Machining
Small screwed bush
The next component to machine was one I like to call the “Top Hat”. It fulfuls two purposes, it holds the clock mechanism to the face of the clock and it acts as a bush to support the spindles that
Posted in: Machining, Topsy Turvy Clock
Tags: tapping
Clock shafts
Like any normal clock, the topsy turvey clocks requires two concentric spindles. The original spindle sizes were 1.6mm and 3.3mm to fit the hands. The size needed for the gear wheels I purchased was 4mm. The lengths need to be
Posted in: Drilling, Machining, Topsy Turvy Clock
Metal Model Building – metallmodellbau.de
Just incase you had any doubts that the Germans were excellent engineers, here’s the Metal Model Building Website. I stumbled upon this fanstatic site via Achim’s Mini-Bonell-II a “sitting room” universal grinding machine and thanks to the wonders of Google
New model engineering sites
There’s lots of resource on the web for model engineers and quite a few blogs that were started and ran for a few months. Here’s a few I’ve recently found that have stayed the course and are still quite active.
An art and animation workshop
Portland’s scarlet star studios are home to Gretchin Lair & Sven Bonnichsen and are visited by a range of other creative types and artists. Sven is a machinist and animator and makes his own armatures, puppets and sets. As a
Posted in: Machining
Tags: armatures, stop motion
Nano Machines
Thanks to the forums at Home Model Engine Machinist I’ve found out about these tiny metal working tools from SIEG. The SIEG NANO series of engineering tools currently consists of three models, the lathe, the mill and the pillar drill.
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
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
