Today was try-to-use-every-power-tool-you-own day.
I did quite well actually. I used the drill press and 4-1/8" hole saw to cut out bulk plates that will eventually become centering rings. At the moment I'm planning to make at least three 54mm motor mount rings. I used the band saw to trim the waste from the 1/4" 12x12 plywood sheet to maximize the number of bulk plates and managed to get six out of the sheet.
Then I used the band saw to cut a hub for the nose cone rotisserie from a length of 1x4. Back to drill press to punch out a 7/8" diameter hole for the spit and the handheld drill to make holes for the wire brads to anchor the hub in place while the glue dries to the hand wheel. Also drilled out the center of the laminated foam board disk that will stabilize the nose cone.
Then busted out the stationary sander to sand the hub flat on both sides, round the corners, and break the edges for comfort.
In the course of these operations I used two separate shop-vac/dust cyclone combos to keep the human air supply as dust-free as possible.
In spite of the efforts to control dust and chips I had to break out the leaf blower (duct tape of the power tool world) to evacuate the detritus from the work area.
Thinking about investing in one of those Jet dust filters that hang from the ceiling.
In addition I cut out the laminated foam board disk with a fret saw before all of this took place.
Handtools used: Center-finder, fret saw, fret saw table, bench vise, combination square, Incra marking rule, Perma-grip sanding block, hobby knife, marking pens/pencils, hammer, sanding round, sand paper, bench brush, and several extension cords.
Results: Rotisserie is finished and I have 6 or 8 centering rings/blanks.
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