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Offline PeterE

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PeterE´s Workshop Gadgets
« on: February 24, 2013, 05:44:39 PM »
A few general workshop machinery and other gadgets I have made over the years.

1 - The "sticky pin" made from a sketch in GHT´s MEWM.
http://i577.photobucket.com/albums/ss219/H0n3/Tooling/StickyPin-01.jpgPeterE´s Workshop Gadgets
Works beautifully.

2 - A lathe tool height setter, also from MEWM ...
http://i577.photobucket.com/albums/ss219/H0n3/Tooling/CenterHeightGauge-01.jpgPeterE´s Workshop Gadgets
Currently set for the MJ-189 but is easily adjusted to the C3. The underside of the pins are set at correct height, and by slanting them from above I get a scriber on center height as well.

3 - A pump center GHT style;
http://i577.photobucket.com/albums/ss219/H0n3/Tooling/PumpCenter-02.jpgPeterE´s Workshop Gadgets
Only the spring left to do.

4 - A small micro tap handle. I found that especially small threads get better if they are cleaned up after initial threading using the same taps as for threading. It seems that the "swarf" sort of clogs the threads, and to work them I found that a small finger grip will ease this.
http://i577.photobucket.com/albums/ss219/H0n3/Tooling/MicroTapHandle-01.jpgPeterE´s Workshop Gadgets
A simple alu turning with two M3 set screws to hold the tap (M2 in this case).

BR

/Peter
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Re: PeterE´s Workshop Gadgets
« Reply #1 on: February 24, 2013, 05:50:38 PM »
Useful tools, nicely made, Peter.  :clap: :clap:

Must make myself one of those spring centres......  :thumbup:

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Re: PeterE´s Workshop Gadgets
« Reply #2 on: February 24, 2013, 07:56:56 PM »
Yes very nice, and I need the sticky pin! I like the tiny tap holder a lot.  :beer:
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Re: PeterE´s Workshop Gadgets
« Reply #3 on: February 24, 2013, 09:04:55 PM »
Very nice Peter! I appreciate shop made tools!

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Re: PeterE´s Workshop Gadgets
« Reply #4 on: February 25, 2013, 11:58:52 AM »
 :clap: :clap:  nicely done Peter , nothing better than making and using ones own tools  :thumbup:


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Offline Chuck in E. TN

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Re: PeterE´s Workshop Gadgets
« Reply #5 on: February 25, 2013, 12:26:06 PM »
Peter,
Does your "sticky pin" have a ball end under the brass nut?
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Re: PeterE´s Workshop Gadgets
« Reply #6 on: February 25, 2013, 01:35:44 PM »
Thank you for nice comments!

If I unscrew the brass ring the bits looks as follows:
http://i577.photobucket.com/albums/ss219/H0n3/Tooling/StickyPin-02.jpgPeterE´s Workshop Gadgets
Yes there is a small ball hidden behind the ring as you guessed correctly Chuck. It works very well and if I change from a needle-like pin to a pin with a known diameter I can use it for edge finding as well.
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Re: PeterE´s Workshop Gadgets
« Reply #7 on: March 07, 2013, 12:02:54 PM »
A few other bits. Some T-bolts for the machine vice on the X1 mill.
http://i577.photobucket.com/albums/ss219/H0n3/Tooling/X1-Bits/T-bolt-01.jpgPeterE´s Workshop Gadgets
Using T-bolts means that I free up the T-nuts for other holding and that the bolts always are perfect in size. The flanged nuts and the washers are ordinary over the counter items.

BR

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