Meanwhile, to kick off with, I've posted a few articles written by myself about items I have made recently. Click on the thumbnails below to get to the relevant page. Larger JPG images and a textual description are available from each sub-page.
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Drawings/Sketches/Plans for these and other projects are available here. |
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Pictures and construction notes for an indexing carriage multi-stop for the Myford S7 lathe |
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Notes on the construction and use of a versatile rear toolpost and it's attachments. |
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Notes on dividing attachments for the lathe and milling machine. |
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A boring table- mounted wobler for centring work on the faceplate. |
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A small gizmo to aid setting the topslide for taper turning. |
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A simple way of achieving neat number/letter punching. |
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A lathe mandrel handle for screwcutting/ form-tools etc. |
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A tailstock tap and die holder |
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A tailstock mounted attachment for holding small drills |
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A Tumbler for polishing small parts |
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Filing rest for small spindles |
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Tailstock spindle for 3-jaw chuck |
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Lathe chuck back-stop |
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Clamping set for workpiece holding. |
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Cross-slide stop for Myford S7. |
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Fabricated taper turning attachment for Myford series 7 lathes. |
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Adaption of taper turning attachment to copy turned work. |
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An improved depth stop for a drill/mill. |
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A lathe overhead drive, adaptable to most small lathes. |
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Pictures of a Quorn tool and cutter grinder by Ron Chernich. |
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An equatorial astronomical telescope mount |
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Using a home-made hobbing setup to machine worm gears |
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Accessories and modifications to a Meade LX200 telescope(LINK TO GENERAL TELESCOPES SECTION) |
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