.)

I kept thinking about the large drive motor and the equally large rotation direction arrow on it. Then, it struck me. I upgraded my rotary converter a bit ago (30hp.) While everything else was running correctly, is it possible that I have the motor running in reverse?

Yes, yes it is. Swap 2 wires in the plug and I convert an air pump back into a oil circulating pump.

Sigh.

 

[daugen]

wonderful story
we aren't getting older, we're just getting better...

 

[plastikosmd]

Ugh, I wish!!!

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

Oh my....sorry for your troubles.

 

[plastikosmd]

I guess I learned about the internals of my shaper, and how far sideways I can bend

 

[bindian]

Max angle of sideways bending is an all important limit of mechanicing.
hugs, Brandi

 

[JP_Austin]

Well it was time to mount the siren that came w the jeep (and switch)

most of my machines have a battery shut off switch, but surprisingly I hadn’t installed one on the Jeep yet. I found this on Amazon and wanted to pass it along, voltmeter with switch. Pretty handy, hooked to the negative terminal with a wire running to your hot lead. No parasitic draw when it’s off. Pretty handy little switch and much better than a simple blade switch. Price was around $30 as there was a 10% off coupon. I’m not sure if there is still a coupon. I will be steadily converting over to this style

Is this a CJ5? I have an M38A-1 from 1955 sitting in my shop. Interesting quick hitch.

BTW I’ve followed this thread forever! I built a 50x100 red iron shop and slowly filling it with equipment and projects. Latest addition was a CNC plasma table and a new welding cart. I’ll try to take some pics as it’s been a work in progress.

 

[plastikosmd]

Definitely do that!^

Ya, early 60’s cj5. My local town/ back 40 sxs. Works hard and is a perfect vehicle for me. The 3pt hitch is handy for sure,

 

[plastikosmd]

Ok, couple more additions. Finished the install today.

So, I added a mortise attachment that goes on my 16” planer/jointer along with a oscillating sander.

First the crate(s) and the beast of a rolling jack/pallet carrier thing I have. I’m not sure what it was used for but it is stout.




Sander assembled via beam hoist

 

[plastikosmd]

Ok, assembly and attachment of the mortise attachment.

Lever to right allows free movement in x-y planes to drill or cut slot





Then off to wood lathe to open up some pvc connections to attach to dust collection.


Ready to sand.


Belt can be angled 0-90 and oscillates

table to left allows drum sanding and front table elevates as needed

 

[dstig1]

A horizontal mortiser... Now I get it. I was thinking of the typical hollow chisel style and wondering how that would attach to a joiner/planer...

 

[EddieWalker]

Pretty fancy and specialized tool. What are you making?

 

[plastikosmd]

I do a decent amount of doweling the process of using the jig was always a bit annoying. This will speed things up and make it more enjoyable.

For hollow chisel, I use my drill press.

Likely now, I will just mortise with this and clean up corners with a chisel

 

[plastikosmd]

Chasing another electrical gremlin. I will update once I stop cursing!

 

[plastikosmd]

So I had to use the old school cnc to drill 40-50 holes in some 3/16 stock x3 (sickle bar blade holders.)



The thermal overload began tripping. This mill motor has always been a bit louder than its twin in the shop. I figured I was starting to lose the motor.

I wasn’t sure if the noise was in the head/spindle or motor so off came the motor to isolate the sound.

Motor seemed a bit loud ( clamped in mill vise.) spindle was smooth and no movement.

However, comparing both motors, I got the same resistances across windings. Maybe heat/ bad insulation? This motor did run 30-50 deg warmer than its twin.

Back to overload tripping with no load on motor. On a whim I checked the voltages as motor was running and was getting some screwy #s.

115 l1-l2
185 l1-l3
210 l2-l3

Hrm. Shut down and pulled the plug and checked the outlet.

Dead leg!

The problem was obvious,


Motor is nice and quiet now, no tripping. Wire must have been like that since I moved in 6 years ago