Minidrills and Smaller Cutoff disks
Over on Mike’s Models there’s a good review of the Dremel Speedclic system which is worth reading for anyone considering buying that. I’ve an old minicraft drill that’s sill working after many years but I do sometimes need new consumables.
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Tags: Cutoff Disk, Grinder
Cut off disk mandrel finished
My first mini project on the lathe is complete. The external 2mm thread took three attempts, the first screw cutting did not work at all. The second was good but too long and when I tried to shorten the screw
Posted in: Cut off disk mandrel
Tags: Cutoff Disk, Dremel, Mandrel, Metal Work, Mini Drill
M2 Taps and Dies
As mentioned in a previous blog about the arrival of the mini-lathe, my first project is a cutoff disk mandrel for a dremel like drill. For this I needed an M2 tap and die set which arrived in the post
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Tags: Cutoff Disk, Dremel, Fadmaker, M2, Mandrel, Metal Work, Mini Drill, Screw Cutting, Taps
Metal sculpture in brass, mounted on an 1800s French Coin
