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  1. thestelster

    Making a Thingamajiggy

    I finally have the opportunity to use the Ex-Cell-O right angle attachment. (Thread 'Ex-Cell-O Right Angle Attachment' https://canadianhobbymetalworkers.com/threads/ex-cell-o-right-angle-attachment.6199/ I cleaned up the dohickey, installed the RA attachment and indicated it true, and now to...
  2. thestelster

    Making a Thingamajiggy

    Hi Peter, yes. That's exactly what I do. I stop advancing the cross-slide once I've achieved the calculated thread depth (.54125 x P). I'll measure pitch diameter at that point with either wires or thread pitch micrometers, then start advancing the compound axially and measuring pitch diameter...
  3. thestelster

    Making a Thingamajiggy

    Here's the dohickey that holds the whatchamacallits and the doodads for the Thingamajiggy. Not finished yet! Quite a bit to go yet.
  4. thestelster

    Making a Thingamajiggy

    This thread is 1/2"-20 UNF. Therefore the depth of the thread is 0.027", and the root width is 1/4 x P = 0.0125". The threading insert I used, shown above, has a tip width of approximately 0.004". So I plunge thread the screw with the cross-slide until I get to the required depth of 0.027"...
  5. thestelster

    Making a Thingamajiggy

    Yes, except the factory ones are aluminium, and I wanted something more robust. No orders please, I'd go broke!!
  6. thestelster

    Making a Thingamajiggy

    Well, the truth is that my 1/4" spotting drill got dull a while ago, so I attempted to sharpen it to include a split point, and, well, it ain't the sharpest bit in the tool box. In fact, its pretty dull. I'll get to it again sooner or later.
  7. thestelster

    Making a Thingamajiggy

    These are the whatchamacallits. Stainless 17-4PH.
  8. thestelster

    Making a Thingamajiggy

    I have to make some doodads, dohickeys, and whatchamacallits, which all get assembled into a Thingamajiggy. Here are the doodads. But I forgot to take pictures of splitting them and drill/tap for screws.
  9. thestelster

    Modifications to Key Cutter

    And it worked pretty well. Of coarse it was only cutting wood.
  10. thestelster

    Modifications to Key Cutter

    After reducing the shank to 0.255", I put it between centers on the Tool and Cutter Grinder and tried to manually cylindrical grind it. A little dangerous but it worked well enough.
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