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After I got my mini mill I found that it was a bit of trouble changing tools or holders. Thumbing through the Enco catalog I came upon a drawbar hammer for Bridgeports and other mills using the same drawbar. It had a 3/4" socket on one side and a soft face head on the other. Problem was that the X-2drawbar was 17mm. I happened to run across some 3/8" drive, 17mm sockets for $1 each at a close-out store and the light bulb clicked on in my head. I grabbed two and when I got them home I started looking through my stash of material. I found a piece of mild steel 1 5/8" X 6 3/8" X 3/8". Just what I needed.
I cut a 1/2" X 5 3/4" slab from each side leaving a 5/8" X 5 3/4" handle with a 3/4" X 1 5/8" head. Next I removed a 1/8" X 3/8" slab from both sides and both ends of the tee. This provided a platform for the sockets to rest on. Next I drilled a hole through the long dimension for a 10-24 machine screw using a #7 bit. Last I rounded the corners of the handle with a belt sander then covered it with shrink tubing.
Next I cut a 1" long piece on 1" round nylon for the mallet head. I turned the nylon down for a tight fit in the socket and also to allow it to set on the bottom of the socket. I drilled and tapped the mallet for a 10-24 screw. Using a 2" 10-24 screw and a washer that just fit in the socket I put all the parts together.
All the parts.
Finished product.
The pictures are of the tool I made a couple of years ago and show some use. This tool has really been a handy addition to my mill tools. Sure beats using an open end wrench and plastic mallet.
Joe
I cut a 1/2" X 5 3/4" slab from each side leaving a 5/8" X 5 3/4" handle with a 3/4" X 1 5/8" head. Next I removed a 1/8" X 3/8" slab from both sides and both ends of the tee. This provided a platform for the sockets to rest on. Next I drilled a hole through the long dimension for a 10-24 machine screw using a #7 bit. Last I rounded the corners of the handle with a belt sander then covered it with shrink tubing.
Next I cut a 1" long piece on 1" round nylon for the mallet head. I turned the nylon down for a tight fit in the socket and also to allow it to set on the bottom of the socket. I drilled and tapped the mallet for a 10-24 screw. Using a 2" 10-24 screw and a washer that just fit in the socket I put all the parts together.
All the parts.
Finished product.
The pictures are of the tool I made a couple of years ago and show some use. This tool has really been a handy addition to my mill tools. Sure beats using an open end wrench and plastic mallet.
Joe
