Engineering tools

Nested Helix: In this Instructable I’ll explain how to make nested helices (spirals) from wooden dowels or sticks. A few years ago I came across this article in Make Magazine that describes a spiral cutting technique first published by Steve Garrison. I was very …

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Hier findet Ihr einen Baubericht zu einem kleinen Ausdreh- bzw. Bohrkopf, der zum Nachbauen einläd. Spätestens wenn ein Werkstück zu groß ist, um im Vierbackenfutter der Hobby-Drehmaschine exzentrisch gespannt werden zu können, benötigt man ein Werkzeug, mit welchem man z.B. H7-Passungen einbringen kann. Auch lässt sich auf dem Kreuztisch der Fräsmaschine viel einfacher ein exaktes Bohrbild nach Koordinaten herstellen, als auf der Planscheibe der Drehmaschine.

Hi Guys, It is winter time for most of us on this board and a lot of us may have a little extra shop time on our hands. During my career as a toolmaker and later a tool and diemaker, I made many, many tools for my own use. Some of them are run of the mill stuff like 123 blocks and parallels and some of them are things many of you have probably never seen. I have photographed many of them and would like to share them with the group if there is an interest.

I'm finally posting a recent project here on this great forum...to add another DRO to the big list here. I've been wanting some kind of DRO for my

Clickspring is a home machining website with a focus on clock making. Join me as I blog and video the process of making a clock from raw metal stock. You will see plenty of toolmaking video's too, as I make the tools required to make a clock.

Concrete Metal Lathe: I've wanted a large CNC lathe for a long time...key ingredient to that being a large lathe. Unfortunately most places that sell these lathes want a large sum of money in exchange. After some searching on the internet it turns out one could build a…

If you thought that buying a set of castings for an engine would simplify your life by now you've learned that castings can be a real bear to hold -

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The Pry-Mor crowbar is the one tool you don't know that you need. It features a quirky yet functional design that is sure to brighten up

If you’ve been reading my blog then you’ll have encountered photos of the gorgeous MADE Ornamental Rose Engine by David Lindow. Well… there’s now a website with tons of incr…