It's been a long time coming, but I have a few beginner projects to show off.
First is a spring-loaded tap follower. Only had to make one part, twice.
Next is the MLA casting for a micrometer holder for the lathe. I screwed up the main casting the first time, so I got a second. This went great, until the end, when I realized that the bore for the micrometer was perpendicular to its own flats, but not to the notch. It was pointing abut 1/8" off center. So I set it back up with the clamp on a round rod held in the v-jaw, and rebored it oversize. Then I slipped in a bronze sleeve, and now it's DNO.
The last project, just completed, is a scissors-type knurler. I got the plans from a member of either this forum or PM, and unfortunately, I can't find his name. I only had to make one part, twice, because of a really stupid mistake, but I made two others over again because I cheated and kept them, even though they were not perfect. Offended my sensibilities, they did.
Let the criticism begin!
First is a spring-loaded tap follower. Only had to make one part, twice.
Next is the MLA casting for a micrometer holder for the lathe. I screwed up the main casting the first time, so I got a second. This went great, until the end, when I realized that the bore for the micrometer was perpendicular to its own flats, but not to the notch. It was pointing abut 1/8" off center. So I set it back up with the clamp on a round rod held in the v-jaw, and rebored it oversize. Then I slipped in a bronze sleeve, and now it's DNO.
The last project, just completed, is a scissors-type knurler. I got the plans from a member of either this forum or PM, and unfortunately, I can't find his name. I only had to make one part, twice, because of a really stupid mistake, but I made two others over again because I cheated and kept them, even though they were not perfect. Offended my sensibilities, they did.
Let the criticism begin!
