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Title: Metal Shrinker/ Planisher Post by: ByzMax on January 12, 2014, 11:10:30 AM Thought I'd post some pictures of something I've been messing around with.
A mate built the frame and tried to get it working but not very successfully. It's called a thumbnail shrinker. That's in reference to the die's and perhaps that if it has too long a stroke you'll shrink your own thumbnail. Anyhow, after making various new bits for it and researching the dies shape and function. I finally gave it a go tonight. I need to raise the speed a bit but as you can see from the item in the photo it seemed to work pretty well. Now to make stretching tools for it! (http://i1105.photobucket.com/albums/h351/ChoppitPics/2014-01-11180936_zps2a1b9be1.jpg) (http://s1105.photobucket.com/user/ChoppitPics/media/2014-01-11180936_zps2a1b9be1.jpg.html) (http://i1105.photobucket.com/albums/h351/ChoppitPics/2014-01-11180923_zpsf41da01f.jpg) (http://s1105.photobucket.com/user/ChoppitPics/media/2014-01-11180923_zpsf41da01f.jpg.html) (http://i1105.photobucket.com/albums/h351/ChoppitPics/2014-01-10202010_zps10cb2c35.jpg) (http://s1105.photobucket.com/user/ChoppitPics/media/2014-01-10202010_zps10cb2c35.jpg.html) (http://i1105.photobucket.com/albums/h351/ChoppitPics/2014-01-10200803_zpsd5baca26.jpg) (http://s1105.photobucket.com/user/ChoppitPics/media/2014-01-10200803_zpsd5baca26.jpg.html) (http://i1105.photobucket.com/albums/h351/ChoppitPics/2014-01-11180826_zps60a67cb4.jpg) (http://s1105.photobucket.com/user/ChoppitPics/media/2014-01-11180826_zps60a67cb4.jpg.html) (http://i1105.photobucket.com/albums/h351/ChoppitPics/2014-01-11180836_zps3341604a.jpg) (http://s1105.photobucket.com/user/ChoppitPics/media/2014-01-11180836_zps3341604a.jpg.html) Title: Re: Metal Shrinker/ Planisher Post by: the coppersmith on January 12, 2014, 02:23:10 PM great bit of kit, well done.
Title: Re: Metal Shrinker/ Planisher Post by: minimutly on January 12, 2014, 11:56:57 PM I'de love to see a video...
Huw Title: Re: Metal Shrinker/ Planisher Post by: ByzMax on January 13, 2014, 06:55:26 AM Will put up a video soon.
For now here are some more pictures. I made another set of dies for it. Top one is made of Acetal and the bottom from an old hammer head Then attacked the bit I shrunk the day before and had a go at a disk of Aluminium! (http://i1105.photobucket.com/albums/h351/ChoppitPics/2014-01-12143525_zps80f87ebe.jpg) (http://s1105.photobucket.com/user/ChoppitPics/media/2014-01-12143525_zps80f87ebe.jpg.html) (http://i1105.photobucket.com/albums/h351/ChoppitPics/2014-01-12143423_zps0552abcf.jpg) (http://s1105.photobucket.com/user/ChoppitPics/media/2014-01-12143423_zps0552abcf.jpg.html) (http://i1105.photobucket.com/albums/h351/ChoppitPics/2014-01-12143454_zpsd3c2cc31.jpg) (http://s1105.photobucket.com/user/ChoppitPics/media/2014-01-12143454_zpsd3c2cc31.jpg.html) Title: Re: Metal Shrinker/ Planisher Post by: Olds on January 13, 2014, 08:34:59 AM Nice. :)
That looks like a handy bit of kit. What's the noise level like ? Title: Re: Metal Shrinker/ Planisher Post by: ByzMax on January 13, 2014, 02:51:52 PM Amazingly quiet actually.
I can listen to the radio whilst using it! ;) |