So you like to whittle in the basement ? Weld a little here ? Artsie up an old axle into a table ? Ever made a tool, jig, or fixture to make life suck less ?
Cool. Post it here, pictures if you like.
The uglier the better. Think of it as an instructable that doesn't need 20 pages of instruction, or a 'hey look at me' without involving nudity or fire.
:)
what's wrong with nudity? :laugh: :laugh:
Chassis sockets for the SV. Why pay for a tool when you can spend hours and hours making it yourself?
(http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r247/gearman22/SV/dsc01966a.jpg)
Nice sockets Gearman. I need to make a set too. Agreed on the hours and hours vs. paying. :laugh:
Made these a while back as a gift:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/horteniv/squaresfinished.jpg)
Haven't decided what I'm going to make this year. A tool of some kind for sure.
Beyond that... I make so much stuff every day, a lot of it 1-off hacks from the scrap pile to solve a 1-off job. Most of it so ugly I wouldn't dare post pics. :laugh:
However... Here are some bike parts:
Making some new wheel bushings for the CBR wheel, on a real man's 14x30. :)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/horteniv/bush1.jpg)
Old torn up bushings with new. Much better place to land the seals:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/horteniv/bush2.jpg)
New bushings and a little press brake work; A new SV exhaust bracket from 7075.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/horteniv/parts.jpg)
Shock adjuster to fit the GSXR 1k shock on the SV. Yes, I'm lazy about layout fluid remover. :icon_mrgreen:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/horteniv/adjuster.jpg)
I made a rather elaborate press jig to straighten the bent upper triple for the SV I bought on E-pay, but I forgot to take pics before dismantling it and throwing it back in the steel rack. It worked though. Got the fork bores back to +- .0015 :)
arbor press i made in class. Now I'm too busy to do any "government work".
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v181/Buster-NC/IMG_0942.jpg)
Very nice little arbor press!
So how did you make the rack? Horizontal mill or shaper?
as soon as my camera works, ive got a crankshaft from a ford 3.8 v6 welded onto a brake disc froma ford f350 painted electric blue. am going to make a heavy ass lamp out of it. or if ceiling can support80 punos, gonna make a redneck chandelier O0
Quote from: GeeP on November 08, 2008, 08:00:42 PM
Very nice little arbor press!
So how did you make the rack? Horizontal mill or shaper?
Horizontal mill. I use this thing mostly as a nutcracker, although it is fine for pressing small stuff . It just has to be clamped or bolted to a table.
Quote from: gearman on November 07, 2008, 09:08:29 PM
Chassis sockets for the SV. Why pay for a tool when you can spend hours and hours making it yourself?
(http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r247/gearman22/SV/dsc01966a.jpg)
Gearman -
Selling ??? Yes ... how much ??? Too much ??? step 3
No ? - step 3
3: Can I borrow ?
Thanks.
In english, I want to buy it, and if its too much $ or you dont wanna sell it, I'd like to borrow it.
Cool.
Buddha.
I've considered making several sets. Komotodraggin sells a three pc set for
$150. Their motor and swingarm tools appear to be modified 12pt sockets. I think I could make them (black oxide finish) for considerably less. The way the economy is looking I may have plenty of time for side projects in the near future.