Workshop

Using the CZ Metal Bender

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Neil Wyatt

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2 November 2014

A number of forum users have expressed interest in the details of how this device, which has been available for […]
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Free Plan: A Toolmakers’ Hammer

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Neil Wyatt

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2 November 2014

The purpose of the hammer is to allow a centre opunch to be accurately aligned with marking out and then […]
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Stepperhead Lathe Construction – Technical Notes

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Neil Wyatt

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13 October 2014

Due to their technical nature the notes have not been edited and are presented as a guide without any warranty […]
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Free Plan: A Simple Lathe

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Neil Wyatt

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1 October 2014

The lathe can be adapted to suit available materials and, whilst complete in itself for use with a graver, the […]
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Free Plan: A Simple to Use Dividing Device

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Neil Wyatt

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5 September 2014

"The need for division in the model engineer's workshop is ever-present. The cheap way is to use the lathe change […]
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Lathe Bearings

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Neil Wyatt

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20 August 2014

The full letter with text and images is here. Even today, there is still a lot of misunderstanding of roller […]
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Free Plan: A Clutch for the ML7 Lathe

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Neil Wyatt

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1 August 2014

Like so many of these plans we hope it will be of interest to all and of real use […]
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WORKSHOP LIGHTING

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Neil Wyatt

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24 July 2014

Recently, I moved both house and home workshop. The new workshop had minimal lighting and unsafe electrics, so a complete […]
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Use of Magnetic Chucks for Milling and Turning

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Neil Wyatt

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24 July 2014

Interestingly they avocate climb milling over normal milling, where the machine is capable of this, as the forces tend to […]
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Free Plan: Light Duty Filing Machine

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Neil Wyatt

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14 July 2014

The article that accompanies the plan can be downloaded from the archives. Please take special care to ensure the safety […]
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