Recent content by desbromilow

Stan, FWIW I built one off the Fleming design a while ago for the express purpose of "drilling" holes in HSS sheet. If you want to see some video of it running, go to: It cost me about $100 to build, but I was lucky that I had some salvage transformers which were "close enough" for the build...

if you go the guage plate method, 5/32" is a common size in chainsaw sharpening files - so reasonable finish, and parallel sided round file. as for hardening and tempering and the neighbours - there is no reason why you can't harden and temper a small tool on the gas burner of your kitchen...

sweet job!! well done

When I was making Titanium wedding rings, I'd turn the ID as a cylinder and the OD as a cylinder, then finish turn the ID surface, and then put the ring on an expanding mandrel (made of delrin so it didn't mark the ID surfaces) and then finish turn the OD surfaces. I don't know if it would be...

G'Day, just a quick note to say hello... stuck up in remote WA with a taig lathe (heavily modified), a taig mill (still not unpacked) and a myriad of handtools, etc. I have a website which shows some of what I've done... I want to so much more, but time is a scarce commodity as for the forums...