Shop-made tools

[ksouers]

In a couple recent posts several members have displayed some tooling they made to help complete a project.

We've all got them. Here's a chance for members to show some of the tools they've made. Pick a favorite or two and let us see them. Maybe other members can get inspiration from your creation.


Let's see em!!!

I've got a couple items that could have been obtained commercially, but where's the fun in that? I wanted to make my own. I wanted a chance to learn something, to solve a puzzle if you will. OK, I just wanted to play with the machines ;D After all, it's the journey, not the destination. Right?

Clamp knurler

Zero-It clone

 

[Mcgyver]

....oh man, where to start!

i converted this to links, it was too many pics i felt to put up as images, would kill a dial up guy

tube bender
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b201/michael0100/tube bender/tbsetup.jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b201/michael0100/tube bender/tboverview.jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b201/michael0100/tube bender/tb2ndbend.jpg

tube straightener
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b201/michael0100/tube straightener/tubestraightener.jpg

universal swivel vise and drill grinding v block
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b201/michael0100/universal swivel/pt2withlargerdrill.jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b201/michael0100/universal swivel/pt2trvbloc.jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b201/michael0100/universal swivel/pt2sharpeneddrills.jpg

nut drivers (this is ME, second set no shown is BA)
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b201/michael0100/sockets/finished.jpg

pinch roller
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b201/michael0100/Roller/gearend.jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b201/michael0100/Roller/small.jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b201/michael0100/Roller/sideview.jpg

UPT
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b201/michael0100/upt/uptstorage.jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b201/michael0100/upt/uptwithstaking.jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b201/michael0100/upt/uptwithsmalltappinghead.jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b201/michael0100/upt/uptwithdriilheadcloseup.jpg


not shown or currently underway; forge, oven, finishing a spot welder, cnc mill, welding cart, dust collection for T&C grinder, cut knurling tool, finger brake, what else have i forgotten......

 

[steamer]

Changed post to links for smaller bandwidth.....enjoy!

http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u27/mcandrew1894/P9170067.jpg
tool post mounted Keyway cutter
http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u27/mcandrew1894/CopyofP1010194-1.jpg
Adjust true backing plate for the 5C collet chuck with integral clockable 24 position indexer.
http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u27/mcandrew1894/P1010164.jpg
10" faceplate
http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u27/mcandrew1894/P7100003.jpg
Cross drilling fixture with endstop in use
http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u27/mcandrew1894/P1010117.jpg
Boring bar for a .354-10 ACME internal thread
http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u27/mcandrew1894/Picture016.jpg
Gear cutter and wheel blank arbors for a stack of metric transposition gears being cut.

 

[steamer]

The UPT is beautiful!.....got to build me one of them!

Dave

 

[Brass_Machine]

Love threads like these. I think I started one awhile back.

Mcgyver... did you build that roller from plans?

Eric

 

[BobWarfield]

Seems I never get to build anything but tools sometimes!

This may take more than one post.

Indexable dovetail cutter:

Kurt vise stop with split cotter locks:

Z-axis Quill DRO for the mill:

Powered drawbar for the mill:

 

[BobWarfield]

12" Disc Sander:

Bandsaw Table:

Tailstock Cam Lock:

Lathe Compound DRO:

 

[BobWarfield]

Last but not least, a button v-block I made for the 1st Team Build:

There's more tooling I've made, but these are things I use often.

Cheers,

BW

 

[Maryak]

Poor mans tool and cutter grinder

Harold Hall MEW issues 89-92

Took a while to make but well worth the effort

 

[steamer]

Hey Maryak,

How do you like that grinder rig?

I need a good way to sharpen endmills (ends and flutes) and I have been dithering on a bunch of differant options

Dave

 

[steamer]

McGyver,

YOur right about the band width

How do you do that....or did I just read past that.

Dave

 

[Maryak]

Steamer,

It's pretty good, I have only sharpened the ends of end mills, as yet I have not tried to sharpen any flutes. This process was successful from my point of view but I doubt it is to tool room standard. I suspect that removing the absolute minimum from the flutes to stay as close to original diameter as possible may be difficult to achieve

The setup for grinding square lathe single point tools is more trouble for me than it's worth to me. For round tool bits the opposite is true, especially small dia., as they don't rotate in your fingers and you keep good control.

Both the grinder and the jig need to be firmly mounted on the same base to avoid out of sync vibes between the 2, (something I need to fix when I find the right piece of tree). This may explain why I haven't sharpened any flutes.

 

[steamer]

Maryak,

Thank you. My options, beside yours, include a Wilson T&C grinder, though perhaps part count reduced, and the Quorn, or the Willis ( A Quorn on steroids...with some nice features) or perhaps a Stent. MEW had a bar stock version of the Stent that they published concurrently with HSM.

I think I should just pick one and get on with it... ;D

Dave

 

[ksouers]

Wow! Excellent examples from everyone! :bow:

All of it beautiful work.

I can only hope to aspire to this level of craftsmanship. It's been many decades since I last used machinery in earnest and I'm afraid it shows.

Thank you, everyone.

Keep it coming, guys!

 

[steamer]

This is the Wilson....the one I am leaning towards.


Mr. Wilson obviously had a large supply of steel plate. I think I will combine some parts and reduce parts count.....but this concept is near the front of the line, for what I do. It will do endmills and lathe tools.

http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u27/mcandrew1894/786e.jpg

 

[Mcgyver]

Dave, in photobucket it presents you different ways to link, I just went back and edited my post; deleted the 'image' link and pasted a 'direct' link

Eric, the roller appeared years ago in MEW so no i didn't design it, just converted from that nasty French measuring system

 

[Brass_Machine]

...

Eric, the roller appeared years ago in MEW so no i didn't design it, just converted from that nasty French measuring system

I am going to see if I can find that as a back issue. I need one for an upcoming project and do not want to buy one.

Eric

 

[itowbig]

mcgyver you got plans for the tube bender. if so i sure would like some or a link to some if you would please. thats a nice bender. i think i saw some somewhere on the web. i see so many tools that are made in the home shop im just in awww. thank you all for posting pics i enjoy looking at them all.
i get inspired when i can look and read about these great tools that are built. better yet that can be built at the home shop. i never before imagined that one could do this until i got the bug. ;D

 

[ksouers]

Mcgyver, I agree, all those tools are wonderful! I'm particularly intrigued by the drill bit sharpener, though. Could we persuade you to post a couple build threads on the sharpener and bender?


Steamer,
Could you give some details on the cross drilling fixture? That looks interesting.


Anyone else, please jump in. Post the tools you've made, no matter how modest or grand they may be.

 

[carbide_burner]

Here is my angle plate work in progress. Soon I will be able to mill!!!! - (Just in case you were wondering, I milled the slots at work.) I have many plans to make more attachments for the lathe, of which most was inspired by this forum! I plan to finish my Laminar flow engine, and then go into some serious machine tool building. Keep those pics coming!