Projecting, tinkering, fiddle-farting around: whatcha building? (8 Viewers)

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Jade, you need to slow down. You're making the rest of us look bad
My wife told me to relax today, but I can’t. I’ll slow down when I’m dead. Lol.
 
Gave in, sold the old compressor the parts I had in it and just bought this on sale.
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I have some stock 80 coils that I want to use for a project. You guys have any ideas of what to make or how to use (other than for suspension)?

I've thought out using some pine slabs I have and making an outdoor bench or something, and using the coils for legs, but I think it would be too shaky.
 
I have some stock 80 coils that I want to use for a project. You guys have any ideas of what to make or how to use (other than for suspension)?

I've thought out using some pine slabs I have and making an outdoor bench or something, and using the coils for legs, but I think it would be too shaky.

I've always wanted to get an old spring like that to make a new post for my mailbox. That way when the damned snow plow hits it, it will just bounce out of the way, then bounce back.
 
I have some stock 80 coils that I want to use for a project. You guys have any ideas of what to make or how to use (other than for suspension)?

I've thought out using some pine slabs I have and making an outdoor bench or something, and using the coils for legs, but I think it would be too shaky.
Legs for metal yard animal, yard toy/ride for kiddos, spring shoes to bounce around??
 
Working on an addition to the chicken coop using some rough sawn wood
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High class chickens :).
 
Filled up the tower garden.
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New project: Refurbishment of my wife's dad's old Craftsman 10" Radial Arm Saw. He passed away probably 50 years ago, and I 'inherited' this a good 30 years or so back. I used it for a few things, but since I have a table saw, it didn't see much work. And when I got a power miter saw, It saw no work. I debated whether to part it out and get $100 from Emerson (part of the recall), but decided since it has some 'history' to keep it. And I hate parting with tools...

I decided against a full resto, as I wanted to keep it 'as is'. Old tools need some patina.

First a good cleaning and base refurb: I added a top (trimmed in red oad) and a re-enforced bottom shelf (the original was just open). Lubed up the casters, etc. Then I rewired with 14ga heavy duty cord (original was 16ga), plus a new (better and safer) switch. I can bump the saw off using my knee:

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Next on to constructing a new table. I'm making the table slightly wider and longer than the original Sears table:

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I'm building the table based on the Mr. Sawdust design with steel internal reinforcement (note the groves for the 1/4x3/4 steel bar stock):

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Gluing it up (found a use for my lead shot filled bags):

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Trimmed out in red oak (the top weighs 57 pounds!), and now deciding how to cut it for the fence:

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There is a piece of 1/4' MDF inserted into the top. This is replaceable as it will get cut up with use.

Once I get the mounting figured out, I'll tackle the dust collection issue. A radial arm saw is a major distributor of sawdust. Got to tame this beast.
 
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New project: Refurbishment of my wife's dad's old Craftsman 10" Radial Arm Saw. He passed away probably 50 years ago, and I 'inherited' this a good 30 years or so back. I used it for a few things, but since I have a table saw, it didn't see much work. And when I got a power miter saw, It saw no work. I debated whether to part it out and get $100 from Emerson (part of the recall), but decided since it has some 'history' to keep it. And I hate parting with tools...

I decided against a full resto, as I wanted to keep it 'as is'. Old tools need some patina.

First a good cleaning and base refurb: I added a top (trimmed in red oad) and a re-enforced bottom shelf (the original was just open). Lubed up the casters, etc. Then I rewired with 14ga heavy duty cord (original was 16ga), plus a new (better and safer) switch. I can bump the saw off using my knee:

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Next on to constructing a new table. I'm making the table slightly wider and longer than the original Sears table:

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I'm building the table based on the Mr. Sawdust design with steel internal reinforcement (note the groves for the 1/4x3/4 steel bar stock):

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Gluing it up (found a use for my lead shot filled bags):

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Trimmed out in red oak (the top weighs 57 pounds!), and now deciding how to cut it for the fence:

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There is a piece of 1/4' MDF inserted into the top. This is replaceable as it will get cut up with use.

Once I get the mounting figured out, I'll tackle the dust collection issue. A radial arm saw is a major distributor of sawdust. Got to tame this beast.

My dad had one pretty near exactly like that one. He built a ton of nice furniture and other stuff with it. I didn't keep it after he died five years ago; maybe I should have.
 
I have some stock 80 coils that I want to use for a project. You guys have any ideas of what to make or how to use (other than for suspension)?

I've thought out using some pine slabs I have and making an outdoor bench or something, and using the coils for legs, but I think it would be too shaky.

Japanese spring steel is some of the best stock for making chisels and punches.
 
Looking for advice. I saw this and loved it. My brides b-day is coming up and I’d like to make this as yard art for her. How do you think I could about creating these curves? My thought was tack welding to a 3”+ piece of round tube, use a torch to heat and roll until you get the desired look. Any other ideas? TIA!
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Looking for advice. I saw this and loved it. My brides b-day is coming up and I’d like to make this as yard art for her. How do you think I could about creating these curves? My thought was tack welding to a 3”+ piece of round tube, use a torch to heat and roll until you get the desired look. Any other ideas? TIA! View attachment 2314476
Use some large diameter PVC? Are you wanting the same size, or a smaller scaled version? PVC could work well for smaller scale.

Clamp and roll could work too for sheet metal, but I think you'd want a larger diameter pipe to use for the curve.
 
Use some large diameter PVC? Are you wanting the same size, or a smaller scaled version? PVC could work well for smaller scale.

Clamp and roll could work too for sheet metal, but I think you'd want a larger diameter pipe to use for the curve.
PVC won’t work for the thickness steel I’d like to use or I don’t think it would. I can’t imagine the steel would curve easily. I’m not planning to use sheet metal. I’d like to make it pretty close to that size.
 
After a couple days of measuring, figurin', re-measuring, re-figurin': I bit the bullet and cut the top. Got it drilled, and bolted down. Cut the replaceable insert and dropped it in:

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Will probably be next week before I can put a couple of coats of polyurethane on it. Then go through the procedure of aligning everything. Following that, I'll tackle the dust collection part of the project.
 
Maple syrup evaporator - built a firebox/arch. I did not build the stainless pan on top.


Used this to start learning to weld.

I suck at sheet metal welding.



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