Big.Mike Posted October 4, 2012 Share Posted October 4, 2012 I'm doing a work mandated turning course tonight, what can I make that will be really useful? Do you have a drawing? Why is it I can never think of anything interesting to make when I have too! Cheers, Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yella 90 Posted October 4, 2012 Share Posted October 4, 2012 locking tool set for the tdi engines and td5 ? with nice knurled handles ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simonr Posted October 4, 2012 Share Posted October 4, 2012 An Aluminium Gear Knob? Nice mixture of cutting curves, a taper, a thread (M10) and parting off as well as drilling, facing & possibly boring. It covers most of what you will ever do on a Lathe. When they send you on the Milling course - you can engrave the H pattern and lettering on the top! Or, taking it a bit further, you could bore out the middle from the face with the lettering. Then make a perspex plug which pushes into the void against a shoulder. Fit an LED in the void and stick a label showing the H pattern to the underside of the perspex plug. Then you could have an Illuminated Aluminium Gear Knob! You would have to run the wires down the gearstick - but that's not the end of the world. You could sleeve it with heat-shrink tubing. You could use an incandecent bulb - then it would heat the knob too! Si Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simonr Posted October 4, 2012 Share Posted October 4, 2012 Quick drawing. Dimensions approximate but close. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulcan bomber Posted October 4, 2012 Share Posted October 4, 2012 what about some stainless hinge pins for your bulkhead vent flaps. Or some stainless bolts for the fuse box cover with a nice big face groove in them. Most stuff i've made has been milled or laser cut to be honest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejparrott Posted October 4, 2012 Share Posted October 4, 2012 You could use an incandecent bulb - then it would heat the knob too! Not a bad thing, I find ali knobs bloody cold in winter! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big.Mike Posted October 4, 2012 Author Share Posted October 4, 2012 Quick drawing. Dimensions approximate but close. I'm doing the opposite! I'm making a polycarbonate gear knob! (All of your kind suggestions came after I'd gone! ) I'm going to have to lacquer the knob (ooh missus) as PC will react with the oil in hands. I'll pop an LED in it for kicks, I'm not going to wire it in permanently though, I'll use a couple of coin cells! I'm going to put an aluminum core in from the top, I've got a CNC mill at work so I'll stick it in there to mark it with the H... I really like the stainless steel pins for the vent flaps, perhaps next week! Cheers, Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigelw Posted October 5, 2012 Share Posted October 5, 2012 An Aluminium Gear Knob? Nice mixture of cutting curves, a taper, a thread (M10) and parting off as well as drilling, facing & possibly boring. It covers most of what you will ever do on a Lathe. When they send you on the Milling course - you can engrave the H pattern and lettering on the top! Or, taking it a bit further, you could bore out the middle from the face with the lettering. Then make a perspex plug which pushes into the void against a shoulder. Fit an LED in the void and stick a label showing the H pattern to the underside of the perspex plug. Then you could have an Illuminated Aluminium Gear Knob! You would have to run the wires down the gearstick - but that's not the end of the world. You could sleeve it with heat-shrink tubing. You could use an incandecent bulb - then it would heat the knob too! Si I will expect to see this as one of the future products offered by Xeng smart drawing too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simonr Posted October 5, 2012 Share Posted October 5, 2012 I will expect to see this as one of the future products offered by Xeng smart drawing too I doubt it! I don't like stuff that lust looks 'bling', particularly that works less well than the original part. There are much bigger fish to fry in a Defender that nobody has looked at yet! Si Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big.Mike Posted October 5, 2012 Author Share Posted October 5, 2012 I don't like stuff that lust looks 'bling', particularly that works less well than the original part. I'm insulted, my knob will work far better than the original, and it will glow! lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simonr Posted October 5, 2012 Share Posted October 5, 2012 I'm insulted I seem to be good at that! Si Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big.Mike Posted October 5, 2012 Author Share Posted October 5, 2012 I seem to be good at that! Si Yeah, but at least I got a sketch out of you this time! Rofl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonost24 Posted October 14, 2012 Share Posted October 14, 2012 Stainless Steel door hinges & pins with lube point? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Briarston Posted October 14, 2012 Share Posted October 14, 2012 Or even something simple but useful such as clutch aligning tools? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 14, 2012 Share Posted October 14, 2012 Not a bad thing, I find ali knobs bloody cold in winter! Try thermal underwear.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FridgeFreezer Posted October 15, 2012 Share Posted October 15, 2012 I doubt it! I don't like stuff that lust looks 'bling', particularly that works less well than the original part. There are much bigger fish to fry in a Defender that nobody has looked at yet! An in-car fish fryer? That's quite niche! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbs Posted October 15, 2012 Share Posted October 15, 2012 I'm insulted, my knob will work far better than the original, and it will glow! lol Shouldn't you go and see a doctor about that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big.Mike Posted October 15, 2012 Author Share Posted October 15, 2012 Shouldn't you go and see a doctor about that? It's okay, the cream cleaned it up... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonost24 Posted October 15, 2012 Share Posted October 15, 2012 Stainless Steel door hinges & pins with lube point? Ooops....sorry...turning..not milling... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big.Mike Posted October 16, 2012 Author Share Posted October 16, 2012 Ooops....sorry...turning..not milling... It's milling too (although I know how to mill)... I wouldn't want to manual mill hinges, I'd need 8 with my CSW! I might be able to use the work Haas MiniMill to do it though (Just need to ask the boss!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonost24 Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 It's milling too (although I know how to mill)... I wouldn't want to manual mill hinges, I'd need 8 with my CSW! I might be able to use the work Haas MiniMill to do it though (Just need to ask the boss!) Yes,a Haas MM would be ideal for that project. We have one and use OneCNC XR4 for the programming, takes the hassle out of G codes..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big.Mike Posted October 16, 2012 Author Share Posted October 16, 2012 Yes,a Haas MM would be ideal for that project. We have one and use OneCNC XR4 for the programming, takes the hassle out of G codes..... Yep, we use SolidWorks for design, OneCNC for machine paths and the Haas and a tiny little Roland for the actual machining... It's a sweet little setup, I just need to have "that" conversation about home work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big.Mike Posted October 16, 2012 Author Share Posted October 16, 2012 Oh, we also have a HP (Stratasys) rapid prototyping FDM machine. Which is huge amounts of fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big.Mike Posted October 16, 2012 Author Share Posted October 16, 2012 An in-car fish fryer? That's quite niche! I think this deserves more note... It was quite funny (Damning with faint praise). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bishbosh Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 So are you going to show us your progress Mike or is this going to be a "Will Warne" style bit of fabrication????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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