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News 2006: (newest on top) 31 Dec 2006: The year is ended. I got 8000 visits in first 6 months of life, not bad!! This jear was the starting year , year where I learned how to do things, and year where I created many modifications for lathe and mill... plus some important project as the indoor bike trainer and others. 2007, will be year of numbers, I am planning to mount a DRO on lathe and mill, plus some intresting complicated projec... stay tuned, and thanks to all of you for your visits at Rulezman Workshop. I leave the year showing you a funny picture: World record of chip aggregate!! (picture taken at somepoint during 2006 ) it seems to me addams family cousin!! or Mr Pizza (space balls movie)
25 Dec 2006 : merry christmas to all of you, with this CNCized tree ! (made by a friend of mine, few months ago!)
15 Dec 2006: I started to break down all the machines in small parts to be ready to send them to italy soon. As wrote few days ago I have to change house and the workshop must be transferred to the new house too.... From today's date I will not do any modifications until the RULEZMAN WORKSHOP 2.0 will be setted up. I will keep to update the web site with the friends projects, and with few photos of the big move from uk to italy with a whole metal workshop !
Added two friends new projects: thanks to Martin De Roode AKA MAJOSOFT for the perfect knurling tool project and thanks to Makoto Ishimura for the incredible Rotary talbe project he made!
14 Dec 2006: Another usefull small project is completed, I have just finished 4 small supports to clamp the vice on the mill table. I planned this modification since the first day but I had time only now to make it true!! As second day project I have completed a carriage lock lever that replace the old and tired allen key as many users still do!
What I will give myself as christmas gift ?? I am thinking a DRO for lathe and mill and a new ALGRA toolpost with 10 toolholders... stay tuned then!! 13 Dec 2006: after many days of problems I finally replaced the lathe topside bolts, from some crap quality original one to stainless steel one. I read few reviews about the sieg topside bolts and all of those agreed that they are made of soft steel. why!?!? anyway now two steel bolts are in place. if you are a C6b SIEG owner do the same before you destroy the originals!! (check late page for more infos) 12 Dec 2006: for all the serious metal workers I have researched the orginal dickson tool posts, and I have fount who sale the toolpost. I know there are other brands around, as BISON poland, but the original dickson is still in production, crawfor collets uk is the main dealer. there is a really good italian company, ALGRA , that makes a similar toolpost as the dickson one. this company makes a really goor product as good as the dickson one, probably more precise and professional, the price is high as the dickson one too!! The Bison, poland, is a cheaper alernative to the dickson brand... I think I go ith that soon!!. Technology goes on and improve. algra is the result: a dickson style toolpost with the modern technology. dickson is name of great professionality but no one dickson toolpost has the perfect finish of the algras!!!! DICKSON ORIGINAL TOOL POSTS CATALOG, and ALGRA (tool posts) components catalogs ADDED on the download page.
10 Dec 2006: Makoto Ishimura is working on his CNC mill modification, he will share to us the whole project in the next few weeks, stay tuned !! About me, I am finishing the tailstock camlock looking system that needs a lever with a nice one ball on top (yes I pay pool and I love to have the mini balls on top of the levers. If you watch Steve Bedair project probably you want to make your one balls, but I am happy with the pool sytel numbered plastic balls!!
9 Dec 2006:I have created a page to show projects made by friends and guests. The first friend to share one of his projects is Steve Bedair, showing us a really well made ball turning toolpost: Steve, watch out I am gonna make my own one copying yours!!! :) The page is accessible from the main menu of the site.
7 Dec 2006: today and previous days I have done and completed the tailstock camlock looking system and I have to say that is probably the most usefull modification I ever made. After 6 months using the tailstock with a wrenche, having troubles every 5 minutes with the yellow tail clamp... now I solved all these problems, with a smooth, fast, precise modification. it will be a pleasure to move the tailstock now, not like before that was a nightmare!!! TRUST ME, DO THE CAMLOCK SYSTEM ON YOUR TAILSTOCK too!!
6 Dec 2006: the mill face shield is updated with a good quick mods.... 1 Dec 2006: first coat of white on the carriage, now waiting until tomorrow for the second coat.. 30 Nov 2006: ainted few coats of primer on the lathe carriage.. and while waiting I have mounted a safe switch on the band saw. 29 Nov 2006: Lot of work completed in the last three days for the lathe control box project; tomorow will be painting day because I choosed to make the whole carriage white as the tailstock. I 've added also two new high def photos of the mill in the mill page. 20 Nov 2006: Indoor bike trainer project is finished. great work on few parts such as the stem and the crankset adapters, all made with lathe and millingmachine! take a look at the dedicated page.
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Nov 2006: I have a bad news about the workshop! I am gonna change
house in spring 2006, so I have to break down the whole workshop to move
it from Scotland to Italy. I am planning to buy a trailer to carry all
the machines onto it . When in italy I will find a place where to setup
again the workshop.. but all this will keep myself far from creations
for a while... :( As I say somewhere in the website, the
workshop is something that has no time, I mean that I will use it all my
life, maybe with few big pauses periods, but the good things to have one
is be able to create when needed to! 10 November 2006: After a long time away from
home I am back! Sorry to everybody for having forgot about the website
but I was in hospital first and the holidays then.... I will continue
with my projects soon, so stay tuned!! the indoor bike trainer projects
is close to be finished and soon I will make the web page.
I still have to finish the lathe control box that I plan to finish this
winter. Still to finish also the helicopter headset that now are in the
"paint" shop (my shed) for the magic paint scheme.
3000 visits,, thanks to all of you. I will do some nice projects soon... stay tuned!! 16-17 Sept 2006: really good work for the indoor bike trainer project. I ' ve spin on the lathe a big block of aluminium clamping it with 3 jaws of the 4 jaws chuck. I have done a stem to hold in place the new handle bar and I have finished few plastic caps for the bike frame and a clear cpu cover from a 4mm perspex a3 sheet. The work is going really good, soon I will add the page with all the details... stay tuned!!! 5 Sept 2006: 160mm backplate finished and mounted!! !! HOT !! HOT !! HOT !!
4 Sept 2006: More work for the 160mm backplate. It is a long and bad task to cut the interupted surface of the plate!! :( the coolant pump is broken also!! :( *** I need help about the sieg X3 configuration. I have chattering problems and many motor faults when using a face mill. Am I using too big cutters or the sieg is not so powerfull ? also I am looking for exchange opinions with other sieg X3 - C6 owners. if you are one of us send me one email !!!!!! email me at : shop@davidecerutti.com *** 1 Sept 2006: The mill control box is operative ! nice job!!!!, first video in this website added.. just go in mill control box section and look for it (at the bottom)!!
31 Ago 2006: The mill control box is done but I have few problems with the F**ed safety circuit... I need to change the wiring probably... I also started to make the 160mm backplate for my 4jaws chuck 30 Ago 2006: Notebook Acer saved from one broken part!! Mooved the lathe diptray foward to keep in all the splashes... also Painted two more coats on the mill external control unit. This morning I received the rotary table 6". I am gonna play with that in the next few weeks and I will report here how is made... 28-29 Ago 2006: another good day. more work for the mill external control unit, plus some work for the Flight Headset project. I bought a nice set of punchers, really good quality, nice handle....3 4 5 6 8 mm sizes... 27 Ago 2006: good day. I 've made few things for the mill external control unit, and I have installed new t25 inserts on the seco octomill (page dedicated)... I received the laser center finder a really nice toy to get accurate centers and edges.... 26 Ago 2006: using the coolant on the milling machine when the cutter pin at 2000 rpm makes a MEGAMESS, water that goes everywhere!!! I upgraded the mil shields, with two more lateral shields, now the cutter is 360° shielded and I can use coolant without making a mess..... today I worked on the mill external control unit... and before I lifted the mill to move the tray in a better position... updated the coolant page with two small holes into the mill table to let the water to go out from the T slots bays. 23 Ago 2006: Coolant system finished , after few days of work...and tests!! 21 Ago 2006: I've just discovered that the lathe tailstock locking system is really crap, and so I started to make a tailstock camlock sytem for it..... Thanks to all of you, I just got the first 1000 visits on the website!
16 Ago 2006: Slitting saw arbor started and finished, in one day...
13 Ago 2006: gooseneck lamps finished, 2 for lathe, 2 for mill machine , 2 for workbenches!!
12 Ago 2006: the band saw get his first set of teethbrushes !!!
11 Ago 2006: Lathe and Mill dip trays finished: 9 Ago 2006: the mill motor is making flames!! (read the mill section to find what 's wrong... ) 4 Ago 2006: broke the first endmill, a 2mm dormer !!! slotting plastic!! :( 4 Ago 2006: changed OMPLETELY the project of the goosencek because I am not able to make a gooseneck arm... BUT, I fount in maplin UK shop a nice arm for 4.99 , this means I am gonna adapt my current project to the new arms fount. 3 Ago 2006: made a super NICE adapter to mount a microphone on a different brand microphone boom...for my headset project.. 2 Ago 2006: Made a chuck shield and few splash guards lathe/mill. Finished the two face shields. ( :( one more week to wait to finish the halogen lamps...the master of weldings is on leave until monday!!! ) ( also I have some problem to make the gooseneck arms....if you have some ideas please HELP ME!!!!) 30 July 2006: heavy goods trolley page added, and more work on the gooseneck lamps project done today 27 July 2006: started to make 4 gooseneck lamps, page created with first steps. 25 July 2006: arbor Mt3 for SECO facecutter done.
24 July 2006: chessboard done, added shoei rc3 usa style page 22 July 2006: Lathe toolstray and mill toolstray done. 20 July 2006: lathe diptray page added 20 July 2006: Projector screen 115" page added. 18 July 2006: Spacers for Marzocchi Fork page added. 14 July 2006: ToolBox n 1° done. ****************************************************** 05 july 2006: web site started, thanks to Ishimura for the Inspiration with his great web site about machinery!
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