Garage hacks, adjustments and annoyances.........

[jaxs]

Now you scared me, if I cant just swap out a capacitor without getting a shock I better take the motor somewhere to someone that knows what their doing...

I'm not a chicken little kind of guy,hence I gave you the odds and how to deal with it. Better that you know about pcbs beforehand than like poor slobs after doing 20 years of service work and numourous exposures.

 

[Oldpath05]

I'm not a chicken little kind of guy,hence I gave you the odds and how to deal with it. Better that you know about pcbs beforehand than like poor slobs after doing 20 years of service work and numourous exposures.

It's always good to be warned of possible dangers from someone thats been down the capacitor road on electric motors.

Speaking of dangers I have one from BIW shipyard that happen one week ago last Saturday morning overtime shift. I dont work OT but when I showed up last Mon morning lead-man said there was a bad accident here, aprox 10:15 am a overhead crane operator was lowering a pipe into a unit (part of ship inside a building aprox 5'high, 30' wide, 50' long) rigger unhooked the chains, did not pay attention to hooks, signaled crane operator to bring cable up, apparently carne operator didn't pay attention either, as the cable came up the hook hooked on part of unit, the unit started to lift, the hook bent back and unhooked, the unit crashed back down, the hook slingshoted back at the rigger catching him in the face ripping his mouth apart, lost a eye, blood went everywhere, pipe-fitter that was near him got blood all over him to, my co workers that was there ran over, the ship-fitting lead-man jumped into tank to check pulse, 911 he was barely alive.....

As of today he has been though some reconstructive surgery and is out of intensive care, walking around with one eye that is still good. That was a accident that should not have happen. I believe lack of experience is one factor, less the two month on job for rigger in his 30s, less then two years for crane operator, they are handling all shape of pipe and steel and very heavy structures, they really should have couple months of OJT with experienced mechanic's, perhaps now they ensure more training on dangerous work.

Good news at last Thursday's gate collection's, over 20k was collected out of approximately 9000 employees for him, in a split second his life on earth was changed....

 

[GeneV]

Another pic from back 8 years ago, wasn't I nervous on this lift.........

I bet you were haha. Those forks you're making look interesting.

 

[GeneV]

Yes, a 1/32 to 1/2in beautifully smooth Llambrich chuck! Highly recommend. Drilling is now fun again. No guessing on speeds for different bit and material types. Just select them on the touchscreen menu. Precision electronic depth stop and auto on/off as well...
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I love keyless chucks, my mill has a keyless chuck in it more often than not. I'll do some limited milling with it even, if I'm too lazy to take it off to use a collet. I power-tap with it too. Because it's keyless, it loosens and releases the tap when reversing direction, but I use it to my advantage for tapping blind holes.

 

[dragoneggs]

I don't ever want to use a keyed chuck again... partly because I spend too much time hunting for the keys. Like my car keys. :smiley_aafz:

 

[Oldpath05]

I bet you were haha. Those forks you're making look interesting.

I want to bolt them on this weekend for first time after welding them solid, they better still fit or I'll throw one, then also with the slip on extensions I'm making.

 

[Oldpath05]

I'm getting tied of drill chuck keys myself, the one on my drill press slips out so easy it's hard to tighten the bit.

 

[dragoneggs]

I'm getting tied of drill chuck keys myself, the one on my drill press slips out so easy it's hard to tighten the bit.

And I have mangle more than a fair share of teeth after much use. Really gets frustrating when you have mashed and missing teeth.

 

[user.69169]

And I have mangle more than a fair share of teeth after much use. Really gets frustrating when you have mashed and missing teeth.

That right there is why you have a screwdriver of proper size and a pin punch that fits the holes in the chuck. Field expedient chuck key.

 

[rangerfredbob]

I don't ever want to use a keyed chuck again... partly because I spend too much time hunting for the keys. Like my car keys. :smiley_aafz:

As much as my little benchtop HFT drill press isn't ideal, it is sure as heck better than nothing but one feature it took a WHILE to get used to is the little rubber C just above the head that the key clips into... I've had the press for about 9 years and have yet to lose the key! and my garage is FAR from clean... right now it is a disaster trying to build a shop... too many ideas, not enough space to make them happen... right now I'm trying to make 2" receivers to be inserted in the slab... rain and no interior room for fab tools is annoying...