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Hi all, I just made myself a Die holder to go in my drill chuck (tailstock). I was my first effort at true dimensions in steel. It turns out all it took was; quit being a sissy and give the carbide insert something to chew. I did 1mm cuts and voila, good chips, nice finish and no vibrations...

Yes indeed! ;D Will he grow up to be a machinist or a lecturer in ancient runes? Quite an experience to meet him on the ultrasound screen for the first time, his heart sounds like a compound steam engine though... Happy times. Orjan

I got an idea I want to run by you all, it might have been tried before but I haven't seen it, or it has never been tried (for good reason?) ;) what if I used a liner for securing old chimneys as a furnace? In Norway it is used for slipping inside an old brick chimney as a fire precaution. The...

Just before the holidays I visited a client at their offices and after the meeting we got a tour of the premises including the warehouse and the small workshop. As it turns out it contained a rather large Colchester lathe and a substantial mill. I got talking to one of the owners and as it also...

Here are some pics of my first project. I chose a finger treadle engine because it is very simple, I get to turn a flywheel , axel and crank and I get a visible result of my training. Unfortunately my shop is rather limitet (I'm working on that one ;-) ) and I spend all my consentration on...

Hi, I just got my first lathe. Quite a scary purchase as I have no formal machining training or experience. I have fiddled with cars and bikes and have relied on learning what I need by self study fueled by interest. I now want to get into building various models as well as helping out with...