Machinist

[Lawrence London <lfljvenaura@gmail.com>]

FRETS.COM Machining

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HOME SHOP TECH Articles

• My Home Shop
• Air Compressor Muffler
• No Sew Sandbags
• Vinyl Chip Curtain
• Another Goofy Paper Towel Holder
• Extra Work Space on Trash Can
• The Sky Cam
• A Giant Assortment of Handy Shop Tips and Tricks
• Magnets in the Shop:
• Simple Chip Picker Upper
• Magnetic Stickups
• Portable Hex Key Rack
• Hung Up and Brushed Off
• Neoprene Sheeting for Swarf Protection
• Phono Needle Scriber
• Abrasive Paper Holder for Granite Surface Plate
• Milling VIse Parallel Holder
• "Overdone" Magnetic Chip Picker
• Chip Protection for DRO Scales
• Paper Towel Holder
• Making Safe Edge Files
• Magnetic V-Block
• Mini Soft Vise Jaws
• Tooling
  • Straight Knurling Tool for the Milll NEW - Feb 2011
  • Flush Cut Slitting Saw Arbor
  • Lathe Turning Tool Made From Old File
    Audible Lathe Work Stop
• Air Turbine Tool Post Grinder
• Lathe Centering Roller
• FIle Cleaner
• Socket Head Cap Screw Holders
• Old End Mill Becomes Rotary Broach
• Dedicated Chuck for Shortening Screws
• Mini Hand Tapper
• Solid Milling Machine Table Stop
• Setting the Lathe Compound with a Sine Bar
• Outside Jaws for Kurt
• Soft Parallels
• My Six Inch Calculator
  
• Lathe Cross Slide Lock
• A Quick Change Indicator Holder
• A Simple Reversing Switch Saftey Interlock
• A Pair of SImple Chip Shields
• There's a Midget Following Me
• What to Do With a Giant
• Stepped Screw Plate
• Milling Machine Light & Accessory Bar
• Swing Arm Light for Mill Bar
• Improving Import Cutoff Tool Holders
• Circular Form Tool Holder
• Lathe Compound Setting  Block
• Lathe Hand Tapper
• Micro Tap Handle
• Erickson R8 Collet Adapter
• A "Wiggly" Lathe Center
• A Really Simple Tap Guide for Mill or Drill Press
• Disposable Milling Vise Soft Jaws
• Tool Holder Inserts for Small Size Tools
• Bench Vise Jaws
• Mill Knee Hand Wheel
• Another Reason Why I Love Collets
• New Work for an Old Turret
• Tram Eliminator
• Simple Lathe Spindle and Chip Tools
• Lathe Tool Height Setter
• Lathe Tool Rest
• Carriage Stop
• Vertical Band Saw Gravity Powered Feed
• Lathe Technique
  • Bulk Stock Removal by Interrupted Turning
  • Using the OMW Radius Turning Tool
• Cutting Thin Wall Tubing
• Milling Machine Technique
  • Checking Basic Mill Setup
  • Squaring a Rough Piece of Stock
• General Shop Technique
  • Shortening Very Small Screws
• Step-by-Step Tutorial
  • A Basic Milling Project - The "Two-Slider"
• Safety
  • Cracked Band Saw Blade
  • Lathe Safety Photos
• Quick Tricks
  • Digital Caliper Cleanup
• Easy-to-Make: U-Brackets
• Faucet Washer Machine Feet
• Getting a Grip on Thin Wall Tubing 
• Power Tapping on the Mill at 1500 RPM
• Quick and Easy T-Slot Bolts
• A Safe Lifting Grip for Milling Machine Vise
• Cigarette Paper Substitute
• Killing Rust While it Sleeps
• PVC Shop Vac Crevice Tool
• A Quickie Lathe Tailstock Drill Stop
• Put a Cork in it
• Lathe File Holder
• Lathe Tailstock Alignment Trick
• Cookie Sheet Chip Pan
• Quick and Easy Tool Post Alignment
• Calculator Bag
• Easy Drawer Organizers
• Lazy Man's Tool Block Layout
• Measuring a Taper
• Quick Center Finding on the Mill
• Another Quick Edge Finding Trick
• Supporting Small Parts at the Grinder
• Wet Sanding with Dry Paper
• Drilling and Boring with One Tool
• Using Wood Router Bits
• A Simple Thread Restoring File
• Hand Drill Countersink
• Mini Parts Washer
• Paint is Cheap
• Tram Time?
• Cleanup Brush
• Cutting Oil Applicator Bottle
• Metal Salvage
• Tangential Lathe Tool
• Lathe Tool From Scrap
• Deburring on the Lathe
• Drill Index
• Aluminum Foil Tool Protection
• Put a Sock on It
• Projects
  • Knurled Nuts for Quick Change Tool Holders
  • A Pair of Big Brass Handles
  • Some Extra Capacity for the Baldor Buffer
  • Soft Jaw Pliers for Holding Screws
  • Adapting a Horizonal Milling Attachment
  • Not Another Chuck! This one is for screws
  • Knurling the full length of a 3-ft 1/4" diameter rod
  • My Ultimate "Slo-Mo" Diamond Grinder
  • Indexing Ring for the Lathe
  • Improving the Mill Quill Lock
  • My New Bison Chuck
  • A New Boring Head Adjusting Screw
  • Lathe Tailstock Tool Holder
  • Some Banjo Wrenches
• A Broken Milling Vise
• Indexing a Swivel Base Vise
• Rotary Table Fixture Plate
• A Batch of R8 Arbors
• Special Fly Cutter
• A Fancy Swivel Grip Screwdriver
• Hefty Tool Post Pedestal
• Speedometer Cable End Former
• A Replica 1890s Banjo Neck Attachment Wedge
• The Magnetic Spin Sander
• Adapting a Chuck to "Set-Tru"
• Making a set of Collets for Rambold
• Forstner style wood bit
• Making a Lathe Drive Center
• MLA Filing Machine Kit
• A Bag of Hammers 
• Little Lead Mallet
• V-Block Cross Drilling Jig
• A Classic Little Exercise
• Chuck Back Plate Conversion
• Small Hook Bender
• "Big" Conduit Bender
• Lightweight Camera Tripod Ball Head
• Lathe Slotting Attachment
• A 19mm Tap
• V-Block Bandsaw Cutoff Slide
• Bridge Pin Lathe
• Miniature Chain Hoist
• Band Saw Table Insert
• Bench Holder for Taper Mount Lathe Chuck
• Some Ball Handles
• A Fancy Thumbscrew
• Extra Long Guitar Tuner Posts
• Vintage "Rope" Style Knurl
• Projects I've Done at TECHSHOP
  • Thread Spool Holder
  • Look, Ma, I'm a HVAC
  • Mounting a New Lathe Chuck
  • A Special Step Pulley
  • File Rack
  • Rebuilding Samson's Tailstock
  • Another Samson Lathe Repair
• Products
• Repro Horseshoes for Rickenbacher Pickups
• Oettinger Tailpiece Screws
• Vintage Style Guitar Bridge Pins
• Vintage Style Banjo Nuts
• Jack the Gripper!
• Clamp Feet
• Tapered Hawaiian Guitar Steel
• Reviews
  • Small Shop Tools
  • Some from Major Manufacturers
• Just for Fun
• Things to with Your Machines Turned Off
• Mitutoyo's Least. . .
• Renewable Cutting Board for the Kitchen
• A "DYI" Project - The TIny Part Finder
• Spray Can Cutter
• Gym Sock Origami