A #lazy #sunday for #kimbi , letting her #catdad get some #plane blade #diamond cutting and #woodworking for the #toolbox done! Now, a #nap! #veteran #supportanimals #tinkering #notwhittling https://www.instagram.com/p/CBbPePCJJgE/?igshid=vn1qvpg1mirj

So for today's #kimbi #workout, several heavy #gaming machines were stripped out, cleaned, and reassembled. DVD drives all went byebye, as well as a mess of #usb cables. #notwhittling #veteran #tinkering #electronics #supportanimals #cats https://www.instagram.com/p/B76_A67FWoi/?igshid=htlfeqpq1rm0

While #kimbi is off visiting, it's time to break out the #lemonjuice and #dawn combo to #derust my old #tools. After a few hours, there's already been a huge difference. #notwhittling #restoration #veteran https://www.instagram.com/p/CBERB0ypKWO/?igshid=kul46m0xo98p

So, as a pre-#caturday post, I've been busy #building various #storage methods in my desk-bench. This one is a #compound drawer-in-a-drawer idea to hold both the #breadboard I built and the #drawer that now holds most of my #tinkering parts for it. Took a bit of #engineering to pull it off, the drawer behind the breadboard that rests on top of the desk. #notwhittling #woodworking #carpentry #veteran https://www.instagram.com/p/CAO16iRJ1dr/?igshid=17z3rr63kvhrn

This #snowy afternoon #progress on the #lathe! Here's a shot of the original #circuit from mid- #70s and the newest #triac version. Yes 6 wires for the #motor is a bit to #wrangle, but I need it #reversible . #engineering #electronics #electrical #tinkering #notwhittling https://www.instagram.com/p/B_GYpWmpT8t/?igshid=1udb99iy5pud8

For some #progress , minus #kimbi interruptions, laid out the basic #wiring #diagram, placed and mounted all the #relay boards for motor control, finished #rewiring the motor for #reverse, built new #brush contact rings, and #hammered out the light #hardware. Oh, and made a quick 10in metal break. #catdad #veteran #catsofinstagram #supportanimals #notwhittling #engineering #electronics https://www.instagram.com/p/B_B8huaJ1-q/?igshid=12a5lts6q9hb6

A super #late post for #caturday ; derailed #project for the day. 18v #cordless drill #motor and a #scavenged double #planetary gearbox. Mini #drillpress for future #bench duty! If course I took #kimbi for a couple #walkies , too. 8) #catdad #veteran #engineering #tinkering #cats #supportanimals #notwhittling https://www.instagram.com/p/B-8as0FJkk-/?igshid=1gujnopdfo4qj

For today's recap; got 2020spec frame down, laid out #controls and #lathehead , walked #kimbi gurl for some yummy #grass, #milled out the #mount plate for the head, and spent way too much time #polishing said plate. #veteran #catdad #engineering #catsofinstagram #notwhittling https://www.instagram.com/p/B-vlMo7JP7G/?igshid=gnbqfrdngiew

Bye bye old non-functional #lathe made from #scraps! Hello new lathe made from #restored goodies. #notwhittling #veteran #mechanical #engineering https://www.instagram.com/p/B-nklIiJQi_/?igshid=zy4d69b0ykco

It's #caturday and I have a #polishing addiction. Chrome/vanadium/aluminium #alloys #shined up nicely to match the #lathehead . The #kimbi tried to #halp but the #overcast weather #zonked her out. #veteran #catdad #catsofinstagram #supportanimals #tinkering #notwhittling https://www.instagram.com/p/B-kjGKjpGLg/?igshid=1qtqpzr01d5ff

As #caturday comes to a close, the music plays and the bahemoth #lathehead is all #reassembled for #testing the #scr control and sizing the nub left for the #12mm #chuck. Wait till you see how I plan to #mount these. #kimbi is so unimpressed. #veteran #supportanimals #catdad #catsofinstagram #engineering #restoration #tinkering #notwhittling https://www.instagram.com/p/B-TCskUJM6P/?igshid=nsbu0r2pym0c

Today's #loaf. #kimbi decided to make off with a #scrap #leather belt. At least she's quiet! More #polishing by hand on the #1965 #americantoolco (American-Lincoln) shell. #blackhands #veteran #supportanimals #notwhittling #outofmeds #aluminium https://www.instagram.com/p/B-CwH3Hp4Ko/?igshid=1dh99uqtqf8pe

Another day's #work, a #caturday no less. Down to "worn" grit #sanding with 240, 400, and 1500. Starting to get some #shine on! Soon can burn calories on buffing the #raised parts to #cylon quality. #notwhittling #veteran #outofmeds #agression #avoidance https://www.instagram.com/p/B-A-cIEpcIs/?igshid=etiq76mpyptz

What #kimbi says when I ask her to #halp clean. #huff Well at least I can #degrease and #refinish Dad's old #americantoolco #lathe head. Still trying to find a #machinist that will turn a new #chuck #shaft, so plenty of #time to burn. #notwhittling #machinist #engineering #veteran #catdad #catsofinstagram #supportanimals https://www.instagram.com/p/B99-6VbJWNt/?igshid=1qqs0cqtgftvf

Well, a few hours later, qnd the entire #drill head is #disassembled. A bit of #alcoholspray and #elbow grease later, and all ready for replacing the problem #chuck. Hopefully I found someone with a bigger #shop than my #livingroom to #splice or just make a new #shaft. #notwhittling #engineering https://www.instagram.com/p/B95POHghzQj/?igshid=15h2nnbtp8xa3

Any #machinist or #lathe #engineer care to #help me out with a key #part for a #microlathe? The lathe #chuck (3") came with an annoying 12mm-1.0 thread and I haven't found a single #insert for 3/8 #drill shaft. Would someone please turn one for me? #veteran #notwhittling #problem https://www.instagram.com/p/B9NP19CBuod/?igshid=14x2s0hus30lm