What Did You Do Today (2016)

[Bob RodgersonParticipant @bobrodgerson97362]

Not exactly today but over the course of the last week or two I have made some parts using the Tormach PCNC Mill that involved the use of a couple of fixtures. I made a video of the process.My confidence in using CNC is growing with use, I have learnt a lot over the last eighteen months or so since I first dabbled in it. I made use of some poor boy soft jaws to make the fixtures and learnt that my machine vice is capable of exerting a lot of force on things too.

Edited By Bob Rodgerson on 06/02/2016 19:05:39

[Michael GilliganParticipant @michaelgilligan61133]

Today, I returned home fron Wyhenshawe Hospital; with a quadrulpe cardiac by-pass … I was admitted on Sunday afternoon.

After three postponements; the actual process was astonishing for its speed and efficiency, and the surgeons that do this work are indisputably 'gods'.

If anyone is facing similar work, I would be happy to discuss by PM.

MichaelG. [rather glad to be alive]

[V8EngParticipant @v8eng]

Michael.

Best wishes for a speedy recovery.

V8.

[Nathan SharpeParticipant @nathansharpe19746]

Michael.

Welcome to the club ! Take it easy for a few weeks and avoid lifting . I will agree with your sign off statement , as I recall I felt the same and still do.

Nathan.

[Rik ShawParticipant @rikshaw]

Michael – Sounds like you have been re-tubed successfully. A full head of steam for you soon ? Till then, go easy.

ATB Rik

[Gray62Participant @gray62]

Pretty much finished building the new welding cart. Needed something a bit bigger to house both the TIG and MIG sets. Just got to add some storage tubes for the TIG rods and proper cable storage. Room at the back of the trolley for both gas bottles and a handy drawer for all the torch accessories and clamps etc

All made from salvage/scrap from various sources including the wife's old treadmill and Dads redundant computer trolley plus a few other bits scrounged and skip mined.

Edited By Graeme W on 06/02/2016 22:07:16

Edited By Graeme W on 06/02/2016 22:28:40

[NJHParticipant @njh]

Michael G

I have sent you a pm.

Norman

Edited By NJH on 06/02/2016 23:56:48

[Roderick JenkinsParticipant @roderickjenkins93242]

Posted by Michael Gilligan on 06/02/2016 20:00:01:

Today, I returned home fron Wyhenshawe Hospital; with a quadrulpe cardiac by-pass … I was admitted on Sunday afternoon.

No wonder the forum was a bit dry last week – You and Neil were missed!

I hope everything settles down soon.

Rod

[Michael GilliganParticipant @michaelgilligan61133]

Posted by Michael Gilligan on 06/02/2016 20:00:01:

Today, I returned home fron Wyhenshawe Hospital

In my haste to announce survival, I mis-spelled the name Wythenshawe:

They deseve better **LINK**

MichaelG.

[Neil WyattModerator @neilwyatt]

Posted by Michael Gilligan on 06/02/2016 20:00:01:

Today, I returned home fron Wyhenshawe Hospital; with a quadrulpe cardiac by-pass … I was admitted on Sunday afternoon.

After three postponements; the actual process was astonishing for its speed and efficiency, and the surgeons that do this work are indisputably 'gods'.

Welcome back Michael,

Glad all went well.

Puts my grumblings into perspective.

Neil

[Dennis DParticipant @dennisd]

Had mine done 14 years ago prior to that I could only manage country walks of about 2 miles and they would take nearly 3 hours. Afterwards back to 6-7 miles in the same time that is when you remember you have the brain of a 21 yr old who thought nothing of humping full kit and a rifle all day, the blood pump of a 40 yr old not getting out of breath any more but the knees and joints of a 65 yr old

[mechman48Participant @mechman48]

Glad to see all went, wishing you a speedy recovery… puts my arthritis to shame.

George.

[Michael GilliganParticipant @michaelgilligan61133]

Posted by Neil Wyatt on 07/02/2016 12:33:15:

Welcome back Michael,

Glad all went well.

Puts my grumblings into perspective.

Neil

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Thanks, Neil and others, for your empathy … it's greatly appreciated.

[note: the perspective on anything depends were you are at the time]

Today has been rather subdued; after the 'Great Escape' yesterday.

MichaelG.

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P.S. Something to contemplate next time you're doing a fiddly little job … The Artery grafts involve sewing live tissue [circa 1mm tube] into place, with 'invisible' monofilament, using tweezers. … and, of course it helps if you can get it right first go !!

[jason udallParticipant @jasonudall57142]

Re heart surgery.
An article I read in the seventies compared heart surgery to simple mechanics..transplant just like changing the cylinder head on an engin…while flying over the Atlantic. .at ten thousand feet..in a storm…where nobody holds spares…

Oh and its a single engined plane

[Chris Evans 6Participant @chrisevans6]

Yeah but the mechanic does not do the job with the engine running.

[Robert DoddsParticipant @robertdodds43397]

Michael,

P.S. Something to contemplate next time you're doing a fiddly little job … The Artery grafts involve sewing live tissue [circa 1mm tube] into place, with 'invisible' monofilament, using tweezers. … and, of course it helps if you can get it right first go !!

Best wishes for your continued recovery.
They do say that retired surgeons make good model engineers but beware of Orthopaedics, they are best with hammer and chisel!!!!

Bob D

[duncan webster 1Participant @duncanwebster1]

To be strictly accurate what I did yesterday was make a new crankshaft for my ST engine. SWMBO managed to knock it off the chest of drawers where it has resided for a long time, fell about 3 feet to the floor and bent the crankshaft. Tried straightening, no good. It was flycranks loctited to bar, so not actually that bad, but don't tell the domestic authorities!

[jason udallParticipant @jasonudall57142]

Posted by Chris Evans 6 on 08/02/2016 21:28:24:

Yeah but the mechanic does not do the job with the engine running.

I think the flying over atlantic in single engined plane bit sort of implied that..but hay

[phil burleyParticipant @philburley12227]

I made a gland for the cylinder of my ST beam engine , turned out OK

[Nicholas FarrParticipant @nicholasfarr14254]

Hi, not strictly ME as it is an operation that I made easier at work, yesterday after cutting 208 pieces of 12mm BMS 35mm long, they then needed to be de-burred at both ends. In previous times when I've done this job, it has been done on a belt sander, but they are a bit short and awkward to hold, so I used a battery drill, but this method tore the belt and I had to put a new one on when I'd finished.

Yesterday I decided to used a 4 1/2" angle grinder, so I made up a piece of 5mm plate with a couple of pieces of 30mm x 5mm flat bar with a hole in each to match the handle threaded holes on each side of the grinder, I then attached them to the grinder and then tacked and welded them to the 5mm plate. When the welds had cooled, I reattached the grinder and clamped the plate down onto my work bench.

I could the use half worn flap discs to de-burr each end while holding them in a battery drill. of course caution had to be used as the grinder was set going continuously.

I got through a couple of used flap discs, as it's a bit harsh on these as they tend to make a bit of a groove in them.

208 pegs de-burred ready for welding onto bars.

If anyone copies this idea please use caution during use. A guard could be made to cover most of the flap wheel to make it safer to use, but the operation of de-burring these pegs was certainly made shorter by this method.

Regards Nick.

Edited By Nicholas Farr on 12/02/2016 19:38:09

[Nick WheelerParticipant @nickwheeler]

Nick, that works for me!

In fact, I think I know what I'm doing tomorrow, as that will work well on my Workmate when working outside.

Nick.

(another one)

[OuBallieParticipant @ouballie]

Here's a shocking idea I came up with a couple of days ago!

Time to replace those power feed gears I did a nasty to in the BH600G's Apron.

Proof that I am, taken yesterday:

Taking videos of proceedings, but one of my Kodak camcorders went belly-up emulating what the company did, but thankfully after recording was done.

Anyone notice anything different?

Geoff – Too cold in the Carport to work on the Austin Seven.

[OuBallieParticipant @ouballie]

Michael,

Very remiss of me.

Welcome back!

My brother had a quadruple done October 2002 and never looked back.

Your Workshop now beckons

Geoff – Mine as well, so I'm off.

[MikeParticipant @mike89748]

Super 75th birthday party (mine) yesterday lasted into this morning (just)! Had hoped for cash presents to put towards quick-change toolpost, but never mind – got plenty of malt whisky instead, plus some other useful but non-workshop kit. Awoke this morning to see snow laying here in N. Scotland – real winter's here at last!

[Michael GilliganParticipant @michaelgilligan61133]

Posted by OuBallie on 13/02/2016 10:26:30:

Michael,

Very remiss of me.

Welcome back!

My brother had a quadruple done October 2002 and never looked back.

Your Workshop now beckons

Geoff – Mine as well, so I'm off.

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Thanks, Geoff

Workshop; Driving; etc. are all beckoning like mad … But strictly off-limits for a few more weeks. … First Physio/Rehab session is booked for 01-March.

MichaelG.

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