The Home Machinist!

When I mentioned drill shanks and known dim. I mean known by measuring not by assuming! I do this with drill rod, drill blanks, pin gauges, or any stock I use, Art...

New to the site, retired toolmaker, suffered a stroke, from the Peterborough Ontario CA. area. Interested in contacting people within reasonable trading distances to downsize hand tools, measuring items, lathe, mill tools/ cutters.. Considerations given to new apprentices looking to expand their box...

new to the site, but here goes.. for narrow slots i use a known dim. drill shank or blank that fits the slot and then use a feeler gauge to get the final dim. all the best art... also works on curved slots, drill blank touching larger dia. and feeler gauge to inner dia...