Machining
Dave Denker’s Metalworking
Retired sheetmetal fabricator David Denker from Minnesota got into machining in 2003 when he bought a mini-lathe. He also decided to build a mini milling machine from spare parts and custom made components. Since then he’s been thinking up improvements
Posted in: Machining
Tags: Milling Table, Mini-lathe
Milling in the lathe
As mentioned in previous article about compound tables and cross vices, I’m interesting in milling to get better results than manual filing for my T-nuts. I realised that because of the small side of these nuts it would be possible
Finishing the Bezel
The bezel I started a few days back was finished off on Monday night and delivered to a happy recipient. The surface was given a very light skim to remove the paint and the ends were rounded off freehand with
Posted in: Lathe, Machining, Turning
Tags: heat expansion
Model Workshop Gifts
Looking for gifts for machinists, sheddies, engineers and general bodgers. Here’s a few examples One of my favourites is this model of a man working at a lathe made in stainless steel and the sterling engines are always popular.
Posted in: Kit, Lathe, Machining
Tags: Gift, Model Engineering
Bezel making
The latest mini project is the making of a doughnut shaped ring in 3mm sheet aluminium. The inner diameter is 54mm and the outer diameter is 70mm. The outer edge needs to be rounded off. The part is to act
Posted in: Bezel, Lathe, Machining, Trepanning, Work Holding
Materials: Aluminium
Tags: boring
Drilling radial holes and CNC
I stumbled across this example of how you can drill radial holes without the need for a rotary table, as far as I can tell it’s just a case of mathematics and good measurements although machining it on a mill
Posted in: Machining
Tags: Indexing, Radial Drilling
Waterjet cutting
Rex said… “Do you think you could make one of these? http://www.omax.com/ Or maybe install one in the workshed?” Rex had found that they were using these for cutting components at the Steam Punk Workshop for their latest metal sculpture
Making Tiny Wheels
My next project is a “Flea Circus Chariot”, this is a basic two wheeled chariot similar to those used on Roman Chariot races. The plan is to make this from brass sheet with the wheels machined from brass rod. The
Metal sculpture in brass, mounted on an 1800s French Coin
