Well I have been using the lathe today for the first time in some time. The reason? I am making a baby Walker for my new (well 8 month old) granddaughter. It has stainless steel axles, phosphor bronze bushing in the wheels and nylon bushing through timber sides! So she should be ok up to around a [...]
Well I have managed to get into the workshop again and am in the middle of making a power feed to my own design for the RF25 milling machine I bought from Axminster tools some years ago. I will be writing up the design including drawings when I finally complete it. So far I only [...]
Work continued on the pair of patterns for the Seal engine. I am now at the stage of painting to get a good finish. To help me I use two different spray colours so I can see clearly the areas I am covering. This works well and after making a few more adjustments, seen because [...]
I have finally completed the couple of wooden toys for my first (and only at the moment) Grandchild and considering my dislike for wood am now able to start working in metal again. The funny thing is though that today the first job I undertook after completing the toys was…….two wooden patterns for the Seal [...]
I dislike working in wood and I hate painting. So of course with my new Grandchild the toys mum and dad want are……..wood and painted! The first toy I made was a puzzle and the only enjoyment was making the aluminium knobs, but Freya loves playing with it so that makes it all worth while. However, the wooden [...]
// Spent the last couple of days working on a couple of wood (Grrrrr!!!!) projects for my first granddaughter. The first was a wooden type puzzle freely available for a few pounds. However I decided to make one more individual instead. My material choice was plywood and I did a lot of research into safe [...]
// Its been a while since I have been able to do any ‘proper’ machining due to health, refit for our fishing boat, making some pens (my only indulgence…honest), and trying to become a silversmith! My task today however was to fulfil a commission. Yes, my first ever commission, a pair of brackets to be secured to a [...]
Long handled dustpan made from sheet metal and some metric studding…..
Time taken out to make a tidy item…..a long handled dustpan!
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MYFORD Super 7 PR Tumbler Reverse Gears 28T 30T £19.99 |
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Suds Pump Mill Drill Lathe CNC Coolant Siemens Myford £68.00 |
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home shop machinist year 1992 six issues £19.48 |
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RDG LATHE HSS TOOL STEEL 1 8 X 4 SQ FOR MYFORD LATHE £3.50 |
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RDGTOOLS 2 MT LATHE HALF DEAD CENTRE FOR MYFORD LATHE £3.95 |
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RDGTOOLS 10MM PROFILE INDEXABLE LATHE TOOL FOR MYFORD £16.00 |
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RDGTOOLS INDEXABLE LATHE TURNING TOOL 10mm FOR MYFORD £16.50 |
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Set of 3 LATHE DOGS For a myford or similar lathe £7.49 |
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12MM BRAZED THREADING LATHE TOOL TO FIT MYFORD LATHES £3.95 |
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RDGTOOLS 8MM INDEXABLE LATHE TURNING TOOL FOR MYFORD £15.50 |
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myford ml7 gearbox £50.00 |
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10 1 4 BSF nuts suit Myford lathe steam model engines £.99 |
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RDG REVOLVING TAILSTOCK CHUCK ADAPTOR FOR MYFORD LATHE £35.00 |
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RDGTOOLS 12MM PROFILE INDEXABLE LATHE TOOL FOR MYFORD £19.00 |
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RDG REVOLVING TAILSTOCK CHUCK ADAPTOR FOR BOXFORD LATHE £35.00 |
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RDG LATHE TOOL STEEL 5 16 X 4 ROUND HSS FOR MYFORD £3.50 |
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CONCAVE LATHE TURNING TOOL 1 8 SQ FOR MYFORD LATHE £5.75 |
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The Mini lathe Workshop Practice by Fenner David New £4.79 |
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Lathe Myford ML7 Super 7 Change wheels £97.60 |
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LATHE FACE PLATE CLAMPS SWAN NECKS FOR MYFORD LATHES £2.50 |