Nice instrument panel! I got a bit of a chuckle out of the 120 MPH speedometer, though. I'll be lucky if I can get my truck to do 45 with the current rear axle gearing.
I don't know how I ever got by without my lathe and milling machine. I'm always using one or the other to make something. I started with a 9x12 lathe and a mini-mill. They worked, but it seemed like they were really struggling on what I was using them for. Finally broke down and got the biggest bench top mill and lathe I could find at the time. They work much better! I would have gone with something even bigger, but I don't have the space. Around 10 years ago I had to pass on a bridgeport mill a friend was going to give me. Just no place to put it.
Here's some pics of an alternator belt tensioning strap I made a couple of weeks ago. The belt is one size too long but otherwise this works well. The slot is a little crude. I just drew in the slot and then hand moved the mill table to follow the curve. Kind of like a big etch-a-sketch. With more practice it would look better but it works fine.
Posted: Wed Jul 22, 2020 3:24 pm