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12th Nov 2022, 06:20 PM #1Diamond Member
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Random tool ideas from Pinterest
1. Swarf magnet:
https://www.pinterest.com.au/pin/862017184940322940
(homemetalshopclub.org Volume 9, No 4 - May 2005)
2. Lathe TRO indicator amplifier:
https://www.pinterest.com.au/pin/355502964348018932/
3. Dremel grinding shield:
https://www.pinterest.com.au/pin/355502964328669591/
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12th Nov 2022, 07:35 PM #2Golden Member
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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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13th Nov 2022, 06:17 PM #3Diamond Member
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not from Pinterest, but...
4. Swing out drill case:
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http://www.homemetalshopclub.org/new...letter1512.pdf
5. Drill and Tap guide:
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http://www.homemetalshopclub.org/new...501.pdf#page=5
6. Small lathe threading tools:
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http://www.homemetalshopclub.org/new...507.pdf#page=4
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13th Nov 2022, 07:44 PM #4
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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26th Dec 2022, 08:20 PM #5Diamond Member
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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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19th Jan 2023, 08:23 AM #6Diamond Member
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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:
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https://www.edgetechnologyproducts.c...s-stop-48-000/
$59.99USD
11. Tap handle set:
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https://www.edgetechnologyproducts.c...le-set-59-000/
$49.99USDNigel, from a cave FULL of unfinished projects and lost tools.
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19th Jan 2023, 07:37 PM #7Diamond Member
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12. Combined brake/indexer for lathe:
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https://www.pinterest.com.au/pin/627055948115401480/
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...1693#post94475Nigel, from a cave FULL of unfinished projects and lost tools.
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29th Jan 2023, 05:36 PM #8Diamond Member
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"Vertical" CNC timber router
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)Nigel, from a cave FULL of unfinished projects and lost tools.
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1st Feb 2023, 07:16 AM #9
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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27th Apr 2023, 08:28 PM #10Diamond Member
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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.")Nigel, from a cave FULL of unfinished projects and lost tools.
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27th Apr 2023, 11:21 PM #11
You are taking it to the next level with that boring bar
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28th Apr 2023, 05:53 PM #12Diamond Member
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28th Apr 2023, 06:16 PM #13
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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28th Apr 2023, 09:30 PM #14Diamond Member
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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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29th Apr 2023, 10:15 AM #15Member: Blue and white apron brigade
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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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