Todays shop time.

Big Barn · Jul 19, 2018

Kyle_in_Tex said:
A rotary brush at a slight angle is a good blade cleaner. Still a mess no matter what though.

I have a couple of die grinder brushes with 1/4” shanks. Have to figure out a type of bearing/mount.....I'm open to suggestions.

Kyle_in_Tex · Jul 19, 2018

Big Barn said:
I have a couple of die grinder brushes with 1/4” shanks. Have to figure out a type of bearing/mount.....I'm open to suggestions.

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You could also just rig a small hose to run a wee bit of compressed air thru and point down on the blade just past the metal you're cutting. Probably only take about 10 psi worth to do a decent job. Saws are messy. Especially when you use coolant. Nobody likes to clean up saws. I would put that task up there next to hand weeding.

Big Barn · Jul 19, 2018

Kyle: good idea on the compressed air. I considered it for cooling AND the chip clearing abilities but to do properly I would want to add a solenoid to coincide its use with the blade's operation.

I removed the coolant set up on my current horizontal bandsaw years ago. As you said it was way too messy. I've had good results with a wax stick for years. However this Ellis has rubber tired drive/idler wheels as opposed to most metal bandsaws I've seen which have bare cast iron wheels.

I'm wondering if the "gumminess" of the wax lube mixed with swarf is going to accelerate the deterioration of the rubber tire.

New Ellis machines come with a rotary brush and I think the air setup for blade cooling is optional.

KubotainNH · Jul 19, 2018

Nice setup. Is it odd that tools make me drool?

Luke'sScreenName · Jul 19, 2018

KubotainNH said:
Nice setup. Is it odd that tools make me drool?

No it's not... Unless I'm odd too. :drink:

4570Man · Jul 21, 2018

I pulled the bed of an old truck I had and pulled the boom of an old case backhoe. The bed is getting cut down to 10 feet and going on the uhaul I bought a while back. The boom got pulled off for other work on the backhoe.

Big Barn · Jul 23, 2018

Did the 6 month service on my Dyson vac yesterday.

No personal injuries to report. Another safe day.

dragoneggs · Jul 23, 2018

Big Barn said:
Did the 6 month service on my Dyson vac yesterday.

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No personal injuries to report. Another safe day.

Shoot... I am about 5 1/2 years behind schedule on my Dyson!

Big Barn · Jul 23, 2018

dragoneggs said:
Shoot... I am about 5 1/2 years behind schedule on my Dyson!

I said I performed the "6 month service", Mark. I didn't mention when I last did it.

KubotainNH · Jul 24, 2018

Big Barn said:
Did the 6 month service on my Dyson vac yesterday.

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No personal injuries to report. Another safe day.

The color of that vac clashes with the manliness of the rest of the picture. I call foul.

dragoneggs · Jul 24, 2018

KubotainNH said:
The color of that vac clashes with the manliness of the rest of the picture. I call foul.

Yeah I was biting my tongue on that one too. My Dyson is orange to match my tractor, but my wife would kill me if she saw them together!

4570Man · Jul 24, 2018

I bought a shed for $50. I’m going to use it to get some crap out of my shop. He’s got another 12x16 one but I’ll have to wait until he takes his gate out to move it.

Big Barn · Jul 24, 2018

KubotainNH and Dragoneggs:

My PINK NH wheel loader. I’m quite secure with my manliness.

4570Man · Jul 24, 2018

Big Barn said:
KubotainNH and Dragoneggs:

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My PINK NH wheel loader. I’m quite secure with my manliness.

I’d take a pink loader any day. That’s probably the best practical theft deterrent you can get.

KubotainNH · Jul 24, 2018

Big Barn said:
KubotainNH and Dragoneggs:

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My PINK NH wheel loader. I知 quite secure with my manliness.

:drink:

dragoneggs · Jul 25, 2018

Big Barn said:
KubotainNH and Dragoneggs:

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My PINK NH wheel loader. I知 quite secure with my manliness.

Please tell me you have become proficient at Photoshop.

Big Barn · Jul 25, 2018

dragoneggs said:
Please tell me you have become proficient at Photoshop.

LOL. I WISH. My "computer skills" are limited to posting here with my iPhone.

Pink loader was part of a breast cancer awareness campaign in conjunction with the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation B.C and the Yukon.

dragoneggs · Jul 25, 2018

Big Barn said:
LOL. I WISH. My "computer skills" are limited to posting here with my iPhone.

Pink loader was part of a breast cancer awareness campaign in conjunction with the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation B.C and the Yukon.

Okay then... good stuff! That was my other hope!

KubotainNH · Jul 25, 2018

Big Barn said:
LOL. I WISH. My "computer skills" are limited to posting here with my iPhone.

Pink loader was part of a breast cancer awareness campaign in conjunction with the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation B.C and the Yukon.

I assumed something like that, you can see their emblem on the loader.

Gordon Gould · Jul 29, 2018

We got a ton of rain this week like most folk here in the east so I stayed on dry ground and worked on my on going trailer project today. Made some stake guides and welded them to the top edges of the trailer panels then added some stiffener rails on the sides. Pretty near ready to put the side boards on.