Cool Tools in your home shop that you'd not likely not see in someone else's?

[eotrfish]

Came across this super useful but little used gadget today. It's been in my storage for a few years but still works as designed.

I needed to hone some bronze ferrules to +0.0000 / -0.0001" dia. Works great.

 

[YotaBota]

How about a two layer, cast, drill index for number bits. The two pieces were cast individually and then welded? together. I'ts some kinda of ferrous metal as it's magnetic but what I don't know. I used it for my coffee cup when I had a desk job.

 

[PeterT]

Came across this super useful but little used gadget today. It's been in my storage for a few years but still works as designed.

Ooooh. I'd like to see that up close one day. Is it held in the toolpost & traversed along the work? Does it hold stones as in part of the tool set or is it more of a lapping principle with compound & soft metal substrate?

I made some drawings & crude testers of clamp style (were they called Dalapena?). Tom made a nicer version.

Series: External Hone « Tom's Maker Site

 

[Downwindtracker2]

I have 6"- 12"interchangeable anvil micrometer, which in itself isn't all that unusual, but a Lufkin.

 

[eotrfish]

I'd like to see that up close one day.

You're welcome to stop by anytime - or I could bring it to the next coffee meetup.

Is it held in the toolpost & traversed along the work?

I don't know how it is supposed to be used - I just know how I use it. I don't hold it in the toolpost. I just traverse it along the work by hand and adjust by turning the black lever as I go.

There's not much operating info on the Sunnen website, but I did find this link - https://www.sunnen.com/userfiles/resources/brochures/5f74c694ddff.pdf

Does it hold stones as in part of the tool set

It does hold proprietory stones and anvils, although I think you could make your own stone holder. Here are some screen grabs of an anvil and a stone.