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I'm setting here chuckling.--Sure makes your old heart go pitter-patter, doesn't it. You lived through it--Bet ya won't do that again.---Brian
Quote from: Brian Rupnow on July 15, 2018, 09:33:30 PMI'm setting here chuckling.--Sure makes your old heart go pitter-patter, doesn't it. You lived through it--Bet ya won't do that again.---BrianBet I will.
You are okay, the boring bit is toast, how is the chuck?
Quote from: crueby on July 15, 2018, 09:41:34 PMYou are okay, the boring bit is toast, how is the chuck?Chuck jaws seem okay. They were the reverse jaws. (I've seldom used reverse jaws.)Not as bad as picture may indicate.Middle jaw took the brunt of it.Not knowing much about this...it doesn't look like the area that got hit is used.The flats above those areas is what a part would be held against.
Hmmmmm...we used firecrackers....airbtush practice is probably safer though
Was working on a model and glued a part in before realizing another part needed to be glued in first. Actually, before 34 parts needed to be glued in first. 34? Yes. All oars. That model is now destined for air-brushing practice. (And 50 years ago...BB gun practice.)
5th pic shows the reason for the underwear change. I had a mechanical stop but at some point, for some reason, I moved the compound and forget to reset the stop. Boring bar went in far enough for the chuck to catch it.
Quote from: zeeprogrammer on July 15, 2018, 09:24:19 PM5th pic shows the reason for the underwear change. I had a mechanical stop but at some point, for some reason, I moved the compound and forget to reset the stop. Boring bar went in far enough for the chuck to catch it.Though some of us won't admit it, we've all heard those crunching, screeching, loud BANG noises. Some of us still have nightmares about them.
The spokes are 1/4" brass rod that will be annealed and bent. According to the plans, you take a datum off a bend, cut one end of the spoke to length, and thread it.I'm not sure how to go about cutting and threading a bent piece of rod.When I make the bending jig, I'm thinking of placing a mechanical stop for that end. I would thread the end first and then bend it. To prevent the threads from getting damaged I would put a nut on and clamp on that when bending.Thoughts?