Hi, I am a hobby machinist and have a small shop in my house. I have a mini lathe C3 and mini mill X2, I build small steam engines and like to make tools to make my job easier.
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Hi, I am a hobby machinist and have a small shop in my house. I have a mini lathe C3 and mini mill X2, I build small steam engines and like to make tools to make my job easier.
Hi Dbj58 - welcome to HomemadeTools.net :welcome:
Sounds like you're one of us :)
What do you want to build next?
I have just completed a simple lantern chuck that can hold bolts from 2mm to 12mm. I often have to shorten or change a bolt and always end up damaging the thread.
I made it from a 20mm x 1.5mm bolt and nut and then made an additional chuck for the bigger bolts and bolts with a bigger/longer head like capscrews. It is certainly not a show piece but a working tool so I did no finishing on it and put it straight to work.
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Thanks Dbj58! We've added your Lantern Chuck to our Workholding category,
as well as to your builder page: Dbj58's Homemade Tools. Your receipt:
<div id="blocks"> <div class="block b1 pngfix"> <div class="bimg"> <div> <a href="http://www.homemadetools.net/homemade-lantern-chuck-6"> <img src="/uploads/209590/homemade-lantern-chuck-6.jpeg"/> </a> </div> </div> <div class="head pngfix"></div> <div class="left pngfix"></div> <div class="right pngfix"></div> <div class="blockover b1 pngfix"> <div class="title"> <a href="http://www.homemadetools.net/homemade-lantern-chuck-6">Lantern Chuck</a> <span> by <a href="http://www.homemadetools.net/builder/Dbj58">Dbj58</a></span> </div> <div class="tags">tags: <a href='http://www.homemadetools.net/tag/chuck'>chuck</a> </div> </div> </div> </div>
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