The Metalworking Thread

[Junk Meister]

An ingenious sheet metal bending machine

"DITTO"

 

[davidwyby]

…and you have guys that work in shops that can’t figure out how to do that with the proper equipment

 

[Yukon Stihl]

I did take metal work in High school which has helped me many times.

 

[SawAddictedFarmer]

I'm going to try this in hopes that I can tell my boss I drilled through a bearing with a harbor freight drill bit.

 

[Wilhelm]

I'm going to try this in hopes that I can tell my boss I drilled through a bearing with a harbor freight drill bit.

I have been doing that since my tweens making knives out of SS (Speed Steel) gangsaw blades & HSS blades for cutting steel.

I'd be rich by now if I had made that video back then.

 

[Wilhelm]

If Your stone drill is new(ish) no grinding needed!

 

[davidwyby]

 

[Seachaser]

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What am I looking at? I know it’s a bolt on brush getter from probably Tian.

 

[Wilhelm]

What am I looking at? I know it’s a bolt on brush getter from probably Tian.

Probably straightening bent spikes.

 

[Seachaser]

Probably straightening bent spike

 

[Lawless]

I used to be a Snapon dealer.

I have used my 20k lb truck to straighten a few steel items

 

[davidwyby]

Straightened it

Was twisted

 

[davidwyby]

Pump to rebuild

 

[Partner]

See this

 

[edisto]

I need some more advice...

I posted earlier that we are putting together a machine shop at our university. We have a vertical mill, a lathe, a bandsaw, a small MIG/wire welder,
drill press, a large belt/disk sander, small water jet, and a laser engraver. We also have a sheet metal brake/shear/roller for 20 ga or less.

The problem is that our money comes in weird ways. I need a lot of small stuff, but on occasion, we get funding that can only be used on larger ($5000+) items.

I have been interested in a single-lip grinder, like a Deckel, but it is difficult for me to justify the price for something that does only a few specific things.

Our bench grinder is cheap (Harbor Freight), and I would really like to be able to make cutters for the lathe and the mill, but I don't think that a bench grinder would hit the $5000 minimum, and from what I have read, a Deckel grinder won't necessarily help with that beyond making single-lip cutters.

What equipment would you recommend given our setup in the $5-10,000 range?

 

[davidwyby]

No 6” shafting in stock for rush job, turn down 7”
And key




Steering arm



Purged no filler stainless to recover blue dye from algae for healthy food coloring



Custom wheels and spreading mechanism

 

[blades]

edisto A good tool and cutter grinder with tooling accessories would fit the bill. One that has an adjustable head assembly ( tilting) and spindle extensions.

 

[Lawless]

My next project.

I have Pat’s quick links on my Kubota and they add about 3.5” to the lower lift arm length. The tractor has hydraulic top link and side link so getting the 4” back on the top is $.

Saw this online and did some measuring and math and a buddy cut the parts on his water jet. I have em and will weld it up this weekend.

(I did the markup with measurements, it is based on my specific tractor)

 

[edisto]

edisto A good tool and cutter grinder with tooling accessories would fit the bill. One that has an adjustable head assembly ( tilting) and spindle extensions.

Thanks!