PRINTS FOR BEGINERS

[IOWOLF]

SO many have been asking for a starter project, so here ya go...........


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...f/HAMMERBP.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1.../punchesBP.jpg

[mochinist]

I made almost the exact same hammer back when I was going to school, it is still in the toolbox and gets used alot. Mine hase a punch attached to the back cap though. That is a good project for you noobies.

[dp]

My first project since buying a 3 in 1 was to build a nice hefty brass drift punch for knocking the taper out of my chuck. It was a quick and simple way to use both the lathe and the mill. Came out fine, too - so nice, in fact, I hate to use it. I bought another chuck and arbor.

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[pgmrdan]

Those look like they're out of the South Bend Projects book. Good stuff either way!

[mochinist]

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by pgmrdan:
Those look like they're out of the South Bend Projects book. Good stuff either way!</font>

If you look in the title block it say's SouthBend Machine Shop Course. Hmm

[pgmrdan]

Yep, you're right. It does say that. But that's not the title of the book they're in.

On the cover of the book it says:

Machine Shop Projects
South Bend Lathe Works

It's the companion book to South Bend's book How to Run a Lathe.

That way someone can order the book if they want a bunch of projects.

[SGW]

Looks like the hammer I made in the "Beginning Machine Shop" night class I took at the local tech school, years ago. It's not proportioned correctly though -- the handle diameter is a little too big for the size of the head, IMO.

[IOWOLF]

The handle is made large to put the punches into it. Duhhh.

[SGW]

Yeah, I know -- but the balance of the hammer doesn't feel right!