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 [...]
February/March 2021 Table of Contents A Tool Post Mounted Center Rest by Nathanael Armitage and William Van de Graaff Oxy-Acetylene Tank Cart by William Alles First Lathe Project: How to Cut a Thread with Thread Calipers and a Rule by Don Peterson A Pair of Vises by Tim Apps Conversion Chart by Ed Wolcott Build [...]
This email tip was sponsored by Alibre. by Aaron Kohler Oddball-sized work? Do you not have the correct-sized collet? No problem! A split collet sleeve to the rescue. I have a 1-3/4" collet I keep handy and a small supply of 1-3/4" tubing, for just that kind of emergency where a properly sized collet [...]
December 20201/January 2021 Table of Contents Table Saw Repair by Allen Peterson Making a Hole Punch by R. G. Sparber U-Bolt Fabrication by Don Wiederhold A New Switch for an Old Lathe by Jim Venier Making the Most of Your Shop Space by Brian Weeks Threading Stop by Fred Prestridge Tools, Tips, Toys & Tricks [...]
