Installing a DRO for a 13″ South Bend Lathe – part 2
Mark Bronkalla It took a bit of back and forth with the vendor and testing, but it turns out I DID receive 1uM resolution scales that were mis-marked as 5uM. With the…
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Installing a DRO for a 13″ South Bend Lathe – part 1
I have wanted a DRO (Digital Read Out) for the lathe since I picked it up and rebuilt it a number of years ago. A session making some metric sized…
Recumbent Trike – New Seat & Improvements
I have had the recumbent trike for a few years now. Returning from a ride and cranking up our steep driveway I heard a cracking noise and with each pedal…
Path Lights – Powder coating and final assembly
Now that the lights have all of the pieces soldered together and cleaned up, it is time to cut the stems and get everything powder coated. You need to be…
Path Lights – Making the Roof
The roof is the most complex part of the light. The roof panels are curved and flared towards the bottom. This means the curves are not a simple arc but…
Path Light Side Panels
The path light side panels are built separately from the roof. Once they are complete they are soldered to the roof. The bottom is the final piece that is added.…
Ring Roller Dies for forming a curved V shape
For the Path Light project I needed to make curved corner pieces for the roof. The roof panels are roughly triangular and the corners have a roughly 1/4×1/4 angle of…
Path Lights Concept
We are on our 4th (or more) generation of path lights for along the front walk and driveway. We live in the country and there is no street lighting. So…
Low Cost Press Brake
For some upcoming projects I need to neatly bend sheet metals. In the past I had done this for small “one off” items by blaming in a vise or between…
Exterior Light Refinish
Our exterior lights were looking pretty shabby. The original antique / brushed brass was tarnished and dull. 26 years of UV damage had destroyed the original clear coat. There were…