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I am pretty happy with my experience with PM. The manuals were sparse, at best, when I bought my mill 2 years ago. They have a new version of the manual out now, and it is...
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I am pretty happy with my experience with PM. The manuals were sparse, at best, when I bought my mill 2 years ago. They have a new version of the manual out now, and it is...
Here's a couple more from the last few days. First is a fixture plate for the mill with clamps. I set up the pins so that when a part is placed on the plate, it is at a known location.
Second is an...
Hadn't thought about that. But the real purpose (for me anyway) was the exercise of making the square. It made me fine tune the lathe and get everything just right.
My mill is a Precision Matthews PM-25MV. I got it because it was larger than other mills in that class. I was going to get the Little Machine Shop model before I found PM. It cranks out a lot of...
Wow! Thanks!! That's a maker I don't know, hence why I couldn't identify it. I just looked up their mark, and it appears to be a match to what's on the plane. I tried to make out what I could, even...
It's the Little Machine Shop 5100. They are 7x16.
hello, all! I just thought I'd share a few of the new creations I've been working on here in my shop.
First is a cylindrical square. Kept the diameter to .0002" down it's length, and got the...
This may be one for the true gurus. A wooden jack plane was gifted to me and we are trying to figure out the maker. It is 16'' long, with a 2 1/4'' tapered single iron (W. Butcher). I can only make...
Very nice. And the flat platen attachment is quite nice as well. One lesson I learned on mine is that the aluminum tooling arm will gall with the aluminum "box". I added a thin layer of plastic to...
I take mine to work and run them through the sandblaster during my break.
Brad, I'll keep that in mind. Those horizontal grinders look useful.
I just noticed your location, I used to live in Germantown before I moved to Milwaukee. Small world.
Thanks. I run this grinder nearly every day. I built it primarily for knife making, but they can do so much more. I think the thing I like most about a belt grinder over a standard bench grinder is...
I also added a 12" wheel. I had been running an 8", but that was too small for some applications. Along with the new wheel I made a new work rest. The new rest was designed to be more consistent and...
Now that I've had some time with my new grinder, I made some new attachments. This is the flat platen I just completed. By being able to do flat work on this grinder I don't need my 2x48" grinder any...
Nice grinder! Curious about the choice of a contact wheel for a drive wheel though. With the expense of contact wheels, some $$$ could be saved by using a purpose made drive wheel.
Only recently got...
I remember Jim Kingshott showed one of those in his dovetail video. He placed it right back into the box and did it an easier way.
I prefer this simple do-dad...
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Some random construction pics:
Thanks, all. Quite a fun build, and got to put my mill through the paces.
Keith, I'll try to get some construction posts up...otherwise it's on my blog here:...
trying to post this again...I guess it disappeared into the ether..
My shop made 2x72" belt grinder. Based on the Wilmont EERF grinder. I made several of the parts in my shop, but a few were too...
The bipod looks pretty neat.
I use a Precision Matthews PM-25MV. It's a small, benchtop machine. Well...it's small...but as benchtop mills go, it's one of the larger ones. I really like it. I've had it for about 7 months and...
I've been keeping myself busy lately making tools and such.
These are dovetail gauges based on the design used by Paul Sellers. Made from 6061 Alumimum...could've been cast iron...just decided to...
Thank you, Carroll. You are far too kind.
I just finished a veneer roller for fellow Creeker, Ralph Boumenot.
The roller is 1.5" diameter, 3" wide, 360 Brass. The frame and axle are 304 Stainless. Hardware is stainless and includes two...
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