Re: Pics of the buffer:
This is just an old electric motor i cleaned up, made a mount for it, installed a switch on it, then an arbour with the buffing pads .
The arbour is made out of older ski-doo axles, they are 1in diam, with a 1/2 hole through them , which makes a 1/4inch wall. Perfect to cut to length, then simply install a length of 1/2 in bolt into the center, drill and roll pin it, then tap the other end for a couple of set screws.
Just a simple basic setup.
Lol Darren, you have WAY too much time on your hands.
Small job in the shop this morning.
I needed a new chuck key for a 16mm chuck I have for my small lathe, some of the teeth had broken off and I had been using a 1/2" chuck's key rather unsatisfactorily. A key for a 16mm chuck is not something one can readily avail here in "the land of you can't get that here" So I picked up a 1/2" chuck key with the plan to machine off it's pilot , drill it out and press in a dowel pin.
I chose a 3/8" dowel pin and ground it down to 9mm to fit the pivot holes in the chuck.
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Here's the dubious way I ground the 3/8 pin to 9mm. It could have been toolpost ground in the lathe but that degree of precision wasn't required and the set-up would have been much longer.
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Here's the pressing in of the new pilot pin.
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And here's the finished product. The teeth are a bit shy but the pilot fits the chuck well and it tightens nicely. Here's hoping it'll serve 'til I get the proper key for the chuck.
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That's it for the metalworking today, didn't get the fire going early enough in the morning so short jobs are all I can do in a 4°C (39°F) shop.
Even with the short jobs, you are still getting something accomplished Steve.
Nice fix Steve. I've been trying to find a chuck key for my 3/4" hammer drill and have been unsuccessful in the land of "you can't get that chuck key here". It's a HF drill so who knows what size the chuck key is. It's probably not even a standard size.
Ed
Agreed,,, very nicely done projects guys!!
Went over to son's and gave him a hand to get the front Differential out of a 2005 Avalanche he is working on for a customer.
Tricky thing to just twist it the right way to get it to clear to drop it out.
(Low on diff oil, needs a complete bearing-seals replacement.)