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274805 | Don Schwartz <dks@t...> | 2021‑11‑21 | Finished something |
Four things, actually. Brackets for my centre bits and Sheffield brace, and a couple of turning tools. The maple turnings were my first attempt at something of that sort. The brace bracket is water-stained, shellacked and waxed. In order to do the detail on the top of the turnings I made a pair of round skews - 1/4in & 3/8in - from drill rod. Handled them with ash shovel-handle cut-offs courtesy of Eric Coyle. Probably should have made them shorter, but they're useful as is. The stems of the bits were all slightly different sizes, so the angled dadoes in the cherry bit bracket had to be individually fitted. The bracket shape uses a bit less panel space than if the bits were simply placed in a straight shelf, and provides easy access to the bits which are pushed up from below to extract them for use, avoiding the need to lift them out by the sharp end. The cutting heads of the smallest bits were narrower than their stems, so I used tiny rare earth magnets to keep them in place. Photos are here: https://groups.io/g/oldtools/album?id=263819 Don -- Buy less. Buy Canadian. “The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness.” –– John Kenneth Galbraith |
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274806 | Darrell <larchmont479@g...> | 2021‑11‑21 | Re: Finished something |
Don, Wow, I really like the design of the bit rack. My good centre bits are stored in a denim roll, and the others are stuck in a block of 2x4 on a shelf. I'm gonna add a rack like yours to The List. Darrell wood hoarder, blade sharpener, and occasional tool user |
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274809 | Dan Beck <drumsandbacon@g...> | 2021‑11‑21 | Re: Finished something |
Nicely done, Don! Looks great!! -- I'm a simple man. I like pretty dark-haired women and breakfast food. |
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274810 | Bill Ghio | 2021‑11‑21 | Re: Finished something |
Creative and well executed. Can’t beat that combo. Bill |
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274811 | Dennis Heyza <michigaloot@c...> | 2021‑11‑21 | Re: Finished something |
Don tells of some nice creations including... > In order to do the detail on the top of the turnings I made a pair of round skews - 1/4in & 3/8in - from drill rod. All nice work. Did you find is necessary to heat treat them afterward or just use the rod as bought? Dennis |
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274812 | Don Schwartz <dks@t...> | 2021‑11‑21 | Re: Finished something |
On 2021-11-21 12:44 p.m., Dennis Heyza wrote: > Don tells of some nice creations including... > >> In order to do the detail on the top of the turnings I made a pair of round skews - 1/4in & 3/8in - from drill rod. > All nice work. Did you find is necessary to heat treat them afterward or just use the rod as bought? > > Dennis > I didn't heat treat, at least in part because I wanted to try them first to ensure the angles were good. Getting mirrored compound angles on round stock was a bit tricky. I've since made angle guides - various angles -that fit the rest on my little belt sander/grinder. They will help with other tools as well. I may treat them eventually... Don -- Buy less. Buy Canadian. “The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness.” –– John Kenneth Galbraith |
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274814 | Kirk Eppler | 2021‑11‑22 | Re: Finished something |
I agree with Darrell, that is quite different. Kirk in Half Moon Bay, CA On Sun, Nov 21, 2021 at 11:01 AM Darrell |
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274816 | Chuck Taylor | 2021‑11‑22 | Re: Finished something |
Don Schwartz wrote: ==== Four things, actually. Brackets for my centre bits and Sheffield brace, and a couple of turning tools. The maple turnings were my first attempt at something of that sort. The brace bracket is water-stained, shellacked and waxed. In order to do the detail on the top of the turnings I made a pair of round skews - 1/4in & 3/8in - from drill rod. Handled them with ash shovel-handle cut-offs courtesy of Eric Coyle. ... Photos are here: https://groups.io/g/oldtools/album?id=263819 ==== Nice work, Don! I love projects that begin with the making of a tool or tools for use in the remainder of the project. And that bracket for the center bits is the cat's meow! Cheers, Chuck Taylor north of Seattle USA |
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