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Today I finished a scribe. I got the inspiration from one of my favorites, Blondiehacks. I find that she does a great job explaining machining to an amateur
such as myself.
This is the finished project.
I started out with a piece of brass rod and turned it down. I tapered the end and drilled a hole in it to receive a part of a needle I cut off to about an inch and glued in with superglue.
The knurling went much easier than I thought it would. I used this old knurling tool on a lantern post. I basically cranked it into the spinning shaft and engaged the power feed. The holder face rotates so you just need to be squared up and reasonably positioned. Very easy.
Then for what I found to be the trickiest part. I wanted to make flat spots on the top of the scribe so it wouldn't roll away. Blondiehacks made hers separately and threaded it on. I made my flat spots directly on the shaft using part that was a little bigger than the body of the shaft.
To do this, I used a milling attachment on my lathe. Here is what the setup looked like.
And that was my latest project. I find I learn a lot when I try to make something. Like, for example, it is very easy to forget to tighten everything up before starting to make a cut. Just leaving one bolt loose can really do a number on your operation. That's all for today.
such as myself.
This is the finished project.
I started out with a piece of brass rod and turned it down. I tapered the end and drilled a hole in it to receive a part of a needle I cut off to about an inch and glued in with superglue.
The knurling went much easier than I thought it would. I used this old knurling tool on a lantern post. I basically cranked it into the spinning shaft and engaged the power feed. The holder face rotates so you just need to be squared up and reasonably positioned. Very easy.
Then for what I found to be the trickiest part. I wanted to make flat spots on the top of the scribe so it wouldn't roll away. Blondiehacks made hers separately and threaded it on. I made my flat spots directly on the shaft using part that was a little bigger than the body of the shaft.
To do this, I used a milling attachment on my lathe. Here is what the setup looked like.
And that was my latest project. I find I learn a lot when I try to make something. Like, for example, it is very easy to forget to tighten everything up before starting to make a cut. Just leaving one bolt loose can really do a number on your operation. That's all for today.
