Topic: Cool Tools.

[spotty]

I'll give it a try anyway, at worst I've got a drill that'll take anything on

[spotty]

On special at the local big hardware warehouse $34, about $20 in foreign money.
I've destroyed 3 or 4 of them over the years so another one never goes astray

[scottly]

I'll give it a try anyway, at worst I've got a drill that'll take anything on

It's side loads on an end-mill that'll get you into trouble: if you feed the work in against the direction of rotation, it wants to chatter, and if you feed the work in with the direction of rotation, the end-mill "climbs" into the part, sucking it in, which can cause bad things to happen.

[spotty]

It appears I'm probably deep in the brown stuff.
Thanks for the heads up

[spotty]

On special at the local big hardware warehouse $34, about $20 in foreign money.
I've destroyed 3 or 4 of them over the years so another one never goes astray

Just checked the tool box where they live and I have another 3 new ones but they're all rechargable so a proper full strength one won't go astray

[Mark1976]

I'll give it a try anyway, at worst I've got a drill that'll take anything on

It's side loads on an end-mill that'll get you into trouble: if you feed the work in against the direction of rotation, it wants to chatter, and if you feed the work in with the direction of rotation, the end-mill "climbs" into the part, sucking it in, which can cause bad things to happen.

   I can attest to this, did this very thing years ago, and the drill press is not designed for sideloading, it's a drill "press". Vertical loads yes, everything else no... you may get away with some very light milling of aluminum, but thats it. It's also inherently dangerous when things go wrong, broken metal end-mills being flung around at speed do that.

[spotty]

I was at least aware that parts and or vice could become airborne so the vice is securely bolted to the flat deck ( which has a lever that when you release it the deck spins, as does the X/Y vice )

[dave500]

you can pay nearly 10 bucks for a stupid cardboard circle air filter gasket if you need one,I spied this art and craft kids circle cutter for 5 bucks,yep it works great for grown ups aswell!bottom scale is diameter in metric,upper scale is radius in metric,its brilliantly simple.

[BenelliSEI]

you can pay nearly 10 bucks for a stupid cardboard circle air filter gasket if you need one,I spied this art and craft kids circle cutter for 5 bucks,yep it works great for grown ups aswell!bottom scale is diameter in metric,upper scale is radius in metric,its brilliantly simple.

I’m going to have to find one of those for sure! Clever.

Tried a few art, crafts and “dollar” stores and not having much luck Amazon next.

[dave500]

I have wad punches for most bolt holes,I copied a thermostat housing gasket easy aswell,youd never cut as neat a large hole as this with sissors?these gaskets are $6.95,shop one on the left,my copy on the right.

[Honda Hansel]

Well I remember back in the old country (Denmark ) we could not bye any gaskets for the old moped (Knallert)
So we had to make gaskets by hand and we could not find the gasket paper .
Every time some one in the house hold got new shoes we sawed the shoe box for gasket material
perfect thickness and it worked just fine,Good old days HaHa

It is a special task to be able to hammer out a new gasket.Ask the younger generation on the knowledge of making a gasket .you will get a look and the head will be tilted to the side and they will reach for the AI info on the phone to see how it's done

Honda Hansel 

[BenelliSEI]

My favourite for years were corn flakes boxes.

[Kelly E]

We always used cold pak beer boxes.

[dave500]

best thing about them is you gotta drink all the beers first!

[BenelliSEI]

Found one on Amazon.ca

[simon#42]

just ordered one

[ratranger]

Finally picked up a boring bar, no more searching for shops that can do smaller cylinders for me. 

[dave500]

plus you get to use your own precision!

[ratranger]

I'm going to get used to it with some bad cylinders, that way I'll know if the setting micrometer is accurate and which way I need to compensate to end where I want.

[simon#42]

you will need a decent hone to finish the cylinders after they have been bored

[ratranger]

Yep, I've honed cylinders for waterjet pumps, having worked as a machinist at multiple businesses I have experience doing a ton of different things.   I've got a mill, lathe, vapor blast, parts washer, 20t press and a few other fabrication tools.  Just my mill is old and worn enough I don't trust it to make round bores on cylinders.

[BenelliSEI]

Used my new Mity-Vac today. Much improved over my +25 year old one that fell apart a few months ago. Lots of different hose ends, soft hose, and a gauge that measures something! Worked a treat and bled the brakes in minutes. Very Cool Tool!

Well worth having and works on anything.

[dave500]

I had a cheap air hose powered suction tool for brakes etc toledo copy,I found in my travels as a dumpster truck driver a genuine toledo one,putting the vacuum guage on them shows the toledo one is markedly better vacuum,gave the old one to my neighbour,seeing I have the spray gun out and was servicing my old old old compressor I went the extra mile,and my engine stand and engine hoist,gonna finish em all with rustoleum "sail blue",red oxide primer hides a multiple of sins.

[grcamna2]

I had a cheap air hose powered suction tool for brakes etc toledo copy,I found in my travels as a dumpster truck driver a genuine toledo one,putting the vacuum guage on them shows the toledo one is markedly better vacuum,gave the old one to my neighbour,seeing I have the spray gun out and was servicing my old old old compressor I went the extra mile,and my engine stand and engine hoist,gonna finish em all with rustoleum "sail blue",red oxide primer hides a multiple of sins.

Which brand/model is that v-twin air compressor pump Dave ?
AUS manufactured ?

Do you have a picture of the Toledo vacuum pump ?

[dave500]

its 1986 aussie made "pro air"Bill with a belt drive vee twin "swan"pump on it,the motor is an aussie "betts"