Machining
Knurling Tool Work in Progress
Some pics of the knurling tool in various stages of being built. The next steps are to saw the other two slots and then machine or file the slots square. I think that I should be able to mill the
Posted in: Knurling Tool, Machining
Tags: knurling
CNC Rotary Indexer from Sherline
Thanks to Robot Magazine I’ve found out about the Sherline CNC Rotary Indexer Part No. 8700. The advantages of attaching a stepper motor and control box to your rotary table is that you don’t need to deal with the mathematics,
Posted in: CNC, Machining
Tags: DivisionMaster, Sherline
Machining square things in a lathe
This week I decided to start some work on a caliper knurling tool, based around the ideas in the Workshop Practice book, Making Small Workshop Tools. After sketching some plans, the first thing I needed to do was saw up
Posted in: Knurling Tool, Lathe, Machining
Tags: knurling, Steel
Mikes Gear Cutting
I’ve been following Mike’s Models blog for some time now and Mike’s helped me out with silver soldering questions in the past. One of his current projects is to make some pinion wheels for a kids toy. There are various
Posted in: Machining
Tags: fly cutting, Gears
Stepperhead
The stepperhead is a sophisticated multi-mode machine made by Alan Jackson. In other words, it’s both a lathe and a milling machine but it can also perform some functions not available on either. The video below shows one of these
Posted in: Lathe, Machining, Milling
Tags: stepper motor
More machining with Microscopes
Mike from Mike’s Models has also been using a Microscope for machining in his workshop. In his machining experiments with a USB microscope, he looks at the problem of drilling small holes and the drill wandering and also looks at
Posted in: Lathe, Machining
Tags: Microscope, USB
More blobs to blocks
At the show earlier in the month I was looking for a 4 jaw chuck but failed to find anything small enough. I managed to get one online for a very good price, one of the jaws is a bit
Making the Victorian Flea Chariot – Part 2
Machining the parts Both the axle and the wheels of the chariot needed to be machined. However due to a lack of appropriately sized material, I also ended up machining the hook at the front of the chariot. To turn
Posted in: Flea Chariot, Lathe, Machining
Materials: Brass
Tags: steampunk, victorian
Metal sculpture in brass, mounted on an 1800s French Coin
