2024: What are you doing today?

[idrivejunk]

That sir, is timely and useful input. Point taken and much obliged. Stock frame is now boxed and has M2.

Then was gravel, now is aaphalt, hmm. Rubber sounds like me.

Here you go, F1 pics

[kb426]

I purchased a new lathe chuck. One half the runout of the previous unit. I installed it and it was the same as the old unit?? I checked runout in a dozen places. I decided that the cam-lock eccentrics must be bent or wore. The Grizzly version is based on the unit I have. I took a chance and ordered new parts. $32 for parts, $16 for shipping. Boy do I like this. I hope they are the same as my unit. None of this made sense to me but in about a week, I'll see if I found the answer or I'm still searching. This is on a D1-4 cam-lock just in case anybody is curious. 

[chimp koose]

KB how much runout are you getting ?

[jaybee]

Matt, I quite like the way the front of the F1 turned out.

[kb426]

C.K. 14 thou total. I removed the eccentrics and ordered the Grizzly versions. If they're not the correct size, I'll try to make some.

[chimp koose]

14 is a LOT . I had a 3 jaw in one of my lathes at school that would dial out to zero a lot of times but within .003 was what i would usually expect of a 3 jaw . In one shop I worked at we used to re grind the jaws with a tool post grinder . You either chucked a ring into the back of the jaws (there is usually a stepped surface back there), or opened them up and locked them into a ring to open them for grinding . Closing the jaws down on a ring was the preferred method as it loaded the jaws against the scroll thread the same as when chucking on OD . It worked well for fixing bell mouthed jaws . I have not seen many 3 jaws in industry , 4 jaws are on everything .

[chimp koose]

I just remembered another shop I worked at where they had a 3 jaw bolted to a face plate in the lathe with 3 bolts and thick washers . You would spin the chuck by hand and smack the chuck with a soft hammer to dial it in . once dialed you cranked up the bolts holding the chuck .  It was a beater lathe for work that was not fussy . It also required setting the tool just slightly ABOVE center so that when cutting ,the slack in the spindle would allow the shaft to raise up to centered .

[kb426]

O&S installed new front brake pads on the dr650 this afternoon and went for a ride. 57 degrees. That's a long ways from a record temp but it was pleasant. Maintenance on the vehicles is all done until something fails. I should have a couple of months before oil changes start again. By then it will be real cold.

[Crosley.In.AZ]

O&S Construction installed a new door between the kitchen and laundry area. Still some work for trim out , other fun stuff. Somebody framed out the opening 2 inches too high (me)...  SO I corrected that yesterday with door installl too.

Been busy: kitchen wall insulation install. Some sheet rock hung up (ceilings).. Installed final 3 way light switches, front outdoor light fixtures replaced.  I am tired each day. If I sit down, I fall asleep.

Received 2 quotes on insulated garage door 18 x 7 foot install with opener.  Includes the removal of wall and door that currently fill the garage door opening .. with trash debris  haul away. Quotes include the opening  to be re-framed up for garage door hardware install

1 quote is $7100.00 and change
2nd quote is $5200.00 and change

Y'all can guess which we likely will go with.?

[Crosley.In.AZ]

BUilt a new wall between kitchen and living room. Actually replaced OEM kitchen wall. Moved it back 2 feet to open the kitchen up some. Kitchen was too small.  Of course the wire in the wall I hoped to simply move - reroute for outlets was not long enough for my plan.  SO: more re-wire in the attic, more romex wire

Got the new wall up, anchored, wired. Old wall ripped out.  Scrape the remaining kitchen  popcorn texture  crap off the ceiling.  Also finished the re-wire of patio outlets with proper conduit, weather tite boxes , GFCI , etc.

All this new framing is non load bearing.  I built the new to match the olde stuff.

I have used over 200 feet of new romex 12-2 wire in this house to fix the mess I found. I have replaced 4 circuits from the service panel out.. sheesh. !

[58 Yeoman]

Looking good, Tony.

Our rural mailbox is about 800' from the house, and our house doesn't face the road, and we can't see the mailbox, so we can't tell when we get mail.  For the past 8-10 years, I've installed a transmitter on the mailbox door that beeps the receiver in the house.  I've always used double stick tape to attach the transmitter to the door.  Last winter, the snow plow obliterated our metal mailbox, so we spent the money on a really nice heavy duty box.  Taped the same transmitter to the door.  Lately, our temps have fallen to ~20*, and when the mail comes, I find the transmitter in the back of the mailbox.  I'd stick it back on the door, and the next day, same thing.

Come to find out, when the mail person opened the door, it would fall off, they would pick it up that throw it in the box.  Tried new tape, nothing would stick to this new box in this temp.  Dammit.  Trying to think of what would work?  Spotted four little round strong magnets on the side of the microwave that used to be on the cordless phones that would kick my old hearing aids into high gear when I used the phones.  We got new phones recently, and my new hearing aids no longer need the magnets.

AHA.  I will superglue them to the transmitter.  I had two of them glued to the back (working on the kitchen counter), and set a third on the back of the transmitter, and it slid over to one of the others, and they both jumped off the transmitter and onto the floor.  Of course, the glued side  is where they met, and they were stuck together. It was hard enough to pry these magnets apart (nyomedium) and there was no way these were coming apart.  Luckily, we had a couple more of the same on the fridge.  Mission accomplished.  Sticks to the mailbox door and the magnets don't interfere with the operation.

[WZ JUNK]

I made a roll around cart to hold a Harley Davidson Evo engine.  It will either hold the dummy engine that I will be using for fabrication or the engine I plan to use.  I plan to pull the good engine from the motorcycle tomorrow.  A friend brought by this handy tool he made that allows you to use a conventional engine hoist to remove the engine from a motorcycle.  It was new to me and it seems like a great idea.  I was dreading removing the engine from the motorcycle and this should make the job a lot easier.

[Crosley.In.AZ]

Item from AMazon was shipped via UPS SUrePost.  It was 4 pounds over the weight limit at USPS , 74 pounds. Limit is 70 pounds. Listing on AMazon says it weighs 54 pounds. Invoice said weight was 69 pounds. USPS office said it was 74 pounds. ?

The USPS office tells me they need 100.00 $$ extra due  to let me take the box from the office.  I told him to "keep it" as I paid for shipping already.  USPS  was to return the box :  "returned to shipper" via UPS .

Then hours later: the  UPS driver shows up at my house. He asked me if I wanted the box. I said yes , if the extra $100.00 was not due, He said : No more money due.  I have the box in the house. I will post photos later.  It will be fun.

 

[kb426]

After installing new eccentrics and dressing down a high spot on the spindle. {https://youtu.be/a3h-NTYag2g?si=OkZEhKIc-oSZpryy}

[chimp koose]

     Right in line for a 3 jaw