2025

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2: good Snow
3: good Snow
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5: Half of the auger wasn't turning - shear pin..
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7: After snow blowing
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9: Dying fan - 2016-2025 not too bad
10: Retro reflector (corner reflector) - if you look at it - all you see is your eye with the pupil centered.
11: Retro reflector (corner reflector)
12: Made this adapter for Norma, thin wall. It is for her press for installing snaps.
13: Made this adapter for Norma, thin wall. It is for her press for installing snaps.
14: Using my prescription safety glasses - I like the screen sides - hard to find.
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16: Divider valve keeps leaking..
17: New Crush washers from McMaster
18: This is NTPF (F for Fuel which has no spiral gap) with a copper crush washer. Some stripped hex drives, but can't find new parts. Graco was a waste of time - as are many US companies today.
19: Repainted tool box from 1934. I think this was my grandfathers tackle box originally - but ended up as my first tool box when I was a teenager.
20: Making an adapter for a snap press (sewing) Strange M16-1.0 thread.
21: Making an adapter for a snap press (sewing) Strange M16-1.0 thread.
22: Have some porcelain clay to play with
23: Inside an old lubricator pump.
24: Kiln Repair - teflon sheet to form repair mud.
25: Making saw table so it can be adjusted square.
26: Making saw table so it can be adjusted square. Using block so tap always starts straight.
27: Making saw table so it can be adjusted square. Bottom plate installed - grub screws sticking up
28: Making saw table so it can be adjusted square. Table square with blade.
29: Making saw table so it can be adjusted square. Holes each side of blade are for allen wrench removal/install.
30: Old floor of kiln
31: Repairing bottom edge of kiln.
32: New floor of kiln
33: New lube pump
34: Had to rewire because I put the mounting hole about 25mm to far..
35: Self tightening cresent wrench. Actually works - quite well!
36: Self tightening cresent wrench. Actually works - quite well!
37: Special pliers for removing stripped philips nuts.
38: Super stuby alan wrenches
39: Japanses exacto knife holder that doesn't get loose.
40: Removing old lube system
41: New lube system - drilled tapped.
42: Removing old - mounting replacement is going to need a new plate.. You can see the air in the system - this shows it is back draining when it shouldn't..
43: 1/4" hex wrong size? Why?
44: Back side of table with old lube lines removed.
45: Had to remove the Y scale to change the fittings all over the Saddle.
46: They ground a place for the wrench - but not deep enough.
47: Time for a nap underneath the milling table..Turns out it was a copper line! There was one plastic line that I had to make a 4mm-to-1/4" tube cuppler.
48: Time for a nap underneath the milling table..Turns out it was a copper line! There was one plastic line that I had to make a 4mm-to-1/4" tube cuppler.
49: Time for a nap underneath the milling table..Turns out it was a copper line!
50: Looks like it was getting plenty of way lube.
51: We can see the new 4mm push-to-connect fittings. (I changed them out for all metal stainless later.)
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53: Making bracket for lube meters
54: Making bracket for lube meters. One of the holes was in the wrong place!
55: Assembling the lube meters stack
56: Assembling the lube meters stack
57: Assembling the lube meters stack
58: Assembling the lube meters stack.
59: Ground down a deditcated wrench for the pencil air grinder.
60: Ground down a deditcated wrench for the pencil air grinder.
61: Ground down a deditcated wrench for the pencil air grinder.
62: Kiln reassembled and the mortar fired - the grey turns to light pink.
63: Lube-pump Piston end.
64: lube-pump disassembled.
65: Nice center closing vise.
66: Nice center closing vise.
67: Nice center closing vise. Pins for mounting it.
68: Scketchy setup - These grinding disks aren't made with the 1.25" hole.
69: Scketchy setup - These grinding disks aren't made with the 1.25" hole.
70: Tiny soldering iron with computerized controls
71: Just a hair to small so I had to bore out 21 and 22mm
72: Just a hair to small so I had to bore out 21 and 22mm. Used a bit of spray and wipe for coolant.
73: First time I used this asian boring head - mounted on a kwik-switch-200. Works well. Not a Wohlhaupter, but works.
74: Color coded my sockets.
75: Never though I would use this mag base as much as I do.
76: easy to move now.
77: Asking for trouble - 1mm carbide drill
78: put a cone for starting taps.
79: Reversing tap started for pointed end taps.
80: Reaming - ended up a tad oversized - will stick with single point boring.
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82: Swaping out an ugly supermess for a pretty Millimess
83: ebay pictures Need to sell this and find a metric replacement.
84: ebay pictures Need to sell this and find a metric replacement.
85: ebay pictures Need to sell this and find a metric replacement.
86: ebay pictures Need to sell this and find a metric replacement.
87: ebay pictures Need to sell this and find a metric replacement.
88: ebay pictures Need to sell this and find a metric replacement.
89: Thread and every thing had brown stuff that wasn't rust.
90: cleaned up well with acetone. Reads out sub micron
91: didn't have replacemnt for broken switch - ordered.
92: Switch broken off - was able to locate a new one.
93: Mahr bench micrometer.
94: Starrett Bench micrometer/ indicator calibrator - Art's.
95: Starrett Bench micrometer/ indicator calibrator - Art's.
96: I seem to have an indicator addiction.
97: Could be time to clean my bench?
98: Repaired C-clamp - looked like there was a defect in the original casting? Lower left.
99: I used 100% nickle rod for the first time thinking it was cast iron - not sure - might have been wrought steel. Easy to weld with.
100: Tim's plane seriously needs a bath.
101: Got the Microcode II back together with the new switch - everything works.
102: Weaping hydrant.. got a rebuild kit - but the packing nut seems like a loose fit?
103: Routing out the sperometer plate - using Stephans recipe.
104: He said 0.1mm step down - seems he might have meant 1mm?
105: I ground the endmill so it had a chamfer.
106: I ground the endmill so it had a chamfer.
107: I ground the endmill so it had a chamfer.
108: Something is wrong? I checked and checked - I think it was the beta software.
109: Something is wrong? I checked and checked - I think it was the beta software.
110: Treasures from Art - X-mas in April!
111: Treasures from Art - X-mas in April! Mystery item - figured it out - someone worked VERY hard to make this - electric contact for micrometer head.
112: Treasures from Art - X-mas in April! Will be the stand for the Bench mike I'm making.
113: So They used a CMOS buffer so there was zero current flowing through the micrometer threads.
114: So They used a CMOS buffer so there was zero current flowing through the micrometer threads.
115: Lots of work - I think shop made?
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