What Have You Been Hacking/Making [2024-02-26 edition]

[Pete Prodoehl]

Hello Makers! It is now time to share... What have you been hacking on
or making?

Reply to this email with a brief run-down of whatever projects have been
keeping you busy, either at the space(s) or elsewhere.

Include a photo and/or link if you can and show us something interesting!

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[rod...@rodneydickman.com]

Fixed my small floor standing drill press. Bought at Menards like 40 years ago. I did a lot of modifications and made it a very good drill press. Has drilled a million holes. The plastic cooling fan in the motor broke.  So I took the motor out thinking I would go to Harbor Freight and look for a replacement. Then I had an idea. I cut the fingers out of the cooling slot (easier than taking the motor apart) and broke up the plastic fan and took it out. Bought a small exhaust fan off eBay and mounted it under the motor. Some hard foam for the spacer.  Wired it in so it runs when the drill press is running. Was quite easy and works great. Cost me like $15.00.  :)

One thing to note that I see in the picture. After so many years the rubber ring on the shaft for the drill chuck holder wore out.  I took a larger o-ring, cut it at an angle to make one a smaller diameter and superglued it in place. Like 30 years later the superglue is still holding strong. Amazing.

Also took a larger aluminum electrical box and cut it up and welded it to make it narrower to fit on front so I have the switch on front. That I did right away.

3 pulley drill press. To drill steel one needs 3 pulleys.

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[James Konkel]

    Or a speed control to slow down the speed.

Or you can mount different pulleys. JK

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Fixed my small floor standing drill press. Bought at Menards like 40 years ago. I did a lot of modifications and made it a very good drill press. Has drilled a million holes. The plastic cooling fan in the motor broke.  So I took the motor out thinking I would go to Harbor Freight and look for a replacement. Then I had an idea. I cut the fingers out of the cooling slot (easier than taking the motor apart) and broke up the plastic fan and took it out. Bought a small exhaust fan off eBay and mounted it under the motor. Some hard foam for the spacer.  Wired it in so it runs when the drill press is running. Was quite easy and works great. Cost me like $15.00.  :)

One thing to note that I see in the picture. After so many years the rubber ring on the shaft for the drill chuck holder wore out.  I took a larger o-ring, cut it at an angle to make one a smaller diameter and superglued it in place. Like 30 years later the superglue is still holding strong. Amazing.

Also took a larger aluminum electrical box and cut it up and welded it to make it narrower to fit on front so I have the switch on front. That I did right away.

3 pulley drill press. To drill steel one needs 3 pulleys.

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On Monday, February 26, 2024 at 9:48:14 AM UTC-6 ras...@gmail.com wrote:

Hello Makers! It is now time to share... What have you been hacking on
or making?

Reply to this email with a brief run-down of whatever projects have been
keeping you busy, either at the space(s) or elsewhere.

Include a photo and/or link if you can and show us something interesting!

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[rod...@rodneydickman.com]

From what I have seen a speed controller reduces the torque of the motor at lower speeds. Can't loose torque when you want to drill with large drill bits into steel.

On my large drill press I put in a larger pulley on the center stack and and machined the smallest diameter pulley I could for the motor. I did that so I could use my tapping heads. I'm guessing I can go down to like 60 RPM on my large drill press.

Rodney Dickman

[Patricia Woodhouse]

Finished these over the weekend:

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[William Reid]

Very nice

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[Patricia Woodhouse]

Thank you!

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[Pete Prodoehl]

I made a pizza last week and I've been working on some tiny relief prints...


Pete

[Steve McNeilly]

That pizza looks awesome, Pete!

Sincerely,

Steve McNeilly
Aviation Tutorials, LLC

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[Pete Prodoehl]

Thanks!

I've been making my own crusts for years and years but finally got a pizza steel and it's a game changer when it comes to making a quality crust in a stndard home oven.

My original plan was to just get a hunk of steel and make my own but convenience got the best of me and I bought a factory second from a manufacturer. ;)


Pete

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