Custom Billet Shift Knob BS

Haha, I just broke down and called for help. When the motor arrived ... 1-8, and 4-5 were already joined together. This reflected the joined black dot diagram, but apparently you have to pull them apart and make the 4 connections (right diagram) under 4 wire nuts.

 

Yikes! That was a disaster waiting to happen.

At least the solution is easy, either the wires or the fast exit out the window.

 

If all else failed, I would just stick on some googly eyes.

 

Haha! Just be sure to feed it when you're done. Gotta keep the lathe monster happy.

 

It's alive! Wired correctly now.

 

Nice rig!
I miss my 2015 SR sometimes. It wasn't the fastest or the strongest, but it got the job done and I could count on it. I miss rowing the gears more than anything.
I love my 17, but that 15 was a great little commuter(4x4 mt like yours).

The only reason I bought my 17 was needing the extra seat space and having that rear locker.

 

Putting it through its paces.

3.5" diameter 440C stainless.

Picture above was .05 per side @450SFM/550RPM .008 IPR, no problem. This with negative rake tooling (higher cutting forces than positive rake). Went up to .1, and it cut no problem ... But stalled the spindle when the carbide insert was worn.

The benefit of negative rake tooling is that the inserts can be double sided, and with a trigon insert shape each bit provides 6 cutting edges to its 3 tipped "positive" counterpart. So yeah, I'm happy this lathe is strong enough to drive the tooling that will save me a few bucks.

I'll probably live in the .05 to .07 per side range(at least double that for aluminum and plastic, though), no need to abuse it ... That's plenty.

Very happy with this lathe, as it is plenty strong for my needs.

My only gripe would be the tailstock quill/ram. It could be bigger/more rigid for a lathe of this size.

1" diameter twist drill @ 180RPM, cut like butter ... and I was able to feed it at a respectable rate as you can see by the chips. Pilot hole was 1/4".

 

Dood, just had a third Trailbreaker knob in my hands today. Al hybrid delrin ring lol...small world !

What's your career status, I lost track. Did you stay at your old job?

 

@Natnewt 's knob, I'm guessing?


I basically got a counter offer that I couldn't refuse from my original job, so yeah ... I stayed put in a different position. I still do the programming, but now my manager is at corporate HQ.

I'm off the shop floor now, for the most part ... which kinda sucks. I'm still looking for opportunities closer to home, but nobody really wants to pay anything in my area. It's hard to not laugh in the faces of HR folk who offer me what I was making 20 years ago.

 

You would indeed be correct!

Ok, then I didn't miss anything. That's where you were at when I last heard. Pfft, you have your own shop floor now

 

I do, and I'm so messy that I might have to write myself up.

I should have cleaned up the crates/boxes and what not before I started taking orders.

 

Love to see the machined parts!

 

I wasn't overly comfortable with my knob in his hand though