The new tool thread

[JamesBryan]

190,000! 😂

Even if you could do 1 per second, it's 52 hours of cutting.

 

[Crayola]

Seeing as we have a wide range of clever people here I thought I’d ask for help. I have some threaded bar that is M8 that I need to quickly cut down. They’re 130mm and need to be 105mm so I need to chop 25mm off of the end.

Ideally I need to be able to achieve one cut in 4-5 seconds max to make it worth it.

Any suggestions.

Thought I’d solved it with a Milwaukee thread cutter but apparently the dies run out after 1000 cuts and need replacing. I’m just trying to save the thread going into scrap really!

There you go. You can set a stop block on one end and chop away to your hearts content

 

[Touring_Rob]

We have a cheap Evolution one at work with a metal cutting blade on for doing pretty much that. Was something like £120 or nearly free on eBay used I suspect.

 

[Touring_Rob]

Maybe an angle grinder stand thing would work well enough for you?

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[dann2707]

The mitre saw I tried and it struggles to hold it still. Even tried it with a big cutting blade in it like an angle grinder one.

I’m thinking of trying to make a tool to go on a mechanical press to literally shear the end off.

There’s 190000 of them to cut 🫣

I'm too intrigued now. What is it for?

 

[ilovewilly]

 

[R3k1355]

190,000 rods are the wrong length? Sounds like someone put an order in wrong?

 

[donnylad]

Nah they’re from an old job that dried up. We make them into kits that go u set the bath, the m8 legs that normally go in the middle of the bath. They’re to long to use tho but if I can cut them down to 105mm I can use them.

I normally import them from China 27t at a time in a container, they cost around 3.7 pence.

If someone can cut them in day 6 seconds that works out at 600 / hour. If they’re on say £12 per hour that works out roughly 2.3 pence each saving 1.4p per item.

But it also frees up space in the containers for other stuff which is great!

 

[dangerous dave]

Can you make a little jig, flat or cylinder shape, drop a load in, slide to one end, cut a bunch at the same time to reduce handling.

If you could load 12+ and cut you’re winning…

 

[Louis]

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[dann2707]

Nah they’re from an old job that dried up. We make them into kits that go u set the bath, the m8 legs that normally go in the middle of the bath. They’re to long to use tho but if I can cut them down to 105mm I can use them.

I normally import them from China 27t at a time in a container, they cost around 3.7 pence.

If someone can cut them in day 6 seconds that works out at 600 / hour. If they’re on say £12 per hour that works out roughly 2.3 pence each saving 1.4p per item.

But it also frees up space in the containers for other stuff which is great!

That's mad. Any pics of them? I want to see what 190k threaded bars look like. It must look absolutely mental all together in a container 😂

 

[donnylad]

Been watching youtube videos, think im going to try and make a small crop tool for the small press.

Busy for the next 2 weeks as I'm making a start with our 5s and doing a full factory shift around.

There's like 11 pallets of these in the racking, I believe its about 8 tonne worth.

We use about 150 tonnes of threaded bar, nuts and screws a year for under the baths! Ill try get a few pics but its quite boring haha.

 

[Mr Underhill]

 

[dann2707]

As some know I misplaced my milwaukee tape measure so ended up buying a new one but needed (yes absolutely needed) to make the over £55 for free delivery on powertoolmate

Flask will be great for when I'm working in the garage at work.

 

[dangerous dave]

As some know I misplaced my milwaukee tape measure so ended up buying a new one but needed (yes absolutely needed) to make the over £55 for free delivery on powertoolmate

Flask will be great for when I'm working in the garage at work. View attachment 1660130

Your drink will be 30% hotter for longer, the hammer will hit 20% harder and the take will measure 15% more per measurement.

 

[Louis]

As some know I misplaced my milwaukee tape measure so ended up buying a new one but needed (yes absolutely needed) to make the over £55 for free delivery on powertoolmate

Flask will be great for when I'm working in the garage at work. View attachment 1660130

That's one nice hammer. You can fargo me with that whenever you want

 

[Rob]

As some know I misplaced my milwaukee tape measure so ended up buying a new one but needed (yes absolutely needed) to make the over £55 for free delivery on powertoolmate

Flask will be great for when I'm working in the garage at work. View attachment 1660130

Whacking a nail in, trying to convince yourself ‘this definitely does whack nails in better’

 

[Matt e]

Milwaukee advent looks better than the wera one

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[.Joe]

A small birthday treat to myself, nice to use, can get an export report of all the torque values, the rundown impact feature is quite handy but personally it feels a bit gimmicky.
feel like i should have invested in some Gedore or Norbar to cover the same range

 

[JamesBryan]

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A small birthday treat to myself, nice to use, can get an export report of all the torque values, the rundown impact feature is quite handy but personally it feels a bit gimmicky.
feel like i should have invested in some Gedore or Norbar to cover the same range

If only they did torque angle as well, they'd be a great option then for mechanics.

 

[.Joe]

If only they did torque angle as well, they'd be a great option then for mechanics.

It is a bit of a shame, as i've found out with the mini, almost everything important is torqued to degrees rather than staged nm

 

[jonzz]

Badboy these, I'm a converted Bahco fanbitch now

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Bought these when you mentioned em and finally used them today to fix a blackstone ESL8 today.

They’re class, Gracias for recommendation

 

[Crayola]

Bought these when you mentioned em and finally used them today to fix a blackstone ESL8 today.

They’re class, Gracias for recommendation

Aye they're class man, can get a decent amount of torque into them and they grip well when you give em a turn

 

[Touring_Rob]

Maybe an angle grinder stand thing would work well enough for you?

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I bought one of these in the end, had a load of M10 to cut to length at work and with the right cutting disc on the grinder it was mint.

No chance you could do a cut every 5s though and you need to clean the ends up on the bench grinder before using really.

 

[Beauvais Motorsport]

330 quids worth. 🙃

 

[Touring_Rob]

This must mean a CNC has been delivered?

 

[Beauvais Motorsport]

This must mean a CNC has been delivered?

Not yet! The cutter is a chamfer tool with a 0.05mm nose radius/width so I can make small serrations, took a lot of searching to find as most chamfer tools have too big of a nose radius.

Ill let you know when the cnc mill arrives 😁

 

[Rob G]

Any recommendations for a half decent boroscope around the £35 mark?
Seems to be loads varying from super cheap to full on pro level kit!

 

[Touring_Rob]

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0BY4LM4FB/?tag=cliospnet01-21

I got this and it works well. This is USB-C though as I have an android.

 

[Rob G]

Cheers! It’s for my old man, who is on android so looks perfect!

 

[Andy_con]

Not yet! The cutter is a chamfer tool with a 0.05mm nose radius/width so I can make small serrations, took a lot of searching to find as most chamfer tools have too big of a nose radius.

Ill let you know when the cnc mill arrives 😁

did someone say cnc...

what you waiting on?

 

[Beauvais Motorsport]

did someone say cnc...

what you waiting on?

Its mostly the amount that goes with it, air, learning cam software, mist collector, 3ph wiring, the array of tooling and fixturing. Its a big commitment. I'm just trying to make sure I'm as prepared as possible. Also the money...

 

[Andy_con]

Its mostly the amount that goes with it, air, learning cam software, mist collector, 3ph wiring, the array of tooling and fixturing. Its a big commitment. I'm just trying to make sure I'm as prepared as possible. Also the money...

What machine?

Don't they say what ever you spend on a cnc you will spending again on tooling and accessories.

But f**king love cnc machines.

 

[thecrim22]

Any recommendations for a half decent boroscope around the £35 mark?
Seems to be loads varying from super cheap to full on pro level kit!

Ive got a lidl special was around £20 but does the job fine

 

[Beauvais Motorsport]

What machine?

Don't they say what ever you spend on a cnc you will spending again on tooling and accessories.

But f**king love cnc machines.

A Haas mini mill with a 10k rpm spindle could do everything I want to do (can add 4th axis, angle heads, broaching heads etc..), but I keep looking at the xyz 2 op which has a very small foot print with near the same travels as the mini mill, but with more z axis and table to spindle distance. Both of those can be moved with a pallet jack. I already have some bt30 tooling as well which the 2 op uses.

You can easily spend 1000's on tooling, some larger end mills alone will be £700+!

 

[Andy_con]

A Haas mini mill with a 10k rpm spindle could do everything I want to do (can add 4th axis, angle heads, broaching heads etc..), but I keep looking at the xyz 2 op which has a very small foot print with near the same travels as the mini mill, but with more z axis and table to spindle distance. Both of those can be moved with a pallet jack. I already have some bt30 tooling as well which the 2 op uses.

You can easily spend 1000's on tooling, some larger end mills alone will be £700+!

p**n!

I'm so f**king jealous! My machine is now 25 years old and showing it's age.

I went to southern engineering a few years ago haas and xyz were both there. What I can say from looking at the machines and talking to the reps is haas are far more advanced. Xyz had a cnc mill there, don't know which one and it didn't even have a probe option. I was like what £20k mill doesn't use a touch prove in this day and age.

I think haas is an excellent choice.

I really like the datron machines, they suit what I do very well. But are not great setup for everyone.

Top vices are four figures alone 😬😬

 

[Beauvais Motorsport]

p**n!

I'm so f**king jealous! My machine is now 25 years old and showing it's age.

I went to southern engineering a few years ago haas and xyz were both there. What I can say from looking at the machines and talking to the reps is haas are far more advanced. Xyz had a cnc mill there, don't know which one and it didn't even have a probe option. I was like what £20k mill doesn't use a touch prove in this day and age.

I think haas is an excellent choice.

I really like the datron machines, they suit what I do very well. But are not great setup for everyone.

Top vices are four figures alone 😬😬

Yes the lack of probing/tool setting puts me off the 2 op, if only it was fanuc controls! Some xyz machines do have probing but they are the bigger ones.

I found this the other day, some 600mm wide 😁 Dont want to know the price of a new one!

 

[Andy_con]

Yes the lack of probing/tool setting puts me off the 2 op, if only it was fanuc controls! Some xyz machines do have probing but they are the bigger ones.

I found this the other day, some 600mm wide 😁 Dont want to know the price of a new one!

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Haas do do the toolroom mill that fits through a normal doorway. But it's £50k and doesn't have a lot of xyz movement.

Look forward to seeing your Haas mini mill, once again so jealous!

 

[Sir Nancy Flowers]

Morning all!

Torque wrenches....talk to me...

I have a very basic (Sealy?) (read:cheap) torque wrench which ive used for years. Chrome looking thing with the spinning handle to adjust it etc.

With the very strong possibility of some engine building on the horizon, I feel I should get myself prepared for buying a better and more accurate one.

What brand should I be looking at? In an ideal world I dont want to go crazy money wise, so something thats reasonable would be preferred!

And yes, id love the digital snap one ones (with angle, duh) but thats just not feesable atm!

Taaaaaa

 

[JamesBryan]

Morning all!

Torque wrenches....talk to me...

I have a very basic (Sealy?) (read:cheap) torque wrench which ive used for years. Chrome looking thing with the spinning handle to adjust it etc.

With the very strong possibility of some engine building on the horizon, I feel I should get myself prepared for buying a better and more accurate one.

What brand should I be looking at? In an ideal world I dont want to go crazy money wise, so something thats reasonable would be preferred!

And yes, id love the digital snap one ones (with angle, duh) but thats just not feesable atm!

Taaaaaa

The new Halfords Advanced ones are good, more of an accurate scale setting compared to the previous gen that went up in 10's.

Get an idea of what torque values you'll use the most, as they tend to be most accurate in their mid range setting. (although the calibration sheet that came with mine looked like it was decent at both ends of the scale too)

Or just buy all 3 😂