Hello group. Can anyone advise me on the best way to produce circular strips from sheet metal with an ID of 4" and an OD of 5"? (like a big washer) About 20...
Mike, How many do you have to do? If it's many hundreds, a punch would be the best way to go. If it's only a few, or a few dozen, there's other ways. You can...
Mike, How about one of those inexpensive flycutters for sheet metal.It's not ideal but for a few items it will work.Make sure the metal is clamped very well...
Hi I have cut similar rings on a milling machine with a rotary table by clamping many pieces together with a top and bottom plate of steel or aluminum. The...
mike, I don't know the proper name of the tool, what you need is circular metal cutter used for making blanks for metal spinning. The machine is simlar to a...
Hey group I am looking for plans or ideas for a good strong quill for my homemade mill machine. I just trashed the second set of bearings. The bearing seats...
... saws ... Harbor ... back ... unable ... be ... I dont have that one but i have a feeling its the same standard design for ones in that range. I have the HF...
... Thanks for the link. And LORD i agree with you. The first tool anyone buys if they want to work metal should be a bandsaw! If you want to mill? buy a ...
How about using tapered roller bearings instead? -TOM- ... From: "Frank" <piemarser@...> To: <hobbymachine@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Sunday, November 07,...
Greetings, I have the Enco 4" x 6" portable horizontal/vertical bandsaw and it's one of the best shop investments that I've made ($179.95). I use Morse bimetal...
... bearings. ... Do you have any pictures or models of your mill? I'm sorta designing one for fun in the wecsom group and if i ever build it plan on designing...
Frank I'm building the milling head for the Westbury LVM mill that is featured in the mwmills group. The compolete plans are posted in the files area. I'm...
I'm going to try those blades on my vertical bandsaw. It comes with a pos 1/8" 6tpi wood blade. I bought what i THOUGHT was a bimetal blade from lowes (cheap...
I have to agree with you Charles! Anyone who has to resort to this type of advertising is a low life scumbag or they just aren't selling a good product or...
I look forward to hearing about your tapered bearing experiences. I really wnat to design a good vertical mill and lathe and use wheel bearings and that should...
Hi Does anyone have experience with the spot welder sold by Harbor Freight Tools? Item 45689 It's on sale now for $150. That is several hundred less than...
I have the 220 volt version. I have only made some test welds on very thin stock (24 guage? in that ballpark). It seems to work quite well. The biggest...
I have been using my home made westbury millfor some time now. The bearings used were angular contact type. Both in the top and bottom. Size of bearings were...
All, Have just bought a rotary table with a 90:1 worm and dividing plates.Not really sure how the thing works but I know that it all depends on the number of...
Greetings, Check out: http://www.atmsite.org/contrib/JSAPP/divide/divhead.html http://www.colinusher.info/Livesteam/head.html Ned ... that ... each ... its...
hello, i have renew my site. Everything about selfmade engraving machines with free software and drawings. There are several selfmade machines for nice ideas. ...
What is the Address? ... From: "Martin de Roode" <majosoft@...> To: <hobbymachine@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Thursday, December 23, 2004 10:30 AM Subject:...
Does anyone have a collection of the magazine, Projects in metal? I am trying to find copies of some articles in issues of this magazine. Thanks, Bud...
