The 2022 Project List

Each and every year, I like to keep a list of projects that I would like to work on.

For one, it helps me keep track of progress, but also keeps thoughts aligned and is a nice dumping ground for the wild hair projects I get when I often can’t sleep.

Complete

  • Surface gage Design/Drawing
  • Friden Calculator Refurbishment
  • Cast iron straight edge
  • DiAcro Bender shim replacement
  • Cut knurl design and testing
  • Cloud chamber
  • Right angle roloc air spindle (went milwaukee m12)
  • New Milling Machine
    • Clean mill
    • Mill power supply
    • Mill moving setup
    • Drawbar and nuts for vertical head
    • Mill T-Nuts
  • Gaging Amplifier (Federal 230)
    • Indicator stand (30mm shaft)
    • Gaging amplifier power supply
  • Find place for drill press
  • Optical comparator cleanup and new glass chart
  • Bandsaw vertical table
  • Drill Press Spindle
  • New SOXe lamp design
  • Differential Screw Press
  • Coolant spray bottle
  • Wants
    • Optical center punch (just find a glass sight as a replacement!)
    • small hydraulic press
  • Lathe upgrades
  • Rust prevention prep
  • Flatten Bandsaw Table mount in Mill
  • Automatic Apron Conversion
    • Logan Lathe gears (try boston gear, should be all 14.5 PA)
    • Gearbox + Apron Order of Operations
  • Levelling feet for the mill
  • Fix bandsaw wheel runout
  • Mini-14 sight

Cancelled

  • 5C Collet Chuck as shown in Edge Precision Special Undercut Cutter-1
  • Socket Head Screw Counter Bore checker (shown in Snack break 9 at 4:45)
  • Back to tank models
  • M1911 3d printed
  • Curta calculator print
  • Drill press chip guard
    • 3d print flexture clamp (2 pieces) and slots for acrylic
    • Need large guard
  • Arbor press sheet metal brake