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coolest stuff to come out of your shop
- Thread starter Sam L
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It's not cool unless it actually blows up, otherwise its just a cone shape piece of metal 
I can't think of what was the most fun or interesting thing I made so far, they're just parts I guess. Some of it does go into pretty neat pieces of equipment that would definitely fit the super cool category, but as individual parts they're pretty boring no matter how complex and time consuming.
I can't think of what was the most fun or interesting thing I made so far, they're just parts I guess. Some of it does go into pretty neat pieces of equipment that would definitely fit the super cool category, but as individual parts they're pretty boring no matter how complex and time consuming.
proturn
Stainless
- Joined
- Jan 20, 2010
- Location
- zimmerman, mn.usa
6061 Billet International 300/400 front covers for pulling tractors
http://www.tpemachine.comI just made these a few weeks ago. They started out 87 lbs and after all the machining they were 12.5lbs.
MK Proto
Hot Rolled
- Joined
- Mar 7, 2011
- Location
- Bensalem, PA
These are a few fun parts.
reedeprintice
Stainless
- Joined
- Feb 22, 2008
- Location
- Paradise , California
This is the kinda stuff we usualy have go out
reedeprintice
Stainless
- Joined
- Feb 22, 2008
- Location
- Paradise , California
and stuff like this - 1/2 shafts designed for a vehicle that goes over water and land and allows the wheel to be folded into the hull
reedeprintice
Stainless
- Joined
- Feb 22, 2008
- Location
- Paradise , California
and - This was made in house to get rid of heat ona slip style shaft - And add 100% more lube also -
mroy0404
Cast Iron
- Joined
- Mar 13, 2005
- Location
- Sarnia Ont. Canada
Cool stuff from my shop
smallshop
Diamond
- Joined
- Jun 2, 2005
- Location
- North Central Montana
hey...show us one with the cover over the blades! Very clean looking btw.
Bobw
Diamond
- Joined
- Feb 8, 2005
- Location
- Hatch, NM Chile capital of the WORLD
This toilet flushes really hard. I could keep replacing handles, fix the problem, or just make a bigger and better flusher.
17-4, 7/16" 17-4 shaft and the rod going to the chain is 1/2x3/16 304.
I need to finish polishing it, and the little lady wants the kokopelli filled in with turquoise.
17-4, 7/16" 17-4 shaft and the rod going to the chain is 1/2x3/16 304.
I need to finish polishing it, and the little lady wants the kokopelli filled in with turquoise.
lectrician1
Hot Rolled
- Joined
- Mar 6, 2012
- Location
- Las Vegas
I just finished this piece. Made from copper pennies (pre 1980)
mroy0404
Cast Iron
- Joined
- Mar 13, 2005
- Location
- Sarnia Ont. Canada
JH-Q
Aluminum
- Joined
- Mar 17, 2008
- Location
- Tampere, Finland
Here's a 23" dia six groove flat belt pulley i made.
The blank came to my shop as shown in first picture, some other shop had roughed it from a 600kg solid by feed milling.
When it came to me it was around 250kg. Finished weight was 150kg.
I had to turn the internal tapers by feeding compound slide by hand, because the tapers were too steep for taper turning attachment and the compound doesn't have feed in it. The outer taper has a 6mm radius in the corner, so i had to grind some HSS to make it.
Also the smallest ID had a tolerance of -0 +0.06mm.
Fun little part to make.
The blank came to my shop as shown in first picture, some other shop had roughed it from a 600kg solid by feed milling.
When it came to me it was around 250kg. Finished weight was 150kg.
I had to turn the internal tapers by feeding compound slide by hand, because the tapers were too steep for taper turning attachment and the compound doesn't have feed in it. The outer taper has a 6mm radius in the corner, so i had to grind some HSS to make it.
Also the smallest ID had a tolerance of -0 +0.06mm.
Fun little part to make.
Fear Factory
Aluminum
- Joined
- May 22, 2011
- Location
- Australia, Victoria
How Does one hold that Piece In the first image, that's super thin... Actually Inspiring I am going to chuck up a beer can in the lathe and try to put some grooves in it let you know how it goes.
rj newbould
Diamond
- Joined
- Aug 29, 2005
- Location
- Hernando, FL
That is probably best held on a vacuum chuck.
Nick Mueller
Titanium
- Joined
- Jun 12, 2006
- Location
- Munich / Germany
Not the final product, it lacks a few details:
A test who scraping in scale 1:10 would look like.
What you see here is aluminium cast in sand.
I'll spin cast the hand wheels etc. in pewter.
I made the patterns for a casting demonstration. And I didn't want to have something to cast that would be thrown away at the same day.
Nick
A test who scraping in scale 1:10 would look like.
What you see here is aluminium cast in sand.
I'll spin cast the hand wheels etc. in pewter.
I made the patterns for a casting demonstration. And I didn't want to have something to cast that would be thrown away at the same day.
Nick
scadvice
Titanium
- Joined
- Jan 16, 2009
- Location
- "Stuck in Lodi", Ca
Here is an example.
We built this mandrel for UC Davis here in California. We made it on our little Fadal VMC15XT ( the one I did the forum on... http://www.practicalmachinist.com/v...er-issues/my-seven-year-fadal-rebuild-213008/ ) It was moved three times to machine the full length. Here's the link to the CMM inspection and a short video of it done in the Fermi National Laboratory.
CMS Trigger Tracker : Mandrel CMM Data
Wish I could post some other stuff we do, but like a lot of you out there, we too are constrained under nondisclosure agreements.
I'll dig up some other stuff when I get time that I can show.
Steve
We built this mandrel for UC Davis here in California. We made it on our little Fadal VMC15XT ( the one I did the forum on... http://www.practicalmachinist.com/v...er-issues/my-seven-year-fadal-rebuild-213008/ ) It was moved three times to machine the full length. Here's the link to the CMM inspection and a short video of it done in the Fermi National Laboratory.
CMS Trigger Tracker : Mandrel CMM Data
Wish I could post some other stuff we do, but like a lot of you out there, we too are constrained under nondisclosure agreements.
I'll dig up some other stuff when I get time that I can show.
Steve
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MK Proto
Hot Rolled
- Joined
- Mar 7, 2011
- Location
- Bensalem, PA
That Part is 4 operations, Rough Rough, finish, then finish in a vacuum fixture, similar to the part in the front of the second picture only smaller.
SIM
Titanium
- Joined
- Feb 19, 2004
- Location
- Staten Island NewYork USA
Two items I am quite fond of...
