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by **Jason13** » 16 Jun 2006 6:08

Ok i mite design the one i call the "BEST" and i need to put it in white spirit which i have and take of the oil surface.

then draw on and use a type of laquer to protect my fine Drawings

by **Shrub** » 16 Jun 2006 7:13

Four things Jason,

1) Im glad you wear your glasses, very well done.

2) Im glad to see the tool stops adjusted correctly, very well done.

3) Im glad to see your vice bolted down properly, very well done.

4) I hope the wheel guards were only moved up out the way for the picture? You should have those swung down properly whenever you use the machine.

Its good to see your respecting the tools, well done mate.

by **Jason13** » 16 Jun 2006 7:16

Ya when i first got it it had nothing on and i just had a go at it but with the glasses on.

Ya i now know to have everything on when i a buy a tool,

Ya i use that so it doesnt hit my face cuase one time when i didnt have it down i came out looking like i was in a coal mine :lol:

but i always wear my glasses thats the main thing

by **illusion** » 16 Jun 2006 7:19

Ya i use that so it doesnt hit my face cuase one time when i didnt have it down i came out looking like i was in a coal mine

I had this when making a cut-away using my Dremel. I was at it for about 40 mins and my face was like a chimney sweep... except for wheer my safety gallses had been was pure white.

by **Jason13** » 16 Jun 2006 7:21

Im thinking of practising a cutaway on one of my blackspurs which the plug is out cuase i drilled the holes.

Is it possible to use a bench grinder to reveal the the chambers?

by **Shrub** » 16 Jun 2006 7:23

No jason, dont do that, if its a brass body you will clog the wheel and if its hardend steel you will dramatically resize the wheel.

by **Jason13** » 16 Jun 2006 7:25

Ok thats why i asked cuase i dont want to do stuff that will mess it up,

I'll just do a cutaway with some handfiles and i cant get the the plug to turn to open padlock.

but i can make it so the plug locks into place ill post more pictures when im done is a thread or make one.

Im going to make it now wish me lock.

by **Jason13** » 16 Jun 2006 7:26

I made cutaway on a yale and i went to far and it made the pins fall out but this will take me long since its about 6mm thick.

by **Shrub** » 16 Jun 2006 7:29

One last tip on your grinder, NEVER use the side of the wheel, the corner is ok if your careful but NEVER grind on the side.

When grinding move the material across the front of the wheel and dont just hold it in one place, that will groove the wheel.

Good luck then with your cutaway.

by **p1ckf1sh** » 16 Jun 2006 7:36

illusion wrote:I had this when making a cut-away using my Dremel. I was at it for about 40 mins and my face was like a chimney sweep... except for wheer my safety gallses had been was pure white.

When I am dremeling a lot, I usually keep a vacuum cleaner running with the tube close to the tip of the dremel. Saves a lot of cleaning. And I don't have to endure the dremel noise because the vacuum is louder

by **p1ckf1sh** » 16 Jun 2006 7:38

Jason13 wrote:wish me lock.

This could be the new lockpickers farewell phrase.

"Dude, take care, I am wishing you the best of lock."

I like that

by **Jason13** » 16 Jun 2006 9:07

Luck

but hey yea im making a cutaway which i bailed on cause i wasnt geting anywhere the hacksaw didnt cutanything and file didnt file anything im more of a cylinder person.

Wish me lock that was a typ but it could be a cool cathc phrase

by **Shrub** » 16 Jun 2006 9:15

Jason your posting a bit too quick again, read your post through for errors first and use grownup language as often as possable, yea isnt a word and neither is ya :wink:

Take your time, we allmake typos and grammer mistakes but your posts are getting a little hard on the eyes again.

Padlocks do take more time to make into a cutaway without machineary, they are very doable with hand tools but it requires a bit more skill,

You may like to try a process called chain drilling, this is where you mark out where you want to cut then centre punch along that line at spacings half the diameter of the drill, drill each centre dot and youll find the block of material is now cutaway, its simply a process of cleaning it up with a dremel bit in your drill (i know you dont have a dremel) or hand finish it.

by **Jason13** » 17 Jun 2006 12:16

Butter knife pick

I think it beat up my grinder not much but it was worth it.

so far i have 3mm of grinder ro more but i think it was the dresser that makes it square but the dresser just eats away your grinder.

Tell me how you think of the pick.

by **TheMikeMan** » 17 Jun 2006 12:22

Jason, that hook looks huge! Grind it down smaller. I can tell you put lots of effort into it, and great job of quenching.

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