Axminster Cross Vice – Unboxing and review
Thanks to an Axminster Gift token I’ve treated myself to a small cross-vice. I plan to use it for drilling holes accurately and for light milling. A drill press should not really be used for milling as sideways pressure will
Posted in: Milling
Tags: Cross Vice, Milling Table, unboxing
Dave Denker’s Metalworking
Retired sheetmetal fabricator David Denker from Minnesota got into machining in 2003 when he bought a mini-lathe. He also decided to build a mini milling machine from spare parts and custom made components. Since then he’s been thinking up improvements
Posted in: Machining
Tags: Milling Table, Mini-lathe
Cross Vice vs Compound Table
Since starting on the T-Nuts, I’ve been thinking of better ways to make these. My main issues are the time it takes to do the filing and that it’s difficult to get the nut exactly square and to the right
Posted in: Uncategorised
Tags: Compound Table, Cross Vice, Milling Table
Metal sculpture in brass, mounted on an 1800s French Coin
