My daughter helped make some bushings for a jig I'm making to drill her bed rails.
Had a little help in the shop today
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good point, also open pulleys. If anything was to happen to my grandkids when helping me in the shop I would be mortified.
But it is good to see interest from the kids in making things. In todays mass-produced-in-China world, its refreshing to see kids learning to make things.Loring in Katy, TX USA
If your only tool is a hammer, you tend to treat all problems as if they were nails.
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Actually that would be X and Z. On a cnc lathe anyway.
It took me quite a while to quit thinking in the X and Y when I was programming my lathe by hand.
Lots of mistakes.
Mistakes on such machines are not forgiving.
Great that she took interest in helping with the project. You don't see that as often as you would like now. Keep her at it. It can be very satisfying.LeeComment
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s for the Lathe is was my Grandfathers..
It has parts from a Elgin 9", collets from a ??? and the rest is home made..
Grandpa was a tool and die maker for At&TWilliam's Law--
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That really is fantastic! I think everyone should know more about their world and this child will certainly look differently at things now that she see's to some degree how things can be made. Good for you!I think in straight lines, but dream in curvesComment
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I can't believe I forgot the safety glasses! I was even telling her not to wear gloves when operating rotating machinery. I won't forget next time.
Thank guys!
As for the Lathe is was my Grandfathers..
It has parts from a Elgin 9", collets from a ??? and the rest is home made..
Grandpa was a tool and die maker for At&TWilliam's Law--
There is no mechanical problem so difficult that it
cannot be solved by brute strength and ignorance.Comment
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My little ones have a hard time with safety glasses, so I will give you one pointer that may or may not come in handy: tie a string around each ear piece and take up the slack until the glasses rest gently and safely. The first time one of my sons was helping me his glasses kept falling off Another method I like, especially if its going to be noisy work is to throw a pair of ear muffs around the glasses, helps to keep them snug.I think in straight lines, but dream in curvesComment
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