What did you do in your workshop today ?

[ColeyS1]

Had banter with my workmates kid about how he needs to earn a spare electric screwdriver i have, by behaving- then dad decides when he's earned it.

Got him on a router with a v groove cutter.

I think he's done a really good job making a postcard/birthday card for his dad's 40th.

First time he's ever used a router. I was well happy he made something that him and his dad will remember.
I told him he did such a good job I'd give him the charger to his electric screwdriver he hasn't earned yet as a reward ! :lol: there were chuckles !
Got a lick of paint on......

I ain't afraid of no ghost !

Coley

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[NazNomad]

"What did you do in your workshop today?"

Put a poorly chicken out of her misery. :-(

 

[Wizard9999]

Nice one coley =D> Good to see the young ones getting some encouragement.

Terry.

 

[MarkDennehy]

Made a strop with some scrap 2x4 and an offcut from the leather I got to line the vice; cleaned up a no-name #75 plane; tried freehand sharpening three footprint firmer chisels I bought off ebay this week and mangled one so badly that I damn near had a skew chisel afterwards and had to spend a half-hour redoing it, muttering all the while at my eclipse clone jig which couldn't grip the firmer chisels well enough to use it on them...

 

[Phil Pascoe]

Photograph fri..ng chisels. :lol:

 

[biskit]

Started my build of a fridge motor compressor. I think it's going to take a while. :roll:

 

[yetloh]

my eclipse clone jig which couldn't grip the firmer chisels well enough to use it on them...

Not even when tightened with a screwdriver?

Jim

 

[focusonwood]

Yesterday I broke the clamp on my scroll saw which secures the blade (need to see if I can get a spare).

Instead of using the scroll saw I sorted out some scrap wood and off cuts.

Then I decided to make a clock, so cut some plywood into thin strips for the face.

Oh and cut in half a cheap pine bookcase, put it in the shed and organised all the junk.

I also discovered that the charger for my drill is knackered, it wasn't working and after taking it apart it looks like the capacitor is fried.

 

[MarkDennehy]

my eclipse clone jig which couldn't grip the firmer chisels well enough to use it on them...

Not even when tightened with a screwdriver?
Jim

No, it's not a very good clone at all, the casting for the chisels is pretty poor (it looks like it's designed only for bevel edged chisels and even at that, the castings don't align. The plane blade section seems fine, it's all square and true according to my engineer's squares and straight-edges, but the chisel section is pants). Wasn't an issue till now, the chisels I had were all large enough to fit in the plane section, but the new footprints are more sane sizes.

 

[yetloh]

my eclipse clone jig which couldn't grip the firmer chisels well enough to use it on them...

Not even when tightened with a screwdriver?
Jim

No, it's not a very good clone at all, the casting for the chisels is pretty poor (it looks like it's designed only for bevel edged chisels and even at that, the castings don't align. The plane blade section seems fine, it's all square and true according to my engineer's squares and straight-edges, but the chisel section is pants). Wasn't an issue till now, the chisels I had were all large enough to fit in the plane section, but the new footprints are more sane sizes.

Mark,

I have a couple of genuine Eclipses; the most recent I bought in excellent condition for just a few quid on ebay. You don't get these problems with the genuine article. The thing I have found the Eclipse not to be good at is Japanese chisels which are my mainstay. I tried modifying my original Eclipse as recommended by David Charlesworth but didn't find it to be a success - the reason I bought another. I now use the new Veritas Mk2 narrow blade guide which is brilliant but a lot more expensive than an Eclipse but, despite its name, it will take blades up to 1.5" wide which covers most block planes.

Jim

 

[MarkDennehy]

Cheers Jim, I'll go have a look on ebay, see if I can get one that does it a bit better. The footprints might not be anything special, but they deserve better than what they got this weekend!

 

[biskit]

Having trouble with my vac/cyclone, after putting the Axminster plastic blast gates on, the slide groove that the gate slides in keeps getting blocked with dust. Started altering them so they are horizontal so the groove won't fill and stop the full closing of the gate. Hope it works. (hammer)

 

[MattRoberts]

New clamp rack!

 

[Wizard9999]

Having trouble with my vac/cyclone, after putting the Axminster plastic blast gates on, the slide groove that the gate slides in keeps getting blocked with dust. Started altering them so they are horizontal so the groove won't fill and stop the full closing of the gate. Hope it works. (hammer)

I recently made my own blast gates. Used the design where the gate pushes right through so no place for the dust to get trapped / self cleaning. I also lined them with felt which seems to help keep them nice and air tight as well as helping the sliding part run smoothly. I really would recommend making some.





Terry

 

[Stanleymonkey]

Carried on with a little cupboard to use at my school. Need something secure to keep the hammers and saws out of wrong hands!!

 

[DiscoStu]

Bernard - Try fitting the gates upside down. I've got some the right way up and i fitted one upside down due to its location and that never gets blocked.


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[biskit]

Thanks Stu, I m trying the ones I've got in various positions first, if those don't work :roll: I'll make some like yours wiz (hammer) they look the dogs :!:

 

[Roughcut]

Made a KD Fittings jig for knock down furniture assembly.
The jig accepts the Festool 30mm guide bush for router using 15mm flat bottom router bit from Wealden Tools for the cam.
And 8mm hardened drill bush from Boneham and Turner for drilling the dowel.

 

[BearTricks]

Not my workshop but my mum is moving house so I went through all the stuff my dad left behind in the garage after their divorce ten years ago. A lot of rusty old rubbish, but I don't think I'll have to buy another screw, bolt or nail for the rest of my life.

He's an engineer so there are a few specialist bits and pieces in there that will probably fetch me some beer money on eBay.

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[skipdiver]

Lots and lots and lots and lots of routering. Was cutting out and rounding over parts on my router table for hours. Very boring but after a good sweep up and tidy, tomorrow will be much more pleasurable putting stuff together.