Post by: Brass_Machine on September 20, 2015, 09:42:07 PM
Winter is coming and I am looking for some projects in the shop to make next season more productive. A few things I am thinking about are some machinist jacks and redo my vice stop. I know there is more I should make... maybe a scribe tool. But what else should I be focusing some time on?
Ideas? Links? Inspiration?
Eric
Post by: sparky961 on September 20, 2015, 10:10:20 PM
Knurling tool *
Height gauge adapter for DTI *
Somewhat accurate sine bar for quick angle setups *
Squaring gauge/holder #
Brass hammer (fitting, given your handle) *
Various stops for the chuck, spindle bore, etc *#
Stub drills (cut off jobbers, sharpen and store in a rack or index. Only good down to the smallest you can sharpen *#
Band saw stop, if not already fitted *
Band saw vice jack for small parts *
3 jaw chuck to rotary table mount/adapter *
Prick punches from old/broken taps (CAUTION: may shatter if hit hard, but work very well otherwise) *
Hole deburring tools (countersink plus screwdriver handle)
Angle blocks
Special soft vice jaws
Tailstock die holder
Fine drilling chuck/attachment
Wrenches, pin spanners or whatever you end up just using a pipe wrench on because you lost it or never had one
Collet block, hex/square
Drill point gauge
Modified inside groove calipers or calipers that take a bunch of different adapters (think threads, grooves, obstacles)
Hmmm... that keep you busy for a while?
Post by: SwarfnStuff on September 21, 2015, 02:42:29 AM
John B
Post by: jcs0001 on September 21, 2015, 01:43:00 PM
John.
Post by: PeterE on September 21, 2015, 04:33:59 PM
/Peter
Post by: sparky961 on September 21, 2015, 06:01:24 PM
I would like to add a cylindrical square to the list. Actually easy to do but has a very high built-in precision.
/Peter
Aww.... geez, isn't my list long enough? :P Now I have to make a cylinder square too. ;)
Post by: vtsteam on September 21, 2015, 09:57:27 PM
(he said eyeballing his own lathe project peering out from beneath a concrete trowel, paint cans, welding gloves, pieces of kitchen cabinet wood, a defunct sparkplug from the a log winch, and a broken muffler. The detritus of an ill spent summer....)
Post by: Brass_Machine on September 21, 2015, 10:07:08 PM
How about upgrading your lathe with a longer bed, Eric? :poke:
(he said eyeballing his own lathe project peering out from beneath a concrete trowel, paint cans, welding gloves, pieces of kitchen cabinet wood, a defunct sparkplug from the a log winch, and a broken muffler. The detritus of an ill spent summer....)
Ah but I have. The lathe works, although I still need to do some stuff to it. I have a replacement spindle, extended cross slide and the stuff to do tapered gibs on it.
I plan to do work on it before winter. My plan is to get the lather done and the CNC mill on its way.
Post by: Houtenkrullen on October 05, 2015, 04:06:49 AM
I would like to add a cylindrical square to the list. Actually easy to do but has a very high built-in precision.I also would like to make one of these one day, but still need to learn a lot. Since you said "easy to do", could you explain how you would go about? (
/Peter
)Also what material, practical sizes etc?
Thanks,
Peter
Post by: Arbalist on October 05, 2015, 05:48:54 AM
Post by: PekkaNF on October 05, 2015, 06:01:41 AM
http://www.homews.co.uk/page307.html
Pekka
Post by: mattinker on October 05, 2015, 06:08:17 AM
Regards, Matthew.
Post by: PeterE on October 05, 2015, 01:03:59 PM
I made my cylindrical square according to the design described by Harold Hall, see the link provided by PekkaNF above where you get both dimensions and work description. Simple and easy and you wind up with a precision tool for the toolbox.
Using a gudgeon pin can also be a solution as the precision is very good with them as well. The potential snag with a pin is that the through-hole may be a bit big and it may not be straightforward when wanting to secure the pin/square to f ex a milling table. The pins I have come across have been small so I have no mental "picture" of sizes etc so I may be wrong. It would be nice to see a picture of a large engine gudgeon pin to get a reference.
BR
/Peter
Post by: mattinker on October 05, 2015, 01:36:55 PM
Regards, Matthew.
Post by: Manxmodder on October 05, 2015, 03:12:47 PM
A chart that lists some piston assy and pin dimensions linked below......OZ
http://www.dieselenginespares.com/Piston_Cat.htm
Post by: PeterE on October 05, 2015, 03:38:16 PM
BR
/Peter
Post by: howsitwork? on October 05, 2015, 04:26:19 PM
Can I add to the list of "thing to make" - pair of nylon inserts to fit in the tail stock and head stock barrel to keep swarf out. I made the headstock one small enough to fit inside the chuck down it's throat. You know it out if you need to put stuff through.Also rare earth magnet in a 35mm film pot is great for picking up swarf. put a plastic bag over it, drop in swarf then remove bag containing swarf and bin.
I made a bigger version using a plastic pill pot and magnetron magnet from an old microwave ( but caerful as these magnets contain a few "nasty" elements so care removing.
Regards ian
Post by: Houtenkrullen on October 06, 2015, 03:44:47 PM
As for the "gudgeon pin", I am not into motors, and hardly know what it is, let alone where to find one.
But making one from scratch will be a good project!
Pekka, I replied to your toolgrinder post. Have you seen it?
Peter
Post by: mattinker on October 06, 2015, 04:17:51 PM
Regards, Matthew.
Post by: Metalman on October 19, 2015, 01:40:11 PM
Brass_Machine, you could look at my website where the are very many workshop tooling projects ranging from a Mini Depth Gauge (small) http://www.homews.co.uk/page116.html (http://www.homews.co.uk/page116.html) to a Milling Head for the lathe (large), http://www.homews.co.uk/page158.html (http://www.homews.co.uk/page158.html) with very many projects in between.
The best place for you to start, and any others not conversent with my website, is the book style index here http://www.homews.co.uk/page463.html (http://www.homews.co.uk/page463.html)
The website has around 600 pages of which about 500 are either metalworking projects or "how to" articles
Harold Hall
Post by: CSchoenig on October 19, 2015, 02:22:26 PM
Post by: Brass_Machine on October 19, 2015, 04:04:55 PM
Many thanks for those links!
Eric