Author Topic: Advice to a greenhorn? (Read 3544 times)

GTS225 · « **Reply #60 on:** May 17, 2023, 05:04:37 AM »

Checked and responded. Your turn!

Roger

GGaskill · « **Reply #61 on:** June 06, 2023, 08:40:51 PM »

Got any pics of the finished piece yet?

It's not finished yet but more work has been done; some basic turning and drilling of the bore.

http://gunneyg.info/images/RookBoring800x600.jpg

I tried to make a movie of the drilling but it didn't work. Oh, well.

More progress; the tower top deck has been made.

http://gunneyg.info/images/RookTopDeck800x600.jpg

Probably do the taper next.

Double D · « **Reply #62 on:** June 22, 2023, 02:36:18 AM »

Minnesota road trip being being discussed again, mid July. Told daughter, I am not coming up if it is going to snow. She said 50/50 chance.

GTS225 · « **Reply #63 on:** June 22, 2023, 10:15:16 AM »

Quote from: Double D on June 22, 2023, 02:36:18 AM

Minnesota road trip being being discussed again, mid July. Told daughter, I am not coming up if it is going to snow. She said 50/50 chance.

Great! Just let me know when.
(Ya know.....they do clear the snow off I-35 within a few hours.).....Just sayin'

Roger

Double D · « **Reply #64 on:** June 23, 2023, 01:53:09 AM »

Yes familiar with snow country and Snow plows and sand trucks and new windshield every spring. But Minnesota doesn't use snow plows, they use Zamboni machines.

GTS225 · « **Reply #65 on:** June 23, 2023, 02:27:18 AM »

Yer a funny guy!!

I better check my calendar......I think I've got something going in July that I can't get out of.

Roger

GTS225 · « **Reply #66 on:** June 24, 2023, 03:07:15 AM »

OK, yeah.
Out of state June 29th to July 5th
Family reunion on the 9th
Dr's appointment on the 13th

Roger

Double D · « **Reply #67 on:** June 24, 2023, 03:18:30 AM »

We are headed north the 14th. We over night in Bethany, MO. We can meet the 15th where you said earlier.

GTS225 · « **Reply #68 on:** June 24, 2023, 12:45:09 PM »

Quote from: Double D on June 24, 2023, 03:18:30 AM

We are headed north the 14th. We over night in Bethany, MO. We can meet the 15th where you said earlier.

Gotcha! I'll forward my cell number as the date gets closer.
Hmmmm.....you might already have it.

Roger

Double D · « **Reply #69 on:** June 25, 2023, 02:44:45 AM »

Quote from: GTS225 on June 24, 2023, 12:45:09 PM

Gotcha! I'll forward my cell number as the date gets closer.
Hmmmm.....you might already have it.

Roger

You sending it and me seeing is not the same me having it...now why did I walk across this room?

GTS225 · « **Reply #70 on:** July 08, 2023, 02:01:35 AM »

Double D.......PM sent.

Roger

Double D · « **Reply #71 on:** July 20, 2023, 01:12:42 AM »

Well Roger and I finally met. He is one of those guys you don't want to meet in a parking lot with the wife along. He is a neat nice fun to talk to and the wife is hurry up and lets go.

It was pleasure to finally meet you. Good luck with your projects. Keep us posted on there progress

GTS225 · « **Reply #72 on:** July 20, 2023, 02:52:20 AM »

Quote from: Double D on July 20, 2023, 01:12:42 AM

Well Roger and I finally met. He is one of those guys you don't want to meet in a parking lot with the wife along. He is a neat nice fun to talk to and the wife is hurry up and lets go.

It was pleasure to finally meet you. Good luck with your projects. Keep us posted on there progress

HEY! At least I wasn't driving my '23 T-bucket hot rod.

Good to meet up with you, too. Already have a plan or two for one of the heavy wall tubes you handed off to me. I'll have to make a chamber insert for 10 gauge blanks, but........

Roger

GGaskill · « **Reply #73 on:** April 07, 2024, 01:49:07 PM »

Finally did some more work on the mug, mostly because I needed the lathe for another project and didn't want to waste the setup, which turned out to be spot on.

Or http://gunneyg.info/images/Rook-Tapered.gif if the image doesn't show.

GTS225 · « **Reply #74 on:** April 07, 2024, 02:43:03 PM »

Oh, yeah.....that's looking great. The taper and height appears to be spot-on.

Roger

Double D · « **Reply #75 on:** April 07, 2024, 02:49:10 PM »

Looks good George.

Need to work on mine.

GGaskill · « **Reply #76 on:** April 14, 2024, 08:12:16 PM »

This is the body after lathe filing:

GGaskill · « **Reply #77 on:** April 22, 2024, 08:56:45 PM »

While waiting to build a clamping device to hold the body while milling the embrasures through the battlement, I started on the foundation ring. It has been faced to thickness on both sides and the central hole to connect with the body has been mostly bored. It is just under 3" now with a final diameter of 3.250" which has to be dead nuts on since the body is 3.253" already and it is going to be a shrink fit.

After the hole is finished, I will put the chuck jaws inside the hole and turn the outer steps and round the corners.

GTS225 · « **Reply #78 on:** April 23, 2024, 07:44:15 AM »

Gettin' closer and better all the time!

Roger

GGaskill · « **Reply #79 on:** May 05, 2024, 06:05:50 PM »

Put some more time on my Rook Thunder Mug. Cut the foundation down to its final size and cut the step, too. Next is rounding the outside corners according to the plan.