Better to spin the work or the reamer.

[David Powell]

Sometime about 1988 I bought a set from Canadian Tire. Metric and Imperial 4 40 to 1/2 inch 4 to 12 mm metric.
It was on sale at a price I could...

[David Powell]

The vise holds work squarely
,I have it positioned so that the jaws sit parallel with the ram movement.
If I get too greedy, or try using...

[David Powell]

I am fortunate enough to have an Atlas shaper.complete with original vice in my shop.
It is on long term loan from a friend,also a model engineer,...

[David Powell]

I heartily agree with Doozer. I use a 5c Collet chuck on my Southbend 9 inch. Do not like the overhang. But it is a lot better than just using a 4 jaw....

[David Powell]

I need to ream about 100 holes 1/8 in diameter 9/16 in deep in brass.I want them as good and as consistent as possible. I can either spin the workpieces...

[David Powell]

Just before Christmas I found a set of castings for a model stationary steam engine in a box under my bench. So for fun I put the bigger models aside...

[David Powell]

Keep the swear words for when they are needed.
Some years ago I worked in a pharmaceutical plant. Most of the staff were women. I was very early...

[David Powell]

I am probably the laziest machinist here ! I use dies to cut a lot of my threads for my model steam engines,
For the most used sizes I have dedicated...