I'm in the club!

[BigMoneyGrip]

I saw where all the cool kids were cutting open filters and I wanted to be in that club. Searching for cutters online showed me that they cost more than I wanted to pay. Feeling rejected, I decided to make my own. After several hours of CAD/CAM, I had one that I was pleased with so the program went to the CNC and a few hours later I had my cutter.
This was a filter left over from a truck I no longer have. It's a Purolator 34631. I don't know much on filters but this one doesn't look all that well constructed. However, they did get my truck to 301K and it's still going as far as I know.

 

[anndel]

Awesome, welcome to the club!

 

[StevieC]

Show us your tool.

 

[maxdustington]

Nice pleat spacing.

 

[dishdude]

Originally Posted by StevieC
Show us your tool.

lol

OP could have a market here...

 

[BigMoneyGrip]

The frame is 6061, the steel parts are 4140 that I blued and all hardware is SS. The cutter wheel was a spare from a Rigid pipe cutter that I sharpened. It seems to work OK.

 

[StevieC]

Nice.

 

[Inked]

"In England, an inventor is regarded almost as a crazy man, and in too many instances, invention ends in disappointment and poverty. In America, an inventor is honoured, help is forthcoming, and the exercise of ingenuity, the application of science to the work of man, is there the shortest road to wealth."

Oscar Wilde

Nicely done!

 

[ekpolk]

Originally Posted by BigMoneyGrip
The frame is 6061, the steel parts are 4140 that I blued and all hardware is SS. The cutter wheel was a spare from a Rigid pipe cutter that I sharpened. It seems to work OK.

Now ThAAAAAts OVERKILL!!! But I like it a lot! If I didn't have I pipe cutter that worked fine, if pay decent money for one of those. Nicely done!✅ðŸ‘...Ž

 

[Langanobob]

Nice job! How is it you only have 7 posts in 8 years? We need more like you around here.

 

[SubieRubyRoo]

If you were to sell these, what would the approximate cost be? Just wondering so I can reference how expensive my local machinist is.

I like your tool.

 

[diyjake]

That is a sweet tool, very impressive!

 

[PandaBear]

Originally Posted by Inked
"In England, an inventor is regarded almost as a crazy man, and in too many instances, invention ends in disappointment and poverty. In America, an inventor is honoured, help is forthcoming, and the exercise of ingenuity, the application of science to the work of man, is there the shortest road to wealth."

Oscar Wilde

Nicely done!


Old money vs New money.

 

[CharBaby]

Forget the filter, that filter cutting tool is absolutely outstanding!

 

[CT8]

That cutter is a beauty.

 

[SirTanon]

Nice work on the cutter. You've built that thing to last, and it has both a rugged AND refined look to it. I bet if you made more of them, people here would buy.

 

[BigMoneyGrip]

Thanks for the compliments! I do tend to over do things, but I like going beyond. Yes, I've been here for 8 years but remained low key. I usually watch from the back row and let others do what they do.
As for the price, the materials were scrap that I had in the shop. They would probably be around $50 if you were to buy them. I have about 20 hours of machining in it, including setup. There was machining on most surfaces of the body and the cutter block.
It was a fun project that presented a few problems and I probably wouldn't do it over. I was in too deep and couldn't back out!
Again, thanks for the compliments!

 

[AZjeff]

Originally Posted by BigMoneyGrip
After several hours of CAD/CAM, I had one that I was pleased with so the program went to the CNC and a few hours later I had my cutter.


Nothing more dangerous than a man with a CNC who's not afraid to use it. Very nice.


Can you make these for less that you wouldn't pay for one?

 

[slacktide_bitog]

Welcome to the club

 

[Snagglefoot]

Waiting for your laser version.