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B&S #13 Table Feed Stop Dogs
When I first started using the automatic table feed (shown above) I positioned each of two adjustable sliders until the table switched at...
Torin Walker
Nov 21, 20216 min read
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Brown and Sharpe No. 13 Rear-Mount 2HP Motor Upgrade
The 1943 Brown and Sharpe #13 Universal and Tool Grinder powers both the horizontal table feed and the column-mounted grinding spindle...
Torin Walker
Jan 16, 20217 min read
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Restoring a B&S No. 13 Universal and Tool Grinder - Part 1
Having shut down the Spinny-Doo business and selling off the seldom-used Hardinge T42 CNC lathe, I wanted something in a cylindrical...
Torin Walker
Dec 17, 20203 min read
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Grinding a B&S #6 Taper Carbide-Tipped Dead Center
I searched high and low online for this rather outdated taper. Basically, it's halfway between a Morse Taper #1 and #2, with a slightly...
Torin Walker
Nov 1, 20203 min read
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Milling 20-sided Dice Using Fusion 360 and a 5-axis Mill (3+2) (part 1)
It's Really 3+2 Axis Machining I know I'm going to get in trouble using the term 5-axis here because it's really 3+2 (positional)...
Torin Walker
Mar 27, 20198 min read
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Motorcycle Brake Disk and Hub Adapters
Customer asked me to make him a couple of brake-disc adapters and hub adapters for his motorcycle restoration project. Looked like a fun...
Torin Walker
Mar 3, 20196 min read
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Knurls, Knurls, Knurls
For the longest time, I've been manufacturing tops with a stem diameter of 0.151 instead of the designed 0.150. When one first sets up...
Torin Walker
Sep 16, 20184 min read
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Lens Surface Samples
Over the weekend, I received two shipments of optical lenses that I am sampling for the purpose of introducing a Spinny-Doo Spinning...
Torin Walker
Aug 26, 20182 min read
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Metal Lens #2 and Fly Cutter Build
I figured the outcome from this experiment would be the same as the first one, but I was begging for an excuse to build a fly-cutter. So...
Torin Walker
Aug 19, 20185 min read
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Spinny-Doo Spin Station Experiment - Metal Lens 4" Ø x 1000mm ROC
Product Idea Occasionally, I get requests from customers to provide a suitable surface on which to spin a Spinny-Doo. In the past couple...
Torin Walker
Aug 12, 20185 min read
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Engraving Attempt #2
After shopping for spring-loaded engravers and finding that the good ones are hundreds of dollars (and still aren't thin enough to get...
Torin Walker
Jul 12, 20183 min read
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On The Fence About Engraving
I've been thinking about engraving, laser marking, and pad printing for such a long time now, I've waffled on the idea. I originally...
Torin Walker
Jul 10, 20182 min read
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Radius Attachment for Do-All LD1340 Lathe
A little while ago, I made some BBQ skewers for a buddy and while rounding the ends, I used a combination of carriage and cross-slide...
Torin Walker
Jul 17, 20177 min read
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