What did you make today?

glatt · 05-14-2014, 08:44 PM

The sanding drum I made was vibrating out of balance too much. I realized the threaded end of the bolt just wasn't being held straight by the chuck. I needed a smooth surface for it to grab. So I dug around in my scrap metal pile and found a perfect rod that I think came out of an old ink jet printer. I pulled out my grandfather's old surplus Navy tap and die set, and got to work putting some threads on the rod.

05-14-2014, 08:44 PM	#10
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	What did you make today? The sanding drum I made was vibrating out of balance too much. I realized the threaded end of the bolt just wasn't being held straight by the chuck. I needed a smooth surface for it to grab. So I dug around in my scrap metal pile and found a perfect rod that I think came out of an old ink jet printer. I pulled out my grandfather's old surplus Navy tap and die set, and got to work putting some threads on the rod. Last edited by glatt; 05-14-2014 at 09:21 PM.

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