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  1. Lykle

    Steel stuck in aluminium

    Well, I managed to really screw up here. I was casting a nice golf ball. It was going to be a handle for a tee and golf ball tool that will allow my father to stick the tee and the ball into the ground without bending his knees. Even had a depth setting with automatic opener. The golf ball...
  2. Lykle

    Turning a ring

    Hello good people, After quite a while just reading, I am looking for some help again. I want to turn a rind on the lathe. It is like an O-ring of about 60mm diameter and a "wire" thickness of 12mm. I will make it from Aluminium. Now how do I make this? I was thinking of making two...
  3. Lykle

    Material Storage

    Hi all, I am working on the content of my workbenches. And that got me thinking about storage for my materials. The pieces of steel bronze alu etc. I have a few long things like tubing or solid bar, up to 3 meters long. The rest is all shorter stuff, like up to 1 meter. So I was thinking of...
  4. Lykle

    Plan for my shop

    Hi all, Looking for some collective wisdom here. I have attached my layout for the shop. This is how I would like to build it. Can you please have look and comment on it? I have a central spot that I am going to pour plastic to get it completely spirit level as I might go an build another...
  5. Lykle

    Strange gears

    Hi all, Found this on the web and couldn't resist posting it here. http://www.boingboing.net/2010/09/02/howto-organic-errati.html So simple, yet it could generate such strange gears.
  6. Lykle

    My shop to be

    Hi folks, Just wanted you to show a workshop in progress. I am busy at the moment with building the bedroom, but eventually this will be my new workshop. Ever since we moved to Cyprus I have been dieing to get to work on it, but the rest of the house comes first. I know, it is a mess right...
  7. Lykle

    Vibratory or tumble polisher

    Hi good people, I was browsing and learning and came across an article of deburring with a vibratory drum. So I started looking, and it seems you simply cannot get one cheaply here in Holland. As I have a little time on my hands, why not make one? Has any of you geniuses out there found any...
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