Recent content by workshopman

Having on some forums mentioned earlier in the year that I would take a break from issuing further videos the pause has made me realise that it has come to the time to retire. However, the videos that I had already completed and intended to issue two at a time, I have now made them all public...

First a big thank you to all that have viewed my videos showing my grinding rests being used. This I can be see by the large numbers on my website and YouTube stats. I have now come to the final two, “Four Facet Drill Sharpening” and “Wheel Dressing”. Links here...

I have made two more videos available showing my grinding rests in use. They are for Slitting Saws and Dovetail Cutters. Links to them can be found here, http://www.homews.co.uk/page224.html If you have bookmarked the page, note that the links have been moved to another page. Harold

Thanks DJP I fully agree, having been on the receiving end of some in the last few days. I have though received apologies from senior members of the forum involved . Harold

Sorry goldstar31 / Norman for having been slow in replying to your question about the wheel grade, etc. The data is in my book regarding sharpening workshop tools but am happy to give you the details here. The wheel is a white wheel WA60 KV1 To expand on the the meanings of the letters...

To see my videos showing an end mill being sharpened using my grinding rests, visit this page for a link to them, http://www.homews.co.uk/page145.html Even if you do not have, or intend to make, one of my rests, you may find the videos of interest. However, for an alternative method of...

Whilst it was my intention to publish one video a week, I have decided that I would like to bring the process to an earlier conclusion. Primarily, so that I can spend the summer without the need to spend time updating my website for each one, and advertising the video on around 15 forum...

Regarding my videos we now come to what I think are the most important for many as they show my grinding rests being used for sharpening workshop tools. I say important, as it has become apparent that some have made one but are not fully sure how to use them. This is not unreasonable, as I...

My video this week is for a small boring head which I made to suit my lathe milling head ( http://www.homews.co.uk/page158.html ) It should also be suitable for any of the small milling machines, for which to my knowledge, there are few, if any, suitable commercial heads. A link to the...

Thanks for the posts, including those suggesting alternative designs, always a good situation. However, can I point out an advantage with mine, similarly Chris's, is that they can work with long workpieces. Harold

The video I am making public this week is a back stop for the lathe. Whilst one of the lesser used lathe accessories I find it invaluable for the occasional project, often making a task easier, or more accurate, especially when identical parts are being made. A link to the video can be...

When drilling a part, supported by parallels in the drilling machine vice it is probable that, like me, you have had the problem of keeping the parallels away from the drill as the drill breaks through. The device in this video virtually eliminates the problem, except if any part of a holes...

I realise that I am going slightly off course but as the use of HSS end mills has been mentioned a number of times there are likely to be those who would be interested in the end mill sharpening device that I recently made public on a video. With one exception, it is the most viewed of all the...

I have started to add to my website videos for many of the projects and proccesses on it, Presently I have made 7 available with another 14 finished and a few in progress, these mainly showing my grinding rest being used to sharpen different tools. I am making the videos available at one or two...

Digressing a little, but having mentioned the rotary table bazmak, the best type of vice for this, in my opinion, is one made to the toolmakers vice style. These give much more fredom as to where on the rotary table it is fitted. It can even be placed overlapping the outer diameter enabling it...