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
James Watt’s Workshop
The Science and Society Picture library has some excellent pictures of Steam Engineer James Watt’s Workshop and the Science Museum’s reproduction of it. The Heathfield House workshop was photographed by J Willoughby Harrison in December 1924 before it was moved
Posted in: Uncategorised
Tags: James Watt, Science Museum, Steam Engine
Gates Report
As mentioned a few weeks back, one of the projects I’ve been working on this year is some salvaged iron gates (from next door). We’ve spend many of the weekends this year stripping off the paint and repainted the gates
Posted in: Repairs
Tags: metal gates, Painting, posts
Model Engineer Exhibition 2009 – Sandown
Press Release The Model Engineer Exhibition will be returning to Sandown Park Exhibition Centre at the Sandown Park Race Course. Friday 11th December – Sunday 13th December 2009 Exhibits and Attractions World class Model Engineer Competition SMEE Lectures Wide range
Posted in: Exhibition
Tags: 2009, December, Model Engineering, Sandown
Mikes Gear Cutting
I’ve been following Mike’s Models blog for some time now and Mike’s helped me out with silver soldering questions in the past. One of his current projects is to make some pinion wheels for a kids toy. There are various
Posted in: Machining
Tags: fly cutting, Gears
Old machinery
The Wellcome Trust library has a great historical archive of zoological, medical and scientific material. Amongst their plague fleas and elephants are a collection of images of lathes, chucks and tooling by the likes of Edward Speer, T. Griffiths, Joseph
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Metal sculpture in brass, mounted on an 1800s French Coin
