Archive for September, 2009
Knurling tool slots
I’ve finally finished machining the slots in the end of the knurling tool arms. It’s been a slow process as each pass of the milling cutter only took of 0.5mm and I had to machine both sides of the slots
Posted in: Knurling Tool, Machining
Tags: knurling
Wallace & Gromit present: A World of Invention
“Aardman Animations has been commissioned by the BBC to produce a brand new live action show featuring Wallace & Gromit. Wallace & Gromit present: A World of Invention, will take a light-hearted and humorous look at real-life contraptions, gadgets and
Posted in: Inventors, Mechanical Gadgets
Tags: aardman, Inventing
Making a stirling
One of the first things you’ll discover on the web when you set up a home machine shop is the Stirling Engine. These are ideal projects for model engineers of every level as they can be very simple or highly
Posted in: Books and Magazine Reviews
Tags: making, Stirling Engine
Steam Punk Magazine
The other month, Steam Punk Magazine was kind enough to offer me a slot in their periodical, to enthuse about brass and making the flea chariot. The article should be appearing in edition #6 “The Pre-Industrial Revolution” which is out
Posted in: Casting, Flea Chariot
Tags: magazine, steampunk
More Make Do and Mend
John Lewis have been working on a new version of the Make Do and Mend Booklet. Their new version looks at tips such as selecting the right sized television for a room, shining shoes and getting rid of ants. The
Knurling tool – Slot cutting
The next step that was taken on the knurling tool arms was to tidy up the slots in the ends. This was done with a 5mm end mill mounted in the lathe chuck. Ideally this would be mounted in a
Posted in: Knurling Tool, Machining, Milling
Tags: slot
Metal sculpture in brass, mounted on an 1800s French Coin
