Background Most modern lathes incorporate a secondary gear reduction into their design to allow the user to select the speed required for part being machined. In some Continue Reading
Category: Metal Removal
One of the most useful shop items is the cutoff bandsaw. The imports, selling for about $200, are common, but many owners complain of their poor quality. Continue Reading
My friend Mike Sosna from Stoughton, Saskatchewan in Canada, displayed this Gingery milling machine at the Estevan Model Engineering Show in October 1999. Here are some photos and Continue Reading
Here is a fixture I made to mill the toolholders for TNMP inserts described by E. M. (Ted) Edwards. (See: Ted Edwards) With no rotary table or mill, Continue Reading
I have a Smithy 3 in 1 lathe/mill/drill so this article is oriented toward relatively light machines. No 1/4″ cuts off old steel axles. Mind you, I Continue Reading
QUICK CHANGE TOOL HOLDER – KNURL The above knurl is designed to fit into a quick change tool holder block. The tightner (upper left), the handle is Continue Reading
Introduction I’ve recently completed my version of the toolpost described in Instructions for making a Quick Change Tool Post. I think this is an excellent project for beginners Continue Reading
The plate is radially adjustable to allow exact centering of any object mounted on the plate. First one gets the object centered within a few tens of Continue Reading
A Quick Change Toolpost In production engineering anything that can save time or an operation also saves money. In model engineering it does not apply as rigidly Continue Reading
LATHE CHUCK MOUNT Some people shy away from making chuck mounts (backing plates) for lathes with a screw-thread spindle nose. I have a theory about backing plates Continue Reading