Archive for August, 2009
Gib-strip adjustment
When I started machining the square bars, I realised that there was movement in the cross slide and hence I was getting an uneven surface on the faces of the bars. On the right hand side of my cross slide
Posted in: Lathe
Tags: adjustment, finish
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
Finished Gates
After many weekends of work, the gates are finally finished and fitted. I can now focus on some of my own projects, hopefully I’ll be able to get started on a caliper style knurling tool. I did manage to sneak
Posted in: Repairs
Tags: metal gates
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Metal sculpture in brass, mounted on an 1800s French Coin
