11-05-2013, 12:08 PM
Ok I haven't forgotten about this just put it on simmer for a couple days.
After some looking and such I've decided that I want the bodies too be 2" OD X 2" high, one reason I think that size will look ok on the shaper the 1.5 X 1.5 I feel will be too small. So now I just have to figure out enough stuff that I don't really need but think I can't live without to make up the minimum charge from the outfit that has the glass.
Till then I still have three more of the endcaps for the glass too make up. Here's a shot of one I did this morning out of a hunk of A36 plate, stuff turns like crap, or maybe its just my skills that are lacking, anyway I got one decent looking part out of the mess.
![[Image: bottom-body-plate.jpg]](http://i1222.photobucket.com/albums/dd484/Superdave257/bottom-body-plate.jpg)
Also figured out that the holes of the oilers on the shaper are threaded 1/2 X 20 TPI so I threaded them also not my prettiest work but the jam nut spins on without any wobble.
And I also threaded up some springs stops for a better name, that go on the valve rods to put tension on the springs, their 8X32 Thread and just under .250 OD so that they will slide down in the stems. Which I get to remake as these are too short for the 2X2 glass tubes I want to use.
Sorry no photo of the Nuts.
DA
After some looking and such I've decided that I want the bodies too be 2" OD X 2" high, one reason I think that size will look ok on the shaper the 1.5 X 1.5 I feel will be too small. So now I just have to figure out enough stuff that I don't really need but think I can't live without to make up the minimum charge from the outfit that has the glass.
Till then I still have three more of the endcaps for the glass too make up. Here's a shot of one I did this morning out of a hunk of A36 plate, stuff turns like crap, or maybe its just my skills that are lacking, anyway I got one decent looking part out of the mess.
![[Image: bottom-body-plate.jpg]](http://s1222.photobucket.com/user/Superdave257/media/bottom-body-plate.jpg.html)
Also figured out that the holes of the oilers on the shaper are threaded 1/2 X 20 TPI so I threaded them also not my prettiest work but the jam nut spins on without any wobble.
And I also threaded up some springs stops for a better name, that go on the valve rods to put tension on the springs, their 8X32 Thread and just under .250 OD so that they will slide down in the stems. Which I get to remake as these are too short for the 2X2 glass tubes I want to use.
Sorry no photo of the Nuts.
DA
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