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Gee Rob - you put a lot of time and effort into that lathe just to scrap it.  

Well during my recent hiatus from the forum I didn't get a lot of time to really do anything but last weekend I did manage to get some more of my tools organised.  I tipped all my fractional taps out of the old ammo case they were dumped placed into and organised them by size and form.  

I then drilled some 30mm holes into some MDF, which I then screwed into a small filing cabinet draw.  The 30mm size is perfect for the centrifuge vials that I now store them in.

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Blue tops are UN, Red are BSF and the Yellow are a mix of BSW, BSPF (or BSPP depending on which one you prefer to use), BSPT and NPT.  The 7/8-9 UNC tap is just a little too long to get the cap to screw on and the 1/2" UNF Spiral bottoming tap is simply too long to stand up in the drawer, which is why it is laying down.  

The three spare holes are there in case I get any additional size/form taps.  I just hope I don't need to buy four  Slaphead
Graemlin

Darren, what did you use to do the lettering (numbering) on the MDF for the sizes? Smiley-signs107
(01-08-2016, 09:01 AM)Highpower Wrote: [ -> ]Graemlin

Darren, what did you use to do the lettering (numbering) on the MDF for the sizes? Smiley-signs107


Thanks Willie. I used a label maker, printing black on clear. It is a big old clunky one from the '80s that someone gave to me because it didn't work. I forget what was wrong but it was a simple fix. I also have a stack of the print cartridges, which are about the size of a VHS tape!
Quick little project I started on last night for my wife.  When we were sitting watching a movie on New Year's Eve, she casually mentioned that she wished she had a small end table to put her drink on next to the love seat in the living room.  I don't know if it was an actual hint of just a passing thought.  Either way I am not going to risk it.

A couple of nights ago I scrounged through my metal pile and found a few 4' stick of .5" square tubing.  Yesterday I ran to Lowe's and grabbed a couple of 12" tile off their clearance pallet that I though matched our entry way and bathroom tile as close as possible.  Turns out it matches quite close and since they are going to be 10+ feet apart, they will work perfect.

I started with this last night after work.
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Using my new Baileigh BS-210M miter head horizontal bandsaw to 45 the ends.
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The gauge is pretty accurate.  When it is placed on 45-degrees....
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It cuts at 45-degrees.
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In one instance I was a tag long so I had to take a sliver off.
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And a sliver it was measuring .036" and dead nuts parallel all the way through the cut.
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All clamped together for tacking.
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One of the corner welds.
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I then was able to get a feel for my new Birmingham KB-45 vertical bandsaw and was able to see it's accuracy as well.
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I needed to cut some spacers to space the tile down into the frame so that the top will be flush with the .5" square tubing.  The tile measures .3" so I needed a spacer for each side (4 total) measuring .200".  I scribed a line and then manually cut them and was able to consistantly be about .010" over is all, just enough to kiss them on the belt sander and debur them.
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Four spacers cut, one already welded in the background to the underside of the framework.
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Close-up.
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And top frame perimeter completed with tile test fit.  
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Tonight I can get the legs done and I will frame out a lower section for another 12" tile closer to the floor.  My thinking is by having a heavy tile lower on the table it will make it not so top-heavy and be more stable.  Plus this way she can put a small planter or something decorative on the bottom shelf.

Stay tuned for the completed project.....

Mike.
Nice job and good lookin' beads.
(01-08-2016, 09:01 AM)Highpower Wrote: [ -> ]Darren, what did you use to do the lettering (numbering) on the MDF for the sizes?

Here are a couple of pics of the Kroy label maker I mentioned in my initial response.  

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You can see the size of both parts in relation to a standard Microsoft keyboard.  Not exactly compact like the current ones.

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Note the size of the tape cartridge next to my mouse!  I have the black on clear tape, as well as red on white.
Wow. How long does one of those cartridges last you? A couple years? A decade? Big Grin

I've got a couple of the smaller "Brother" label makers. While they are miles ahead of the old "Dymo" stamped lettering label makers, I still have the same problem with the label material as the old Dymo had. After a while the labels curl up and fall off whatever they are stuck to. The adhesive isn't very strong and just doesn't last over time. Sad

So what kind of grouping are you hiding behind that chart? Chin
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(01-09-2016, 09:33 AM)Highpower Wrote: [ -> ]I've got a couple of the smaller "Brother" label makers. While they are miles ahead of the old "Dymo" stamped lettering label makers, I still have the same problem with the label material as the old Dymo had. After a while the labels curl up and fall off whatever they are stuck to. The adhesive isn't very strong and just doesn't last over time.   Sad

I've had good luck with the P-touch Extra Strength Adhesive tapes. Obviously not a 'lifetime' of testing but I've been surprised at how well they are holding up so far.

Maybe I don't read my labels as often as you do so they don't wear out as fast Smile
Brother P-Touch is what we used at work. Some of the labels were pretty old - 15 years? Try to pull them off and just the clear plastic cover would peel off, leaving the white/black lettering behind.
(01-09-2016, 09:48 AM)arvidj Wrote: [ -> ]Maybe I don't read my labels as often as you do so they don't wear out as fast Smile

Rotfl   Rotfl   Rotfl

Thanks for the tip on the extra strength tapes Arvid. Didn't know they had such a thing.   Slaphead
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