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Offline John Hill

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Re: The Artful Bodger's toolpost grinder.
« Reply #25 on: October 18, 2009, 04:33:44 PM »
Thanks John,  I will be off soon to talk to the bearing man to see what he has in stock. 
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Re: The Artful Bodger's toolpost grinder.
« Reply #26 on: October 18, 2009, 05:15:05 PM »
Hi John

I used free machining mild steel for my spindle, Silver steel will be just fine but as John said its not easy stuff to get a good finish.

Silver steel is heat treatable and usualy costs quite a bit more than mild steel.

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Re: The Artful Bodger's toolpost grinder.
« Reply #27 on: October 25, 2009, 03:53:20 AM »
Deleted by me, problem with the pictures! :scratch:
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Re: The Artful Bodger's toolpost grinder.
« Reply #28 on: October 26, 2009, 07:03:03 PM »
It is complete!





I have two spindles, the high speed one for internal grinding takes 1/4" mounted stones and the much slower one carries a much bigger stone for external grinding.

It seemed to work quite well on the only project I have given it so far which was to trim the heads of my cold chisels. :med:  Hardly a job requiring great precision but it did it admirably!

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Re: The Artful Bodger's toolpost grinder.
« Reply #29 on: October 26, 2009, 07:04:42 PM »
well done John, looks great,

But where are the pictures of the precision grinding of the cold chisels?

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Re: The Artful Bodger's toolpost grinder.
« Reply #30 on: October 26, 2009, 07:39:22 PM »
Ha ha!  Maybe I will line up those chisels for inspection!!!

Meanwhile, I am looking for something nice an hard to test it on, I think there is some bits of an old Toyota gear box somethere! :scratch:
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Re: The Artful Bodger's toolpost grinder.
« Reply #31 on: October 28, 2009, 01:47:02 PM »
Nice neat looking job John,  :thumbup: as a first job I gave my centre punches a clean up so I recon your chisels are a good tester.

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Re: The Artful Bodger's toolpost grinder.
« Reply #32 on: October 28, 2009, 02:20:24 PM »
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Re: The Artful Bodger's toolpost grinder.
« Reply #33 on: October 28, 2009, 02:58:59 PM »
By Khrimeny, all this badgering, anyone would think I didnt have a job to go to every day! :doh: :beer:

But next week,  three days only! :ddb:  And forever more no five day weeks. :ddb: :ddb: :ddb: :ddb: (Unless we get a big project to do!)

 
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Re: The Artful Bodger's toolpost grinder.
« Reply #34 on: October 29, 2009, 04:22:03 AM »
A couple of cold chisels, just a little bit of mushrooming, not much but this could be a test for the tool post grinder:-


Chisel in the chuck and the grinder making a nice spray of forked yellow sparks:-



Four chisels,  each with a nice tidy top:-


How cool is that eh?  Precision ground cold chisels! :lol:
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Re: The Artful Bodger's toolpost grinder.
« Reply #35 on: June 08, 2011, 09:28:21 AM »
John

Those are the best dressed cold chisel heads that I have seen in a long time. :) :)

Cheers  :beer:

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Re: The Artful Bodger's toolpost grinder.
« Reply #36 on: June 08, 2011, 04:21:39 PM »
Hmmmmm, I did those chisels in October 2009 and I dont think the tool post grinder has been out of it's box since. :scratch:
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