Recent content by Piecat

I am a "once-in-a-blue moon" member, contributing little, but learning a lot. Can anyone tell me what these are for? The sharp tip is removeable, and the prongs are springy. Thanks Pierre

I know that cutting, grinding and polishing wheels embedded with diamond particles in the base metal are normally used with some cooling fluid (i.e. water). I'm not sure about the abundance of other diamond abrasives available today where the diamond grid is just 'glued' onto a metal form...

What is a "lekker Strat"? Pierre

Ed T Thanks - brilliant idea. I can even turn them down and profile them on the lathe. Pierre

Let me rephrase the question: What material will give me the best wear resistance running as a 1" dia. x 1" wide roller ON TOP (abrasive side) of a 1" wide sanding belt. The roller will be profiled and will need to push the belt against a profiled platen (back plate). Thanks - Pierre

I am in the process of converting a small 1” vertical belt sander into an inner profile sander. I will need two 1” wide X 1” dia rollers (using spring pressure) to keep the belt formed on a new profiled vertical backing plate. Before I start the tedious method of experimenting with various...

I joined a while ago, but had not yet asked or contributed anything yet. I'm a pensioner living on Vancouver Island, Canada, and have only recently started with model engineering. I have a Taig mini-lathe as well as various other useful tools and equipment. Question: I picked up a small tin...

Hi Chuck. No, I am dead serious. Some years ago when I still had a wood lathe, my wife asked me if I could make her some wooden eggs from different woods, to be displayed on the coffee table. Trusting only my instincts, I grabbed a piece of fine grained maple, and got going. The first one did...

Go to the fridge and take out an egg. Study it for as long as you like, but no measurements or drawings. Put the egg back! (honesty here is important). Go to your workshop, choose any material you like (wood, plastic. alumininum, or whatever), go to your lathe or milling machine, and try to...

If you have some of these lying around with no further use, try it out. It is beautiful cast iron and completely without inclusions or pockets: Piecat

Thank you all who have answered my question. I learned something from each response. I may have hit on an idea of mounting two identical V-blocks on a strip of flat bar( slightly wider than the V-blocks), spaced about 9 inches apart. This can form the basis of a tool that can also incorporate a...

How do I drill two perfectly aligned diagonal holes (say 1/8”), one each close to the ends of a 1/2’’ dia. X 12” long Mild steel rod. I have a lathe and a drill press but not a milling machine. Thanks - Piecat

I picked up this Canadian Tire Mastercraft wood lathe for CD$50 (brand new at an estate sale!). I am not a woodworker, and bought it mainly for the nice variable speed motor and and control box. I am in the process of installing it on my Taig Metal Lathe. Specs: 120 volt, 2.3 amp., 60Hz...

Thank you to everyone who responded to my question. I've learned some things along the way. One small puzzle still remains:- Refer to picture #4 - the items in that group (stepped points) all have their flutes configured for cutting in both forward and reverse direction. I have never seen it...

I picked up these items from my local “Restore” branch in Nanaimo, Canada, for CD$ 15. Being ignorant of what exactly they are, I turn to the forum members. Some of them look like reamers with a stepped point, whereas the others are obviously drills. They all are in very good shape, whrere...