ziggy
spending too much on rocks
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Post by ziggy on May 23, 2017 19:14:36 GMT -5
For those who might be interested I posted a pic of our lapidary work area. To the left on the table is a home made buffing wheel and arbor powered by a 3/4 HP motor. Next to that is our old 8" trim saw that hubby fit a nice precision rail mounted clamp on for awesome straight slab cuts and a cover made from lexan to cut down on water loss and spraying. Our cabbing machine is next. It was made from scratch for about 1/5 the cost of a store bought one. Over on the right is an old belt sander we use to rough shape Petoskey and lightning stones before finishing them on the cabber.
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Post by Pat on May 23, 2017 19:44:13 GMT -5
)My hats off to you both for creating it all. Looks like just about everything!
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Post by youp50 on May 23, 2017 20:04:35 GMT -5
I mostly like it.....however after many years in industry and industrial safety/hygiene, would you please have your talented husband fabricate a guard for the pulley on the buffer?
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Post by spiceman on May 23, 2017 21:05:02 GMT -5
Making your equipment. (Handy) You know the quality and you put the items where they work better for you. Nice job.
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Post by Deleted on May 24, 2017 9:37:50 GMT -5
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ziggy
spending too much on rocks
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Post by ziggy on May 24, 2017 11:31:12 GMT -5
I mostly like it.....however after many years in industry and industrial safety/hygiene, would you please have your talented husband fabricate a guard for the pulley on the buffer? Then he would also need to make another one for the saw (which never had one when new.) One advantage of using stuff you built is you instinctively know what is and what isn't going to happen if you pay attention and use it properly.
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Post by rockjunquie on May 24, 2017 14:35:09 GMT -5
OK, I have one stupid question- only because it looks so precarious in the picture... how do you get that water jug to stay up on that stand?
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ziggy
spending too much on rocks
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Post by ziggy on May 24, 2017 15:59:43 GMT -5
OK, I have one stupid question- only because it looks so precarious in the picture... how do you get that water jug to stay up on that stand? The stand is a 4x4 screwed into the plywood machine base. Screwed on top of the 4x4 is a steel plate roughly the same size as the water jug. The two are further held together with Velcro.
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Post by coloradocliff on May 24, 2017 16:03:04 GMT -5
I mostly like it.....however after many years in industry and industrial safety/hygiene, would you please have your talented husband fabricate a guard for the pulley on the buffer? Then he would also need to make another one for the saw (which never had one when new.) One advantage of using stuff you built is you instinctively know what is and what isn't going to happen if you pay attention and use it properly. MAkes sense, not government inspected not gov. hassles, you are responsible for your actions. Good girl Ziggy.
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cabjunky
has rocks in the head
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Post by cabjunky on May 24, 2017 19:05:45 GMT -5
Nice setup. If it works for you, that is all that matters. Be safe around those belts.
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Post by morerockspleaz on May 24, 2017 19:51:15 GMT -5
Nice set up. Looks like a one stop station everything right there.
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Post by coloradocliff on May 24, 2017 23:29:32 GMT -5
OK, I have one stupid question- only because it looks so precarious in the picture... how do you get that water jug to stay up on that stand? She's a Buddhist. Just gotta know the right chants. hope that helps.. grin..
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Getta Grip
noticing nice landscape pebbles
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Post by Getta Grip on May 25, 2017 10:03:09 GMT -5
I mostly like it.....however after many years in industry and industrial safety/hygiene, would you please have your talented husband fabricate a guard for the pulley on the buffer? Then he would also need to make another one for the saw (which never had one when new.) One advantage of using stuff you built is you instinctively know what is and what isn't going to happen if you pay attention and use it properly. I'm an industrial mechanic. I've been around rotating equipment for 50 years. What you said is true. You do know your equipment. However...... Things can happen in milliseconds that can have lasting effects. If you get distracted for a second and a finger gets into a pulley, you're going to have a really bad day. I doesn't mean you were particularly careless or inattentive. it can happen in an instant and when it does you will look back at your reasoning for not having proper guards and you will look at your mangled appendage and your reasons just won't make much sense. What may be worse is to have a friend or relative get caught in your pulley. It's one thing to hurt yourself and quite another to hurt a friend or maybe a grandchild. It takes a little work, but guards can be built in your garage. Here's a link showing how I made a guard for my 20" saw.. forum.rocktumblinghobby.com/thread/78024/started-fabrication-belt-guardJust to emphasize what we are talking about, this is a picture of what can happen in a split second finger by Glen Ray, on Flickr
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Post by Deleted on May 25, 2017 20:16:17 GMT -5
::shiver::
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QuailRiver
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Post by QuailRiver on May 25, 2017 20:52:36 GMT -5
Nice home made set up! But I agree with the others who are offering safety warnings about open pulleys and belts. I had an OSHA class back in college and one of the cases they used to teach us was of a woman with long hair who bent over an arbor and got her hair entangled. It ripped her entire scalp off. Made a heck of an impression on me!
Larry C.
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Post by Rockoonz on May 25, 2017 21:03:21 GMT -5
Guards are easy, they don't have to look pretty, and they really only have to cover the pinch points. The wheel spacing on your cab unit is excellent, looks like it would do some big stuff.
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Post by youp50 on May 26, 2017 9:54:52 GMT -5
I mostly like it.....however after many years in industry and industrial safety/hygiene, would you please have your talented husband fabricate a guard for the pulley on the buffer? Then he would also need to make another one for the saw (which never had one when new.) One advantage of using stuff you built is you instinctively know what is and what isn't going to happen if you pay attention and use it properly. That is fine. When I see things that can have a minor improvement for a greater benefit, in this case safety, I feel an obligation to humanity to point it out. After that, you are adults and are free to be American. Please, never give me a opportunity to shrug and think "I told them so".
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