Plans, projects and How-to's for Home Machinists and Other Makers
Rob
I want to tell you about Ralph Patterson’s free plans for a ball turning tool post that will fit a 7-by-whatever mini-lathe, and show you how he used it to fix a broken shower head. I’ve also included a YouTube video that shows a similar tool post being used to make a ball end for a tool handle. … Read the rest
I’m not exactly sure who Dave Akin is, but he’s obviously a wise man. He wrote these 33 Laws of Spacecraft Design that are full of astute insights and observations that can be applied to many other engineering, design and management situations. He’s kindly granted permission for them to be reprinted, and so here they are:
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My workshop is in the back of small, detached and mostly uninsulated garage. I have an assortment of kerosene, propane and electric heaters that can make it pretty comfortable to work in it during most of the winter. But this year it has been so consistently cold here in upstate New York that there’s been no point in even trying to warm it up, especially if I only have a couple of hours to spend in the shop. … Read the rest
Ken Gracey built this Christmas gift for his dad from plans for the NAMES finger engine. The engine was originally intended to be made on a manual lathe and mill but Ken made his version with CNC equipment.
You can download his CAD drawings if you would like to do the same. … Read the rest