Table of Contents Power Hacksaw Part One by William Alles Modifications to an Imported Arbor Press by Mike Fendley Motorized Radial Arm Lift by Jerry L. Sokol Dovetail Measurement Tool by Donald Lemke Tools, Tips, Toys & Tricks Proportional Dividers by Chuck St. Louis Shop Notes of an Amateur Gunsmith Machining a Set of Cartridge [...]
by Don Peterson Over the years, I’ve made a number of tools from concrete nails, which are made from high-carbon steel and hardened. From left to right, they are: a .15” diameter punch, a 1/8” punch, a prick punch, a 3/32” punch, a recessed punch (for driving finishing nails – the punch can't slip [...]
June/July 2021 Table of Contents A Ball Turner with Thrust Bearings by Dennis Sandoz A Planer Attachment for a Horizontal Mill by Harold Scuterud A Shop on Wheels by William Ales Chip Catching Tool, A Shop Vacuum Accessory by Edward P. Alciatore III Tips for the Shop by Don Peterson Tools, Tips, Toys, and Tricks [...]
by Aaron Kohler I was helping one of our new guys assemble some parts when he discovered that the bearing diameter was a tenth or two (.0001”/.0002”) too big and the bearing would not go on. Normally, we can polish that diameter down in the lathe, but this shaft had flats milled on it [...]
by John Valencic At 67 years old, lifting and aligning the lathe chucks on my Pratt & Whitney lathe can be quite daunting and at times finger smashing. My solution was to make chuck cradles for both the three-jaw and four-jaw chucks. The cradles ride on the V-ways and the chuck is straddled by [...]
April/May 2021 Table of Contents Drill Bit Sharpener by Don Wiederhold Cross-Drilling Round Stock by Timothy J. Apps An Easy Modification to Calipers by Chuck Hoover Moving a Workshop by Ernie Noa Tools, Tips, Toys & Tricks Rock, Wobble, and Roll - Part One by Chuck St. Louis Octagon Rifle Barrels by Mark Stratton Shop [...]
