Plans, projects and How-to's for Home Machinists and Other Makers
This photo essay will show you how to remove the intermediate gear and shift lever from the head of a Sieg Industries X2 mini-mill [HF 44991, Grizzly G8689, Micro-Mark & others]. It also explains why you might want to do so after installing a belt-drive. You may also find it useful if you need to replace a broken intermediate gear.… Read the rest
Jan Ridders has updated plans on his web site for two of his favorite engines: a 2-cylinder flame eater and a Scuderi Split Cylinder internal combustion engine.
The flame eater was one of the first engines that Jan drew up detailed plans for and one that has received a lot of interest since he first made it eight years ago. … Read the rest
Pete Stanaitis has designed a really nice drilling and tapping block and you can find the plans for it on his web site. A tapping block is a simple but very useful tool used to make sure a tap is started straight in its hole. The tap is much more likely to break if it’s not, plus you’ll probably get poorer quality threads even if it doesn’t. … Read the rest
I wanted to move the belt drive from my old mill to my new CNC mini-mill. Well, the spindle nut didn’t want to come off, which didn’t make sense because I didn’t have any problems putting it on six months earlier. I went looking for pictures and advice on the Internet and had trouble finding any. … Read the rest