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  1. #16
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    rustic pot plant stand

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    Put bucket on top = oil change stand. But I don’t have a hoist…

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    Creative responses. I particularly like the thought of a very tall cow



    It is actually a poor-man's forge:
    IMG_2088.jpg IMG_2093.jpg IMG_2109.jpg


    I was inspired by this photo from somewhere:
    ab7fd3b903293010a87c0586b1af2dd8.jpg

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    Making rivets?

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    Quote Originally Posted by racingtadpole View Post
    Making rivets?
    That would require an anvil, and real blacksmithing skills, but close.

    Large imitation nail/bolt heads:
    IMG_2109.JPG
    which are for a pub door.

    Seperate thread here: https://metalworkforums.com/f266/t207279-fake-nails

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    Nice idea. Won't SWMBO kill you when she finds out what you are using her hair dryer for?????
    Kryn
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    Default Mystery 4

    IMG_2191.jpg IMG_2192.jpg IMG_2194.jpg IMG_2195.jpg

    What is it?




    no, I'm not turning the Hercus into a giant slitting machine

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    At first I thought it was a roller for an English wheel, but seeing the last pic it looks like a part for a Battlebot!!!
    To grow old is mandatory, growing up is optional.

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    It will be parted off to be a spacer to adapt the sawblade to fit a smaller shaft on a circ Saw.
    You can buy them at Carbatec, or you could years ago when I worked for them.
    I have quite a few to suit different sizes.
    H.
    Jimcracks for the rich and/or wealthy. (aka GKB '88)

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    Quote Originally Posted by KBs PensNmore View Post
    ...seeing the last pic it looks like a part for a Battlebot!!!
    My business card does mention killer robots:
    65811515952__F6809D2C-7C6E-43A9-90D5-ED6842231F5E.jpg

    so Kryn might have been on the right track?




    but no, Henry is closer. It doesn't get parted off – actually used as replacement washer:
    IMG_2236.jpg
    or an arbor, so it locates better on the long threaded spindle of this Tanner table saw.



    Here is the original washer, and the blade below has what my Dad used to do; carefully fit a washer and centre-punch it for a tight fit:
    IMG_2237.jpg

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    Default Mystery 5

    A slug of cast iron, some turning and drilling:
    IMG_2352.jpg IMG_2353.jpg

    Surface grind the rough side, as a reference for grinding the lathe faced side:
    IMG_2354.jpg IMG_2355.jpg
    (looks like my Hercus cross slide is nearly dead on perpendicular?)


    Turn a 75° taper on the rough front, and a groove on the side:
    IMG_2357.jpg IMG_2358.jpg IMG_2359.jpg IMG_2360.jpg


    Then drill a side hole, and a clearance hole, for a grub:
    IMG_2361.jpg IMG_2362.jpg IMG_2363.jpg

    (looks like my centering indicator is inaccurate?)
    IMG_2364.jpg




    IMG_2365.jpg

    So, finished object. What is it for?

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    I was thinking a pulley first off, but I think it's a former for a bender ?.
    All The Best steran50 Stewart

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    Happy New Year Nigel, Nice pictures.

    A quick tip for getting a hole dead centre in a round object !

    Use a "V" block in the vise then align the drill in the bottom of the "V". As long as you don't move the vice or the drill, when you sit your work on the "V" block and drill it, it will be perpendicular to the bore.

    Having a vice on an X-Y table helps greatly.
    Best Regards:
    Baron J.

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    Drum for a small capstan winch

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    Quote Originally Posted by nigelpearson View Post
    So, finished object. What is it for?
    Piston for a hand water powered pump

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