Shop Time w/T.W. Friends

What I'm currently working on. When finished it will be a tapered piston ring ( I believe O-ring actually ). Going to make 2 of them. I ve made a couple before but who knows what happens to them. These tools won't needed for 2 years so I'm milking it for all it's worth lol.

 

Did you get some free tools from the toolbox?

 

It was empty and plastic, destroyed it!

 

That is awesome, welcome

 

I guess my description wasn't correct, but most probably understand anyway, it will be tapered to install a piston into a cylinder

 

Well that sucks, no wonder he kept driving.

 

You hunting this afternoon?

 

Got to use my truck as the shop truck today. Bosses son has the regular one. Taking this to get powdercoated, to the building in the background

 

I'm trying to but I have to meet someone first, waiting on a call from them
If today doesn't pan out I'll go in the morning, but I like afternoon hunts much moar better.

 

How big is that piece of aluminum, looks heathy.

 

It's actually stainless steel and started as 11" diameter billet! It's an odd Stainless grade too, I forgot. Not something I most often see like 304. Machines decent whatever it is.

 

Fooled me, with those chips and the finish it looks aluminum. Can't wait to see it when it's done

 

If I recall the last time I made these I looked at a pipe size chart but nothing really worked. You know to start with and save much time!

 

Don't hold your breath lol, I might have to find some udder balm for this job. No just kidding but I have them on hold now as they want me on hot stand by for a couple of other jobs going on now.

 

I liked that socket you made in the OP!

 

Thanks, I enjoy making weird stuff

 

Here's a part I made a few month's ago. I actually made the first one out of steel but they didn't like it because the original was cast aluminum. So the steel one is a paper weight on my desk now. It's a tapered hub for a 30" diameter or so fan.

 

Looking good, got to love breaking out the indexing head.

 

The digital read out is actually capable of doing hole patterns but I'll be darned if I could figure it out. I ran out of patience. Edit; your son could probably figure it out faster than I could...kids and computers these days!

 

I ended up biting the bullet and just buying new ones. Hated to but the old ones were pretty bad.