Anyone obsessed with tinkering?

[Bornstarch]

I'm always in the garage tinkering with shit.

I bought a cheap 2 x 42 belt grinder for 200 bucks and worked on it. Trashed the little flimsy aluminum table with a 1/4" steel plate. Replaced the plastic tracking knob with a knurled steel one and an adjustable handle to easily loosen and lock the work table in different angles for grinding.

I just made these 2 machinist jacks this afternoon. One short and one taller one for workholding pieces that are hanging off the vise

 

[Fuzzybabyducks]

Naw I’m too lazy but you have a cool looking area there

 

[My name is]

No but kinda wish I was

 

[GSP_37]

I don't buy random shit, but if I need something for a purpose and can't buy it, I'll brainstorm how to make it with parts available at the stores. I'm not talking about cosplay armor/outfits, but normal stuff where a store bought solution isn't available or I never knew you could buy it.

 

[Osculater]

I'm currently trying to make a mace but I got lazy and haven't completed it

 

[Noveltymortar]

Very cool, TS.

 

[Pizza Werewolf]

Id love to get back into stuff like that but people hear tools here and think "how can I steal those? "

 

[William Huggins]

Id love to get back into stuff like that but people hear tools here and think "how can I steal those? "

I've already put your stuff on eBay...... Sorry

 

[Pizza Werewolf]

I've already put your stuff on eBay...... Sorry

Hey just hook me up some pizza and we call it even.
We. Can circle back around and rob the new owner when he gets all settled in.

 

[William Huggins]

Hey just hook me up some pizza and we call it even.

There's no Pizza round here, you better stick to the path at night.....

 

[Pizza Werewolf]

There's no Pizza round here, you better stick to the path at night.....

You at tge wrong house then.

 

[William Huggins]

You at tge wrong house then.

Fuck, I didn't stick.to the path.......

 

[chardog]

This year, i began 3D printing, learned how to design parts, even made some products/sales.

It’s a big challenge designing parts/products, so most of the tinkering is done on a PC, design/tweak/design/modify. I do have vast amounts of tooling doing i was in construction and woodworking in my previous life.

 

[chill doggie]

How about you make some plates

 

[William Huggins]

This year, i began 3D printing, learned how to design parts, even made some products/sales.

It’s a big challenge designing parts/products, so most of the tinkering is done on a PC, design/tweak/design/modify. I do have vast amounts of tooling doing i was in construction and woodworking in my previous life.

Was you Jesus? He was a carpenter?

 

[William Huggins]

This year, i began 3D printing, learned how to design parts, even made some products/sales.

It’s a big challenge designing parts/products, so most of the tinkering is done on a PC, design/tweak/design/modify. I do have vast amounts of tooling doing i was in construction and woodworking in my previous life.

I would like to know more about your 3D printing do you download the plans for the parts or design them from scratch on the computer.

Have you played with a 3D scanner before?

 

[chardog]

I would like to know more about your 3D printing do you download the plans for the parts or design them from scratch on the computer.

Have you played with a 3D scanner before?

I design from scratch, i learned solid works(former engineering firm i worked at uses this) via a fantastic online tutorial on YouTube, it’s an entire college course, but i did only 3 days before i got the gist of it.

I’ve dabbled with 3d scans, but in the end, it was too complicated, you would need to reverse engineer and draw from scratch, get some calipers…….. I’ve tried scans, tried prescanned parts, stl files, the problem is that if you want to modify, you really should have the root sketch, so there are ways to use a scan and trace it out into your own sketch. You have to understand how the print works, factor in overhangs and “design for print”, so it’s best to do your own sketch from the beginning or at minimum, sketch from scan. Tinkercad is good, super simple learning curve, but if you’re doing serious work, aspire to sell products, you need full cad software and need to learn concepts.

 

[William Huggins]

Hey just hook me up some pizza and we call it even.
We. Can circle back around and rob the new owner when he gets all settled in.

No biting the new owner okay!

 

[William Huggins]

I design from scratch, i learned solid works(former engineering firm i worked at uses this) via a fantastic online tutorial on YouTube, it’s an entire college course, but i did only 3 days before i got the gist of it.

I’ve dabbled with 3d scans, but in the end, it was too complicated, you would need to reverse engineer and draw from scratch, get some calipers…….. I’ve tried scans, tried prescanned parts, stl files, the problem is that if you want to modify, you really should have the root sketch, so there are ways to use a scan and trace it out into your own sketch. You have to understand how the print works, factor in overhangs and “design for print”, so it’s best to do your own sketch from the beginning or at minimum, sketch from scan. Tinkercad is good, super simple learning curve, but if you’re doing serious work, aspire to sell products, you need full cad software and need to learn concepts.

I thought about getting a 3D printer for sometime, any recommendations? Good beginner unit.

 

[AldoStillGoat]

I definitely am. Once I start, can’t stop.