WE live a far more quiet life. So we do not have parties or event which require any official being called to attendance as witness to the excessive festivities. ha ha
I have several projects in my head and parts and pieces in the shop.
1. The Acute Tool Sharpening System
2. Dual Dial Gauge Mill Tramming Tool
3. Flywheel based Fly Cutter using a Tangential tool cutter.
Currently I am looking into refinishing the Workbench tops with a clear Epoxy Resin surface.
Has anyone use this type of finish in their shop and if so do you have any recommendations.
Hi Cdog,
Sorry I don't have a name to address. TYhe acute system looks ok but I've never tried one. I built and use a T&C grinder designrf by Harold Hall in the UK as described in the book 'Milling' in the 'Workshop Practice Series', (click link) no. 35. It uses a standard cheap double ended (modified) bench grinder and works exceptionally well. It also demands arange of milling operations to manufactur. It is basically and adjustabel platform on which various tool carriers can be use for grinding HSS lathe tools, side and face cutters, slitting saws, slot drills and end mill. There is even an attachment to grind screwdrivers to get accurately parallel sides (almost impossible by hand) and centre punches to any angle necessary. With a bit of inginuety it could be milled on the lathe, without a milling device - see Sparey's book 'The Amateurs lathee'.
This is mine following the workhop fire, I managed to rescue quite a lot of equipment once the place had cooled and dried out after the firefighters had finished.
Devastating fire
Aftermath
T&C after fire
I then spent a while restoring it
After restoration with new bench grinder
The fixture has full range of movement and is solid and vibration free. It can be moved macro distances left and right on the slotted base angle - lower front locking lever (although on his website he now attaches it to a couple of 'on/off' magnetic blocks and the grinding set up is mounted on a steel sheet covered ply base for more versatility). Micro adjustment made with the RH cente knob. The table can be rotated to any angle. The tool holder on table is guided by the guide in the slot and moved backward and forwards. For milling cutters the top front micrometer knob is for precise grinding on such as milling cutter or jobbers drills etc and when 4 facet grinding drills. I made several other accessories for milling cutters but they were lost and I've not yet got round to rebuilding them but I'm on to that now.
I could do a photo essay of the individual parts and re-assembly if anyone would be interested
TerryD