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    Default Random tool ideas from Pinterest


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    Deffo going to give the dremel shield a go. Not for grinding but for the little stainless wire wheels that slowly disintegrate and fling very fine wire everywhere. It gets in your clothes, sometimes your skin. I love the wheels but hate the little filaments! Thanks...

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    Hi Nigel, Guys,

    I like the square tubular one ! Much more convenient than the round one that I made for the tapping stand particularly if you are up against an edge.
    Best Regards:
    Baron J.

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    6. 4way toolpost improvement:

    https://www.pinterest.com.au/pin/432134526741994247/

    Details: Rocker Tool Post lets you adjust position of tool bit to exact center of workpiece without shimming. Compensates for worn or resharpened cutting tools. Double-sided to hold two bits. Indexes on compound rest. 5/8 inch capacity.




    7. Contour vice

    https://www.pinterest.com.au/pin/339247784443352352/

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    Not the usual home made ideas.

    I have not bought any of them,
    but the prices seem good to me.
    Probably US made?


    9. Lathe "tool post indicator deluxe":
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    https://www.edgetechnologyproducts.c...deluxe-58-000/
    $99.99USD

    Apparently it is just a copy of an old (Starret 670?) design,
    and also similar to what many of you have made, but I liked the anodised alloy clamp.


    10. Multi axis stop:
    1_multi_axis_stop_mill_stop_work_stop_vise_stop_cnc_bridgeport_milling_maching_kurt_vise__67854.png
    https://www.edgetechnologyproducts.c...s-stop-48-000/
    $59.99USD


    11. Tap handle set:
    tap-handle-square-drive-edge-technology-59-000-machinist-milling-machine-tap-guide-spring-center.jpg

    https://www.edgetechnologyproducts.c...le-set-59-000/
    $49.99USD
    Nigel, from a cave FULL of unfinished projects and lost tools.

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    Nigel, from a cave FULL of unfinished projects and lost tools.

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    13. Vertical, large bed router

    https://www.reddit.com/r/hobbycnc/co...zontal_spindle

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    Most large format timber routers I have seen are huge. Take a lot of floor space.

    There are the vertical ones that use a "puck" and cables:
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    but I suspect they can only take very shallow cuts.


    This guy's design uses a gantry, so it should be able to push the cutter into the stock.

    Could also support a plasma, laser, or water jet cutter?
    (with appropriate bed and dribble cooling system)
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    That router set up looks like a wall saw rig.
    A circ saw on similar frame for breaking down ply and chipboard panels.
    Ive never owned one but imagine dust extraction would be problematic.
    H.
    Jimcracks for the rich and/or wealthy. (aka GKB '88)

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    14. Home made, BIG boring bar:

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    (from facebook. Op said "I was tired of my wimpy boring bars. 5” schedule 80 for scale.")
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    You are taking it to the next level with that boring bar

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    Quote Originally Posted by kafie1980 View Post
    You are taking it to the next level with that boring bar

    thats still pretty small, i have a couple at work that i need the crane to lift into the machine.

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    I meant next level for the size of lathe it was being used on in his shop

    Fun fact:
    Sandvik claims to hold the record for the largest boring bar: https://www.sandvik.coromant.com/en-...ecord-breakers

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    THE WORLD'S LARGEST ANTI-VIBRATION BORING BAR:
    The largest reinforced anti-vibration boring bar in the world is classified as a premium product from its manufacturer, Sandvik Coromant.
    Length: 240 inches
    Capacity of the bore: 165 inches
    Overhang: 14 times the diameter
    Biggest challenge: Being able to machine lengths of up to four meters without having problems with vibrations and maintain good surface quality
    Diameter: 12 inches

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    To add a bit to your fun fact: Sandvik have been the leaders in antivibration boring bars for a long time, and they are very good, but very pricey. The bar in your pic would be $2-400K, but would be a turn key package, so their applications engineers will practically guarantee it will work for your required job.

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    I agree there are many interesting and useful things on Pinterest but here is a story of my use of Pinterest as a source of plans.

    A few years back my wife needed one of these.
    It's wool carding machine used to align tangle wool fibres into "batts" suitable for wool making stuff.

    For US$5 I downloaded set of plans from Pinterest and started making.
    Fairly early on in the making I realised that the "unusual" metric measurements had been translated/calculated from imperial measurements and some mistakes had been made.
    The most significant being the length of the required belt which was only out by about 70%.
    I contacted the fella I bought the plans from and he thanked me for correcting the mistakes.

    Anyway this is what I ended up making, pity that my wife only got limited use out of it before she suddenly passed way late last year.
    The timber is curly Marri milled from a log by me in 2008
    The steel bits are all 316.
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