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Gallery, Projects and General => Gallery => Topic started by: PeterE on June 25, 2011, 10:57:45 AM
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Yes, it is pillar tools in plural.
I started out by doing this simple one from a cheap drill press stand:
(http://i577.photobucket.com/albums/ss219/H0n3/Tooling/TPT01-02.jpg)
It worked quite well but was only for tapping and I wanted a bit more versatility. I began to make a pillar tool more closely to the GHT drawings. But at the time I only had the micro lathe and the small bench drillpress so the build was to be a joint machine-hand work task. The arms were sawn out of a piece of 38x75 steel and the larger holes were drilled using a large countersink that was ground for through drilling. The foot is 70 mm diameter which is about as large as can be pressed into a Unimat size lathe :D
A lot of filing later the tool looked like this:
(http://i577.photobucket.com/albums/ss219/H0n3/Tooling/UPT01.jpg)
Some of the accessories are already made and a letter stamping holder is on the list - any day now ....
BR
/Peter
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Nice bit of MODDING Pete :headbang: :headbang: :headbang: :headbang: :dremel:
Rob
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Thanks Rob!
Btw, the table is a former Black&Decker power drill faceplate now serving well for tapping.
BR
/Peter
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Would have needed something like that today. I was making some T-nut and had to make M12 thread. I'm only equipped to make manual threading....the tap refused to start straight and finally I check the bugger with a magnifier. One tooth was chipped. Had a go with a spare tap and that started every thread fine.
How big threads you can do with that one? Or how small?
Pekka
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Thanks Rob!
Btw, the table is a former Black&Decker power drill faceplate now serving well for tapping.
BR
/Peter
:med: good use for an old bit of kit :dremel:
Rob
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How big threads you can do with that one? Or how small?
Pekka
The chuck is a normal up-to-10-mm-chuck and it can therefore easily handle any tap put into it, although I tend to use it for taps between 3 and 8 mm. and those are not any problem at all.
When it comes to 10 and 12 mm taps I normally just start the tap using the tool and then change to a larger handle as the tapping stand handle is only about 10 cm across and for 10 and 12 mm taps it is very useful with a bit more leverage.
For taps below 3 mm I have made smaller chuck which also is lighter to avoid breaking taps just by dropping the tool onto the workpiece. The small tap tool looks as shown below.
(http://i577.photobucket.com/albums/ss219/H0n3/Tooling/UPT02.jpg)
Of course I did one other thing - a work light attachment from an old wall "spot light" from IKEA together with some bushes and voilá a useful lighting source. The pillar tool is mounted on the fitting/measuring/marking out table.
All in all, the pillar tool is just as versatile as stated in GHT's books and it works a real treat!
BR
/Peter