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‘T’ Slots cut for first part of top plate – carbide saw table project

Well today I manage to finish tapping both top and bottom sets of securing bolts before making a fixture to cut the 16 or so bolts to same size. Once this was done it was over to the milling machine … Continue reading

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Safety guard for the saw table takes shape.

The design and build of a saw table progresses and this session covers the safety guard Continue reading

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More progress and real movement for saw table

Over the last couple of sessions I have made some progress on the saw table project. Today I completed the quadrant for the saw height adjustment and assembled all the parts to date. I decided that the next job would … Continue reading

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Saw table tensioner handle assembly

Today was another short session but at least it was a session! I continued to work on the handle assembly for the belt tensioning system. After turning down the brass for the main part (it’s the nicest cutting brass I … Continue reading

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A couple of hours in the workshop on the Saw Table

Two projects under way at mikes-models.com being the Fowler A7 traction engine by MJ Engineering at 2″ scale and a home made, home designed carbide tipped saw table. Continue reading

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All the pulleys for the saw table now completed

Nearly all the moving parts for the self designed saw table have now been made. Three pulleys with bearings are used. One for holding the gear to take drive of the electric motor. A second is used to hold two different sizes of carbide tipped saw blades and the third is a tensioner pulley to take up slack when adjusting the height for cutting Continue reading

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New project – a saw/grinding centre started to my own design

New carbide saw blade and diamond grindstone tool centre being designed and made to help with my model engineering. Follow the design and build on www.mikes-models.com Continue reading

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