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Miscellaneous Projects

These are things that don't merit their own page but that might be of interest to someone.

Lathe Compound DRO

I consider this the equivalent of a quill DRO for a mill, which I've found very useful. So, I knocked together a quick DRO for my lathe:

It's just a couple of aluminum blocks that clamp to the lathe. The calipers (I picked the ones whose feel I like the least. They were cheap from eBay!) are bolted to the bottom of the top block. The bottom block has a vertical bar to measure against. I found out the DRO is more accurate than the compound dial. Good to know!

The whole thing is easily removable too.

2/27/08

Build a Rack for your Air Tools

A little piece of angle bracket and a 5/16" end mill to cut a bunch of slots and you can create a handy rack for air tools:

Got more of 'em than I thought!

Grab the tool you need, connect to the hose and go!

 

 

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