At last: good use for 1/8 HSS drills of dubious quality in Tryally's microtool

[ttrikalin]

If your Graces have not seen his worship's workshop and mods, you might be happier for it. By the appellation of tryally wanders he in the vastness of the interweb; th'o his given forename is Luis, and family name is Ally. A sage, no doubt, who teaches by example, has posted many instructional films on the fabrication of devices and contraptions, of many a -dare say, mystical use .

Here is a pointer to an example of such a mystical device he called a microtool holder.

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpA9FHcC3Vg[/ame]

I have shamelessly copied this design and shall post the fruits of this mischief soon.

Here's my version of His tool (mounted on the toolpost, with a tiny cutoff bit):

and a closer look at the el cheapo 1/8 HSS drill bits i got from HF for $1.99 per dozen (left), a right and left hand tool (middle) with a ground flat registering surface).

Cut off with a dremel bit, and ground on a bench grinder from the depths of inland China, I do think those drill bits are now put to proper use.

Back to my Don Quixote novel :,

take care
tom

 

[Deanofid]

I've watched some of the Tryally videos over the past few months. Don't know how long he's been
putting them up, but found them looking for something else. He has a lot to tell! Well worth watching.

Someone I was looking for and can no longer find is Gmark. He's just gone. Had a lot of stuff done
on Sherline machines, and I wish I could find his vids again! Anyone know what happened to him on
You Tube?

Dean

 

[bentprop]

Compressed air to blow the chips off?Tut-tut! :big:
I would have used a big end mill to surface the piece,and the flycutter only to finish off.
He also runs his flycutter at a very high speed!?
I like the mill vise though.