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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
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
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
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I searched high and low online for this rather outdated taper.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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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