"Must Have" Tools for Christmas

A GE Minigun. :^) Well, it IS a tool...


It dimples at the same time as it drills... 8 holes per sec!
If only it shot clecoes and deburred at the same time.
Finding correct rivets is tough though... and hand squeezing them is out of
the question :-)

Eric Miller wrote:
A GE Minigun. :^) Well, it IS a tool...


It dimples at the same time as it drills... 8 holes per sec!

And if you make a mistake while fabricating a part, I can't think of a
better way of venting frustration.

If only it shot clecoes and deburred at the same time.
Finding correct rivets is tough though... and hand squeezing them is out of
the question :-)

Ah, but the proverbial glass is actually half-full. You could yet
corner a niche market--right now nobody makes 7.62mm rivets or clecoes!

Ah, but the proverbial glass is actually half-full. You could yet
corner a niche market--right now nobody makes 7.62mm rivets or clecoes!

I always respect a thinking man :^)

"Eric Miller" wrote

It dimples at the same time as it drills... 8 holes per sec!
If only it shot clecoes and deburred at the same time.
Finding correct rivets is tough though... and hand squeezing them is out
of
the question :-)

You are missing the point of operating it correctly.

The trick is to get the rivet in the hole before the second shot, and
getting the bucking bar in place. The second shot will start driving the
rivet! g
--
Jim in NC

On Mon, 12 Dec 2005 23:54:28 -0500, "Eric Miller"
wrote:
What? No Floor mill and Lathe? Those are the two most essential
tools you can have. A Bridgeport with about a 4' bed and about a 10"
Clausing (sp?) Of course I would need the acessories.

That's all I ask. Just two tools, unlike some of the more selfish who
have a big long lists. :-))

Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member)
(N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair)
www.rogerhalstead.com.

Roger wrote:
On Mon, 12 Dec 2005 23:54:28 -0500, "Eric Miller"
wrote:
What? No Floor mill and Lathe? Those are the two most essential
tools you can have. A Bridgeport with about a 4' bed and about a 10"
Clausing (sp?) Of course I would need the acessories.

That's all I ask. Just two tools, unlike some of the more selfish who
have a big long lists. :-))

Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member)
(N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair)
www.rogerhalstead.com.


Gotta source for 660V 3 phase?

Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired

Hey, that's how I can get around bucking 14,000 rivets! I'll turn out
an RV on a lathe! Why didn't I think of that before?? I, too, lust
for a lathe...Happy Holidays to all!

Scott


Roger wrote:
On Mon, 12 Dec 2005 23:54:28 -0500, "Eric Miller"
wrote:
What? No Floor mill and Lathe? Those are the two most essential
tools you can have. A Bridgeport with about a 4' bed and about a 10"
Clausing (sp?) Of course I would need the acessories.

That's all I ask. Just two tools, unlike some of the more selfish who
have a big long lists. :-))

Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member)
(N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair)
www.rogerhalstead.com.

On Mon, 19 Dec 2005 01:45:44 -0600, "Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired"
wrote:

Roger wrote:
On Mon, 12 Dec 2005 23:54:28 -0500, "Eric Miller"
wrote:
What? No Floor mill and Lathe? Those are the two most essential
tools you can have. A Bridgeport with about a 4' bed and about a 10"
Clausing (sp?) Of course I would need the acessories.

That's all I ask. Just two tools, unlike some of the more selfish who
have a big long lists. :-))

Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member)
(N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair)
www.rogerhalstead.com.


Gotta source for 660V 3 phase?

660? Where on earth are you seeing 660 three phase motors? We didn't
use motors that big to run 15 X 15 compressors. Those were three
phase 440 "Y" I think. The drive wheels were something like 7 or 8
feet in diameter while the ones on the motors were less than a foot
across. (8" I think) I think they used about a dozen V-belts.

I don't think I could afford the 660 VAC motor to build a phase
converter:-))

Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member)
(N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair)
www.rogerhalstead.com

Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired

Gotta source for 660V 3 phase?

Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired

Don't need it.
Mine are run from 240 3 phase.
It wouldn't be hard to swap out the motor for single phase either.

LCT Paintball wrote:
Gotta source for 660V 3 phase?

Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired


Don't need it.
Mine are run from 240 3 phase.
It wouldn't be hard to swap out the motor for single phase either.


I was poking fun, there are machines that require 660 VAC 3 phase,
but unless you are turning barrels for gunboats you aren't likely to
need one.

Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired