Two Tips for the Shop Heavy Sliding by Charles Brumbelow I recently had to make space for some new bookcases in the back corner of my living room; I had to slide two recliner couches farther away from the wall and corner. To aide in moving them, I used a "Flooring Jack," designed to force [...]
The December 2015/January 2016 issue of Machinist's Workshop mailed out on November 12. Contents: The Cheap NiCad Rebuild by E. PAUL ALCIATORE Adjustable Table for an Overfilled Shop by JERRY SOKOL Slotting on the Lathe by Saul Gabriel Ceballos Gomez Indicator Holder/Stop by DON WIEDERHOLD Neck Reaming by FRED PRESTRIDGE The Tool Room: V-Block Project by JAMES W. HAUSER The Gunsmith Machinist: [...]
By Mark Jachniewicz Winter is coming and it’s about time to drain the plumbing in various summer homes. I’ve found the threaded drain plugs on ball valves are always a pain to get off. Those who have dropped one know that it is difficult to find once it has inevitably rolled into oblivion. Fed [...]
A Collection of Tips for the Shop Soft Jaws by Howie Grunert Here is a simple idea. I have a few bench vises in my shop. On one I have aluminum angle plates with glued in embedded magnets for soft jaws, but on the other vise, next to the mill, I have gone one [...]
The October/November 2015 issue of Machinist's Workshop will mail out around September 10. Contents: Hydraulic Feed Control by RICHARD VANDEN BERG Soft Jaws for the Lathe Chuck by DAVID J. GRAVES Rockin' the Rockers by ED HOLLINGSWORTH Fitting a Nut at a Distance by MARTIN GEARING Reloading the Coffee Cup by RON GEPPERT Sanding Belt Adapter [...]
By Bob Ferry Here’s a tip for an easy way to keep your spray mist coolant unit in place when using its magnetic base to attach it to the mill. I added steel plates to the mill because it was always a pain finding a suitable, flat spot to attach the magnetic mister body [...]
