Yup ... today was machining day as John and I went over to the sweaty workshop and started out to machine my suspension parts. First was to cut the AISI 4130 1" rods into 50mm lengths (shown the ropes by Daniel, the helpful technician =D), before using the lathe machine to drill a 12mm diameter hole in it. John was the instructor for this, and due to the fact that he teaches well, and it was a simple operation, I completed for 3 of the 4 required pieces. Thanks john.
After completing the holes, yongxi and kai xin arrived and we begun tapping the M14-2 threads in the holes. This piece is meant for holding the rod-ends at the tip of the wishbone suspension. Will take some photos tomorrow and have it posted up. heh heh. Kai xin had some fun laughing at yongxi and me for it is our first time doing such hands-on. To which i didnt mind as it was fun anyway. =P
After my first time at using the bench? or bend saw .. i dunno what it is called ... just a hydraulic saw, lathe machine, tapping a thread in a hole, we went for lunch. The last thing i learnt today was using the milling machine for end mill. Of which i think there are some other uses for it, so will have to explore more in depth tomorrow. And oh... thanks to Kai xin for she was the instructor for this one. =D
We went for soccer game at 6 as the workshop was closed and joined some NTU staff in their soccer training. It was fun, but unfortunately yongxi had pulled his thigh muscle early in the training and had to sit out. Thanks for waiting there for us though, and of course the trip to Serangoon. =P
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