Turning
Simple Turning Project
One of my ongoing projects is the stripping down and repair of some old gates. One of the parts that needed replacing was the pin that held the gate latch. It’s about 40mm long by 8 mm diameter with a
Posted in: Gate Pin, Repairs, Turning
Tags: Ball turning
Turning different materials
Most people use their mini-lathes to turn metal or plastic and some even venture into turning wood but I expect few will be turning lino. As a Christmas present for an uncle, I made the above lino ink stamp from
Posted in: Lathe, Printing Stamp, Turning
Tags: Lino, printing, Wood
Machining Wood in the mini lathe
I’ve been doing some simple wood turning in the lathe over the last few weeks. I found that the local DIY superstore sold hemlock balustrade blanks, for a couple of pounds. This is a pale wood that is fine grained
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
Stainless Steel Washer
“Can you make me up a 38mm washer with a 19mm bore”, said my father, “in 3.5mm stainless steel” he added. My first problem was finding a supplier for the stainless steel. I quickly discovered that I was not going
Posted in: Stainless Steel Washer, Trepanning, Turning
Materials: Stainless Steel
Tags: 316, boring, Metal Work, washer
Metal sculpture in brass, mounted on an 1800s French Coin
