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- Tue Mar 10, 2020 1:15 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Off hand grinding
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3695
Re: Off hand grinding
I'd make myself an adjustable hand/palm rest, separate from the usual sort of bench grinder tool rest. It could be an easy project with some plywood, carriage bolts and wingnuts. I'd expect to mess around with different designs, so I wouldn't try to make it look neat until I had a design worked out....
- Mon Jan 13, 2020 2:47 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Keeping drilled holes aligned
- Replies: 38
- Views: 14417
Re: Keeping drilled holes aligned
. . . drill bits that small don't have split points, so How do I get all the holes to stay in a straight line? Brass especially is "slippery" so a drill bit will skate on the surface if I try to "peck". My #41 drills have split points. I'd try a split point screw machine length ...
- Wed Jul 03, 2019 4:57 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Vise, Vise, Baby
- Replies: 54
- Views: 24543
Re: Vise, Vise, Baby
I keep thinking one day I'll get a really nice bench vise. That's exact reason I bought my Wilton 600 and mentioned it here. It's massive and super strong so I can whack anything on it anywhere if I need or want to. Its round channel, fully sealed design keeps the screw completely enclosed, clean a...
- Tue Jul 02, 2019 6:17 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Horrors of Buffer Safety
- Replies: 43
- Views: 23857
Re: Horrors of Buffer Safety
Bolt the buffer near the rear of a piece of heavy (say two layers of 3/4" plywood, with a substantial portion sticking out in front. When you approach the buffer to do some work, plant your hoof on the plywood to keep it from tipping over backwards. Easy to waltz the rig around the floor to sav...
- Sun Jun 30, 2019 10:26 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Vise, Vise, Baby
- Replies: 54
- Views: 24543
Re: Vise, Vise, Baby
Check the weight - my Wilton 6" is 160lbs., for example
- Sat Jun 29, 2019 2:33 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Vise, Vise, Baby
- Replies: 54
- Views: 24543
Re: Vise, Vise, Baby
When I'd finally "had it" with a succession of inferior vises around 20 years ago, I sprung for a new 6" real USA Wilton machinist vise. Took a big bite out of my credit card, but that has healed since. One of my best tool purchases. I did some customizing, including expanding it to 7...
- Mon May 20, 2019 11:23 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Drill shank hardness
- Replies: 32
- Views: 14272
Re: Drill shank hardness
Unlike drill bits, end mills have hardened shanks, so I save 'em and make various tools by grinding. An angle grinder, die grinder, Dremel or Foredom with appropriate cutoff discs make quick work of cutting them to length, etc.
- Tue Feb 19, 2019 1:24 pm
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: Pipe fittings
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3472
Re: Pipe fittings
An "internal pipe wrench" with its knurled eccentric cam will tighten or loosen the closest of nipples. I make a miniature analogous tool that fits into 1/4" phone jack to allow tightening the retaining nut from the outside of an electric guitar: http://www.frets.com/HomeShopTech/Prod...
- Sun Oct 07, 2018 7:25 pm
- Forum: The Junk Drawer
- Topic: Tesla cars
- Replies: 57
- Views: 43059
Re: Tesla cars
Maybe the Tesla car doesn't actually exist. I don't live in a big city, but I have yet to see a Tesla car anywhere. Well, it's clear that you don't live around here. I can't drive to work (less than three miles) without seeing one in front of me. It's not uncommon to see two parked side by side in ...
- Thu Sep 13, 2018 3:09 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Holding small parts in a milling vise?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3976
Re: Holding small parts in a milling vise?
I reckon I'd start with 1.5" long stock, drill, round over, mill slot and then cut off to 1" long, stand the part upright on parallel and mill the bottom to exact .979 length.
- Sat Aug 18, 2018 9:33 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: washer identification
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3574
Re: washer identification
It's a "tab washer," of which there are many variants.
- Tue Jul 31, 2018 5:09 pm
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: Milk of Magnesia as Anti-Sieze?
- Replies: 41
- Views: 25658
Re: Milk of Magnesia as Anti-Sieze?
REALLY easy.
I made lead carbonate by typing "lead carbonate" in the eBay search window. . .