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What's On Your Workbench?
- Thread starter HaMMerHeD
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If, by "hot rod that bad boy up" you mean "put in some dirt cheap no-name Amazon 608 RS bearings" then yes, I am going to hot rod the hell out of that bad boy!
After my wife's back surgery, she had a walker for the early stages of recovery.
I added one of these.
I mean, I thought it was funny.
I added one of these.
I mean, I thought it was funny.
I'd probably get hit over the head if I did that.
On second thought, maybe she would find it helpful. She could train the gigantic herd of crazy homeless cats she feeds in her backyard every day to come running when she honks it...
On second thought, maybe she would find it helpful. She could train the gigantic herd of crazy homeless cats she feeds in her backyard every day to come running when she honks it...
All I know is once I'm into a walker, that sucker's gonna be pimped to the max.
Horn, ghost flames, heavy duty fanny pack/tool storage, LED headlights, AT tires, the whole 9
Horn, ghost flames, heavy duty fanny pack/tool storage, LED headlights, AT tires, the whole 9
I get a fair amount of walkers in my bike shop. I have "hot rodded" quite a few walkers and knee scooters over the years.
Maybe I should add "ghost flames" as an additional option...Do you have a good source of 608 bearings that aren't expensive? I've been buying dirt cheap no name bearings for my saw since it goes through them so quick. The lower bearings get wood dust dumped on them and it works through the seals, and they die every 3-4 weeks when the saw is getting regular use. I've thought about buying name brand bearings from a real bearing supplier but I struggle with paying $7+ each for name brand bearings when I can get cheap ones on Amazon for 70 cents each. It's hard to know if the name brand ones will be 10 times better (I kind of doubt it).
The bearings I get are $6 - $8. On a walker, they will last years. With the RPMs on a bandsaw, I can't say they would last much longer.
Unless you want a ceramic bearing for $95 each?
Better for low-load, high RPM applications!Sometimes I get bearings for router pattern-bits and they work a little better than the stock ones, but I think for wood working tools I would check McMaster Carr for high-speed bearings.
I thought you were going to say “She told me the blade on her walker was tracking terribly.”
I mean, I'm just gonna say, I switched my racecar hubs from the grease packed bearings to roller ball bearings in hubs filled with gear oil and the difference it made was insane. I went from needing two guys to help me push it down pit road to being able to push it by myself...one handed. I say hot rod that baby up! Your mother-in-law won't know what hit 'er! 
So my workbench has a pile of wood on it -
Gearing up for the Telecaster build. That's a couple of flame maple neck billets (that may or may not be long enough for a neck-thru), a 5 foot 8/4 long slab of poplar, a morado fretboard billet and a pretty nice chunk of flame maple with some burl in the one end that I plan on resawing for the top. I still need to find some black dyed veneer, they don't carry it at my local store.
Gearing up for the Telecaster build. That's a couple of flame maple neck billets (that may or may not be long enough for a neck-thru), a 5 foot 8/4 long slab of poplar, a morado fretboard billet and a pretty nice chunk of flame maple with some burl in the one end that I plan on resawing for the top. I still need to find some black dyed veneer, they don't carry it at my local store.
For anyone making their own wooden knobs with set screws; what size/type set screw are you using?
Length/diameter/thread pitch?
Length/diameter/thread pitch?
I use M3 x 6mm long stainless set screws:
McMaster-Carr
I cut threads right into the wood and put a drop of thin CA on them.
McMaster-Carr
I cut threads right into the wood and put a drop of thin CA on them.
I wanted to use M3, but the smallest tap I could find was 4mm x 0.70 pitch.
So I picked up a few 4mm x 5mmL x 0.70 grub screws.
They are a little chubby but get the job done.
I will order a 2.5 and 3mm tap.
And yes, after the CA glue and after whatever finish is applied, I'll run the tap through one time.
So I picked up a few 4mm x 5mmL x 0.70 grub screws.
They are a little chubby but get the job done.
I will order a 2.5 and 3mm tap.
And yes, after the CA glue and after whatever finish is applied, I'll run the tap through one time.
What is the function of the CA here? You don't want to make the screw immovable, do you?
Thanks! Also, McMaster also has taps in tons of sizes. Shipping can be rough, though!
CA glue to harden the threads, without the screw installed.
Also, yes, in the cycling industry people pay ridiculous sums of money if you tell them a product will make them faster. Even hundreds of dollars for a set of ceramic bearings. I don't mind, as long as they are buying from my shop!
M4 doesn't look too bad, assuming that is a 3/4" knob. Also, M4 uses a 2mm hex wrench instead of a 1.5mm, which is cool.
