Hi, i hope, a Work in Progress Thread for a machine is welcome here...
since a long time i wanted to build a swiveling tool rest for my grinder
to grind and sharpen lathe tools. As soon as i started construct the
tool rest, there where more and more ideas, that came to my mind..faster
as you could say "grinder" or "tool rest", I started building a stand alone tool and
cutter grinder, nothing fancy, just the grinding spindle of the quorn, a
cheap chinese crossslide, a few pieces of aluminum extrusion and two
linearguides...
Overall Design will be similiar to the Brooks-Stent Cutter Grinder, rather a
realy small surface/cylindrical grinder with a 3 axis vise/collet holder.
Here we start, cutting the crossslide to size:
(i wish, the bandsaw had t-slots...)
A bit milling to clean it up:
Removing the dovetail of the x-axis:
Cutting the table to size:
Removing the dovetail of the table...scary setup, but it was relative
sturdy, no vibrations or chatter:
(nasty work...the castiron dust gets everywhere..)
Backside of the table:
Fitted the linearguides for the x-axis
End of the week, i get my new lathe (a chinese 10x22...much bigger than
my actual 7x12), then i will start building the grinding spindle)
greetings,
Stefan
since a long time i wanted to build a swiveling tool rest for my grinder
to grind and sharpen lathe tools. As soon as i started construct the
tool rest, there where more and more ideas, that came to my mind..faster
as you could say "grinder" or "tool rest", I started building a stand alone tool and
cutter grinder, nothing fancy, just the grinding spindle of the quorn, a
cheap chinese crossslide, a few pieces of aluminum extrusion and two
linearguides...
Overall Design will be similiar to the Brooks-Stent Cutter Grinder, rather a
realy small surface/cylindrical grinder with a 3 axis vise/collet holder.
Here we start, cutting the crossslide to size:
(i wish, the bandsaw had t-slots...)
A bit milling to clean it up:
Removing the dovetail of the x-axis:
Cutting the table to size:
Removing the dovetail of the table...scary setup, but it was relative
sturdy, no vibrations or chatter:
(nasty work...the castiron dust gets everywhere..)
Backside of the table:
Fitted the linearguides for the x-axis
End of the week, i get my new lathe (a chinese 10x22...much bigger than
my actual 7x12), then i will start building the grinding spindle)
greetings,
Stefan