Something Simple For the shop
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 21 ต.ค. 2024
- In this video I whip out a simple shop fixture that needed to be made. A little welding, a little metal forming and a tiny bit of installation. Gotta get the shop squared away for the shop video tour.
That was me. I moved in and started a business. Never got a grinder or vice mounted. Ten years ago. I plan on working on my lathe and put the electronics back on it since it moved here without it mounted. So much work on the business getting up 3 phase from 220 and all of the rest. Oh - 380v 3-Phase that is. Good project. Looks like a 2" 'washer' is needed off the lathe.
It is just awesome watching you do handwork! Thank you for what you do, I really enjoy it not to mention learn.
Always glad to help. I've only been at this since 1995, but yeah, 5S should be everyone's goal in the shop. It makes the workplace so much easier, and things usually don't get lost. Juran and Deming had good ideas too. Great finish on the drill press.
-Greg
Owner
Seattle Precision Machine Shop
Thanks Tom . That was FUN
Tom.... I'm hooked . Really enjoy watching your videos. My lathe expertise involves turning wood pens on a little Delta 2000 lathe, but find your work fascinating . This is what happens when you get to 75 years old . Thanks again...
Ken Bartlett...KenzPenz
just a thanks for the bender plans. I followed the plans but without the bronze bushing. I have now used it on 3 projects and it was time well spent.
I have been enjoying watching your older videos I know I would like to make your little rod bending rig
like the holder on the wall for the angle grinder. Learn alot from your videos, thanks
Hi Gareth,
Lots to see if you pay attention. Thanks for the comment.
Cheers,
Tom
Hi Bill,
You are correct. For welding stainless steel you keep the torch in place for a couple seconds to allow the last part of the weld to cool a bit under an shielding gas blanket.
Best,
Tom
Hi Jc,
I would guess 40-60 amps. I was using a foot pedal when I welded the rods. Stainless generally takes less amperage than steel because of its lower thermal conductivity. Hope that helps.
Best,
Tom Lipton
At the moment all I seem to do in my workshop is make things for it and to improve space and storage haha. Shame it doesn't bring in any money tho but it's enjoyable.
Diesineveryfilm Customs lol ur not alone
Well done Tom, Well done.
Hi Randy,
Thanks.
Cheers,
Tom
Hi Tom, I just stumbled across this video... nice simple project and a job well done. I'm just setting up a new shed (Australian for "shop") and love finding ideas like this.
I've got your Metalworking - Doing it Better book too, yet more ideas, hints and tips in there... made all the easier to understand when wearing my OxTools T shirt. OK, OK I'll stop bragging now 👍🏽
I like the idea of the sleeves for different sizing we use hoops from 6mm to 50mm depending on the diameter of the wire bundle / tube used.
Looking forward to hear from you.
Wayne
Fix what bugs you... just great man. Lean thinking
+Haste Gedacht Hi Haste,
Thanks for the comment.
Cheers,
Tom
Hi Bic,
New one is coming out in ~6 months. Re-formatted the material and changed the focus for smaller shops. Added some material also. Not sure what the title will end up being. Check the Industrial Press website for more information when it gets closer.
Best,
Tom
Very cool keep them coming
5S is a good place to start in shop infrastructure. Then develop your own quality manual. That's what I did for mine. BTW that's a neat turret punch press over there in the corner.
Dear Tom, If you happen to have more photo,s of the bender.... I think its great.
I like that bender.. going to add that to my list of things to do... I have a K&S wire bender, similar concept, but very size limited.
+John Galt Hey John,
There are plans for the bender on my blog site. Go to oxtoolco.com and follow the link to the blog. Search rod bender. Thanks for the comment.
Cheers,
Tom
Thanks for the plug.
Tom Lipton
Tom, 5S was the pinnacle of my shop and still is. So is my quality system & the quality manual. I'm eventually going to have to move though. my 24' x 36' shop is getting cramped. However labeling drawers, making sure like thing are with like things, and keeping things neat and organized can be a challenge. Machining is slow in August & September, but October looks promising. June and July were really busy.
i love that table you have
Tom, I've been going back and catching up on this older stuff. As I approach seniordom I don't know if I am getting lazy or more in-tuned with economy of motion.... I made several holders almost identical to this one. But as the last few years have passed I've gone back and cut the loop ends off and mounted the hammer holders up a bit higher so I could place and retrieve the hammers by the handle. It's a little thing, but sometimes when you need a hammer, you need to be able to grab and whack. But, I live just up I-80 in the Sierras and we get a bit of shaking so I was glad I took the time to create the saddles as you did. So far I haven't found one on the floor.
+ramosel Hi Ram,
The wall is just a little too far away in this case. I would want it mounted higher if I was grabbing for the handle. I agree its easier to grab the handle and go. Thanks for the comment.
Cheers,
Tom
+Still Flame Hi Still,
I'm still guilty of a rough edge here and there. Depends on what I'm doing. Thanks for the comment.
Cheers,
Tom
A modification tip for the bender: Mill an angle in the fence front face, the one that touches the rod to be bent, so that when the rod pushes against the fence, it is also pushed down to keep it flat.
Hi gbowne,
The 5S principles are a good way to think about organization. I think I'm about 1.6 S right now. The punch over in the corner is a Rotex turret punch. Thanks for the comment.
Regards,
Tom Lipton
Do you have a few close up shots of the rod bender. Great looking little tool that would handy to have in my shop.
Now being a woodworker I would have drilled a hole at the end of the hammer handle to match the hole in the brush. Then I would have made matching pegs for both tools. My obsession is keeping everything symmetrical.
Now you being a hammer collector would think it sacrilegious to drill a hole in a hammer handle. I get that.
Gosh I nearly stroked out with the thought of drilling a hole in a hammer handle. Woodchucks will stick their peg in any old hole. Thanks for the comment.
Cheers,
Tom
good use of the hammers from the last video..
Hi austin,
Thanks for the comment.
Best,
Tom
yeah, i have just got it back from a friend ( i only had it two days before it got loaned out). its a great read. any plans for another book?
Hi Tom, Really enjoy your vids, I work in a wiring harness factory in Australia an we have been looking for a better designed rod bender than we currently use ,. We use 5mm and 6m rod to make pegs for holding the wires off the board , I really like the design of your new bender and would like to know if you would share the plans for this bender as I think it would fit the bill, I could get our local machinist to build it for us.
Neat! I think I will make one. I looked at the blog, but didn't see the plans. Where are they?
nice work indeed. maybe you should drill and tap a couple more holes on your bender there.. so you could move the fence even further =)
I've always struggled bending rods and such.. I just might build something similar some day.
Thanks!
If I can ask what is the make and model of the welder you use? Thanks in advance!!
David Mitteer Hi David,
My welding machine is a Miller Syncrowave 300. Its an older model but still has the all the cool features, arc balance, soft start, etc. Thanks for the comment.
Cheers,
Tom
Tom, thanks for another great video. I found your blog and that led me here. I've learned a lot, and look forward to each new posting.
I saw your belt sander in the second of the steady rest videos. I need to make a table/rest for a used sander I picked up and wonder how you like the design of the one on yours. Would you change it if you had to build it again? Any chance for a close up picture of the bracket?
Thanks again. You're doing an all-around incredible job.
Hi George,
You are right. It would have been an easier weld balanced against drilling three holes in stainless. Thanks for the comment.
Regards,
Tom
Nice job ,but I would have drilled holes same size as the rod an back welded .
Sounds good.
Will you be offering signed copies for sale, or is it too much of a hassle?
Best regards
Richard (Bic Chappy)
Hi Tom really loves your videos, listen , I am trying to get you can oiler with the blue cap in Quebec Canada and cannot find them, where did you get yours. Thank's for all the little tips
Hi Louis,
Not sure who sells Spillmasters in Canada. MSC, Enco and Travers sell them down here. I get mine from McMaster Carr but that does not help you much.
Cheers,
Tom
Tom, great videos, I learn something everytime I watch.
Could you please explain what is meant by "precision" grinding. Is grinding more precise than other types of machining methods?
Thanks again.
- Tom (AZ)
like the channel. What is the origin of the title "Oxtool". Forgive me if you've answered that question a hundred times before.
nice job
Were those self tapping or self drilling screws you used there? ;)
Hi Sound,
They were both. Self drilling and then self tapping. I think the commercial name is Tek screw. Thanks for the comment.
Cheers,
Tom
I liked the bender! Want to share the design and specs?
Hi Chistoffer,
The plans for the bender are on the oxtool blog site. The link is at the top right of the You Tube Channel Page. You will have to dig back a little ways to find the drawings.
Cheers,
Tom
I don't understand why you didn't machine it out of one piece of tool steel. :)
What type of sanding belt do you use and what grit do you prefer and why?
Hi Marcel,
I don't cut corners or skimp on abrasives. I have been using Norton Blaze belts for a while now with excellent results. For general purpose work I use 50 Grit. Its a good compromise between metal removal and surface finish. I can go to the 3M Scotchbrite deburring wheel and remove 50 Grit marks pretty easily. Thanks for the comment.
Cheers,
Tom
2 more hooks may have worked better for the hammer than a loop, IMHO. That way your movement would be horizontal rather than vertical 'up and out.' Just thinking. Nice finished project.
There are pegboard hooks and hoops made for the specific purpose of holding tools. I would have drilled holes in the file cabinet and used those. Not as elegant of a solution, but it would have been easier.
Hi Jeffry,
Thanks for the comment.
Cheers,
Tom
like it!
Thanks for the video and project.
It might have been a little more user friendly had the hammer holder be open in the front, that way you could pick it up at the handle end and be ready to go.
And if the brush was handle down it would be ready to go too.
Hey I'm lazy, LOL.
keep the videos coming.
Hi HH,
A really lazy guy would just get a holster on each side one for the hammer and one for the brush. Whammo quick draw McGraw. Least amount of energy expenditure.
Cheers,
Tom
The simple things in life.
I just watch your videos at random, but just my opinion. I would have drilled holes and plug welded the round from the back for a cleaner look. Not that it looks bad, I just over think things often. Love the videos!
+Patrick Parsons Hi Patrick,
Thanks for the comment and suggestion.
Cheers,
Tom
+Patrick Parsons Hi Patrick,
Thanks for the comment and suggestion.
Cheers,
Tom
Hi Wayne,
The original rod bender I built was for exactly the same purpose you mention. The drawings for the rod bender are on my blog site and free to print out. Take a look at oxtool.blogspot dot com. Its back a little ways so you will have to dig it out. Send a picture of your completed unit in use if you can.
Regards,
Tom
To youtubers - I can recommend Tom's book. very very interesting reading.
I hate to necro post, but I have to say, you subscribe to my thought process .. over think everything. The more complicated, the better! :)
Hi IB,
Once you start its hard to go back. Thanks for the comment.
Cheers,
Tom
Handy is Good :)
Is it cool to use tig without gloves?
open your hook on the front so that way it will be quicker to hook up your hammer from the front instead of pulling it way up the top :p
The hoop keeps me from knocking it off the end. Its a natural motion to lift it out as it comes out at an angle when I grab it. Thanks for the comment.
Cheers,
Tom
welds wire brush much easier when its still hot
oh...i typed before waiting..duh of course mr lipton knew that anyways
Do you have a drawing for this!!!!!! The bender!!!!!!
+Stephen Hodge The hammer holder or the rod bender? Bender drawings are on my blog site. Thanks for the comment.
Cheers,
Tom
You can find them here oxtool.blogspot.com.au/search?updated-max=2012-08-30T21:52:00-07:00&max-results=7&start=80&by-date=false
cool
mr..can you gave me drawing of your rod bender..pls..thanks
Hi Jose,
The drawings are on the blog site. Search for rod bender. oxtoolco.com. Thanks for the comment.
Cheers,
Tom
Simple?! What!