shop made tooling

mark_f said:
I am not sure where to put this but I think it fits here. Many of you know I make my own tooling and my primary reason ( besides I need it) is to show others how to have quality tooling at a low cost. I got an email from someone, don't know if they are on here or another forum I used to belong to, but the email made me angry in the sense they said " you can't make all the stuff you say you made". Short of photos, I would invite anyone to my shop to see for themselves what can be done with very little. These photos are the tooling I have made in the last 6 months ( or at least most of it), and the total cost for material for all this is under $250. that being said , I have access to a lot of scrap at the moment. There are a LOT of hours here also, but I don't count that making for myself.

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I really don't know what else to say,

Mark Frazier

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Mark,

You do very nice work and I have seen quite a bit of what you do over the years.
I always enjoy seeing what you do and am amazed at how much work you get done in a short amount of time.

Also, here is a picture of my most recent project representing 11 years of on and off effort.

Dick

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old toolmaker said:
Mark,

You do very nice work and I have seen quite a bit of what you do over the years.
I always enjoy seeing what you do and am amazed at how much work you get done in a short amount of time.

Also, here is a picture of my most recent project representing 11 years of on and off effort.

Dick
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Dang Dick,
you made a beautiful cutter grinder, i'm still trying to pick my lower jaw off the keyboard :grin:
 
old toolmaker said:
Mark,

You do very nice work and I have seen quite a bit of what you do over the years.
I always enjoy seeing what you do and am amazed at how much work you get done in a short amount of time.

Also, here is a picture of my most recent project representing 11 years of on and off effort.

Dick
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WOW!!!! It will almost be a sin to use that and get it dirty.

It is absolutely beautiful.
 
old toolmaker said:
Mark,

You do very nice work and I have seen quite a bit of what you do over the years.
I always enjoy seeing what you do and am amazed at how much work you get done in a short amount of time.

Also, here is a picture of my most recent project representing 11 years of on and off effort.

Dick
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Beautiful.
I would like to see more detail.
 
Mark you know how we feel on here. Most envy the tools you build , only a lazy slob could even think let alone send an email , blatantly call you a liar. I for one totally enjoy your builds . The attention to detail , the finish you apply just beautiful workmanship. I'm proud to call you friend and mentor. I know this is old ands up again . I wish I was closer to you I'd love to make videos of your builds for the masses on YouTube , yes I know your to busy for cameras and all but your work is so good . But I'm no good now can't even get out of bed , just letting you know your appreciated.
 
mark_f said:
WOW!!!! It will almost be a sin to use that and get it dirty.

It is absolutely beautiful.
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Mark you do very nice work, and only an unlettered barbarian would be low enough to critisize it. I wish I had the time to make the lovley tools you make.

Is the drill sharpener 88706 just a drill sharpener or will it also sharpen end mills. I will soon have a need for sharpening end mills and the cost of tool and cutter grinders is prohibitive, especially here in Downunder and rarely if ever do second hand items come up. I think I'll have to make my own, but need to keep it simple.
 
bobshobby said:
Mark you do very nice work, and only an unlettered barbarian would be low enough to critisize it. I wish I had the time to make the lovley tools you make.

Is the drill sharpener 88706 just a drill sharpener or will it also sharpen end mills. I will soon have a need for sharpening end mills and the cost of tool and cutter grinders is prohibitive, especially here in Downunder and rarely if ever do second hand items come up. I think I'll have to make my own, but need to keep it simple.
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The drill sharpener will not do end mills. With that said, I had thought about adapting it to sharpen the ends of mill cutters which would not be too difficult but it would not sharpen the sides of the cutters.
 
mark_f said:
The drill sharpener will not do end mills. With that said, I had thought about adapting it to sharpen the ends of mill cutters which would not be too difficult but it would not sharpen the sides of the cutters.
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Being able to sharpen the ends would be a good start. Did you post a build on that drill sharpener
 
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