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Post by paulchapman on Apr 1, 2008 13:21:14 GMT
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Post by Rob Lee on Apr 1, 2008 13:26:07 GMT
Would've had it out sooner.... but had had to make the handles work for Alf..... ;D ;D
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Post by mrgrimsdale on Apr 1, 2008 14:08:58 GMT
Not enough brass knobs on it for me, or I'd have ordered one immediately!
cheers
Jacob
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Post by jfc on Apr 1, 2008 14:26:57 GMT
Has the date got anything to do with that ;D
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Post by Alf on Apr 1, 2008 14:48:56 GMT
I know it's an AFD and I know this is stupid (not to say geeky, dorky etc), but I'm looking at the damn thing and thinking "Hmm, single adjusters like a Preston eh? Interesting departure. Irons look a little thin though" One upon a time I used to be a (relatively) normal tool-droolin' fool. Now look at me.  Cheers, Alf P.S. Bet those handles still need work...  |
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Post by modernist on Apr 1, 2008 18:42:23 GMT
I'm waiting for the one with the power adjustment so I can make tapered spindles ;D ;D
cheers
Brian
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Post by Lord Nibbo on Apr 1, 2008 18:43:22 GMT
Would've had it out sooner.... but had had to make the handles work for Alf..... ;D ;D Rob I do hope making this shave hasn't put your other tool projects on a back burner are they still on target? What are we going to see on the market first? |
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Post by houtslager on Apr 1, 2008 18:49:52 GMT
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Post by Rob Lee on Apr 1, 2008 20:43:27 GMT
Rob I do hope making this shave hasn't put your other tool projects on a back burner are they still on target? What are we going to see on the market first? Nope - we're sitting around here waiting for tooling....  Plan is to have side rebate plane out next, a new spokeshave, some bench accessories, a lapping plate, a small scraping plane, the skew rebate pair, the first premium plane(s).... oh - and probably our dovetail saw... All in time for Xmas (I hope!)... Not busy here at all.....  ;D Cheers - Rob (off to watch my last home game of the year....) |
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Post by paulchapman on Apr 1, 2008 21:37:21 GMT
That all sounds very good, Rob. Some useful stuff in that list. Cheers  Paul |
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Post by evergreen on Apr 1, 2008 21:53:17 GMT
You just have to like a company that has a sense of humour.
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Post by Alf on Apr 2, 2008 8:12:41 GMT
Nah, he's not kidding. They really are planning all that stuff. Oh wait, you didn't mean that, did you... ..the skew rebate pair... Fondly referred to as The Godot Brothers, chez Alf. I think they're taking time 'cos they're trying to design out the need for any handles at all... ;D Cheers, Alf |
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Post by Rob Lee on Apr 2, 2008 11:29:00 GMT
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Post by Alf on Apr 2, 2008 15:13:04 GMT
Ah, now I just love these seriously techie behind the scenes things. I don't always understand them (for "always" read "often"), but it's still fascinating getting a glimpse of the multitude of things required to produce Tool X. Thanks, Rob. S'rather pretty too, innit? ;D
Cheers, Alf
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Post by Lord Nibbo on Apr 2, 2008 18:22:43 GMT
I bet those stress tests put more stress on my wallet than your tools ;D In England Rob posting a pic like that would get you labeled as a pri#k teaser. ;D |
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Post by Rob Lee on Apr 2, 2008 19:55:53 GMT
Ah, now I just love these seriously techie behind the scenes things. I don't always understand them (for "always" read "often"), but it's still fascinating getting a glimpse of the multitude of things required to produce Tool X. Thanks, Rob. S'rather pretty too, innit? ;D Cheers, Alf Well then... you'll really like this one..... ;D www.leevalley.com/home/temprl/159_007.jpgDoesn't look much like a lapping plate prototype, does it? That what happens when the power goes out, and your 3D printer loses track of what it was doing.... Cheers - Rob |
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Post by Alf on Apr 3, 2008 8:15:31 GMT
Chuckle. Looks like an idea for a new monster on Doctor Who. It's the fixed white grin that does it - chilling.  ;D Mind you, sign it D Hirst and you could probably sell it as valuable modern art... Cheers, Alf |
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Post by paulchapman on Apr 3, 2008 9:02:38 GMT
I thought it was a picture of Rob having a bad hair day ;D Cheers Paul |
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Post by evergreen on Apr 3, 2008 12:22:36 GMT
Y'know, my first impression was of a Dr Who monster, too. But then I looked closer and saw that it was cake - a big block of cake covered in black treacle and spun sugar.
Or maybe that's just my Tate & Lyle addiction talking...
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Post by Rob Lee on Apr 3, 2008 12:45:45 GMT
I thought it was a picture of Rob having a bad hair day ;D Cheers Paul For the most part - that would just not be possible....  It's a race between none and gray....and gray is losing... Cheers - Rob |
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Post by Rob Lee on Apr 3, 2008 12:52:24 GMT
Y'know, my first impression was of a Dr Who monster, too. But then I looked closer and saw that it was cake - a big block of cake covered in black treacle and spun sugar. Or maybe that's just my Tate & Lyle addiction talking... Treacle is a good description... the "treacle" is the stuff that we dissolve to release the model. The 3D printer has two heads (like glue guns) - one deposits "treacle" to make the scaffolding to support the part, and the other lays down ABS... Kind neat - one can print a completely assembled object (like a functioning crescent wrench (d'ya call 'em crescent spanners?)) as long as there's a .010"-.020" gap between the parts. One can change colors of plastic too... Cheers - Rob |
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Post by evergreen on Apr 3, 2008 13:27:01 GMT
Rob
Fascinating.
I must admit I was mystified by your use of the word "3D printer". To me, a printer is the gizmo with a mind of its own that sits next to my PC and refuses to co-operate when you need a hard copy really, really urgently. Thanks for the explanation.
Regards.
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Post by mrspanton on Apr 6, 2008 14:19:14 GMT
How do U know its great  Just because oits made by veritas ? ;D Not enough brass knobs on it for me, or I'd have ordered one immediately! cheers Jacob ;D ;D What ever are we coming to, som clever sort makes a nice clever hybird of a stail angine/rounder/spokeshave so what I recently wore out my wood spokeshave I got in 1990, its groove was too deep it had made a lotof spindles and legs, in fact I went to Tony murland's shop (not all his price's are silly) and got a real useful new old stock wood spoke shave for £6 and a real small delicate one as well for £6. I sudgest if someone is that fussy and picky to get there spindle's petfectly concentric etc (ie more in the realms of precision engineering than working with wood) then make them on a lathe/cnc machine/copy lathe etc then they'l all be predictably identical (characterless, but definately identical |
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Post by Alf on Apr 6, 2008 15:18:08 GMT
'Spect you fell for the flying penguins too, eh? ;D
Cheers, Alf
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Post by mrgrimsdale on Apr 6, 2008 16:06:45 GMT
What about the ones that got away? IMHO quite a few tools began life as jokes but were leapt upon with such glee by the toolies that the makers kept quiet and carried on selling them, laughing all the way to the bank ;D ;D Most (all) honing guides for starters. Any more suggestions? cheers Jacob PS Dovetail markers obvious candidate. Most unnecessary tool in the universe?. Axminster try and fob us off with 2 versions hoho Lee Niilssen the joke is in the price ;D ;D |
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Just because oits made by veritas ? ;D