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A Retracting Toolholder For Screwcutting With A Twist

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Neil Wyatt

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3 May 2023

David explains: “Having just received a pair of castings for the George H. Thomas screw cutting tool holder, I wondered if I could make it automatic where it would self-extract instead of having a lever to extract the tool. If you are working up to a length you need to wind out the tool at…
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Review – The Creality Halot One Plus

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Neil Wyatt

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6 April 2023

What is Sterolithography? Stereolithography uses patterns of ultra-violet light to set thin layers of a photosensitive polymer (photopolymer, commonly called UV resin or just resin) to gradually build up a three-dimensional object. It is comparable to 3D printing using fused filament deposition, a process that most readers will be aware of, even if they haven’t…
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Milling for Beginners – Indexing

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JasonB

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25 June 2019

Turning the handle 10 full turns plus 6 holes per division to get 51.4286 degrees per division
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Alibre Atom3D

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Neil Wyatt

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24 October 2018

This page will be the ‘hub’ for links to example files, tutorials and more so make sure you drop in regularly to keep up to date! What is Alibre Atom3D? Alibre Atom3D is the ideal 3D modelling program for hobby and model engineers and makers. Easily craft, edit, and refine your idea and then send…
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Free Plan: A Filing Rest

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Neil Wyatt

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9 February 2018

The calibrated adjustment allows accurate work. The full article can be downloaded from the MEW archive, but hopefully the plans are more or less self-explanatory. Download a PDF of sheet 1 here. Download a PDF of sheet 2 here As ever, thanks to Nick Farr for scanning the original plans.
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Change Wheel Spreadsheet

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Neil Wyatt

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8 February 2018

Please see Mandrel Indexing With Non-Standard Change-wheels by R. Finch in MEW 264, February 2018. www.model-engineer.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/documents/Division_Calculation.xlsx
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L00 Spindle Nose Protector

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Neil Wyatt

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5 December 2017

I own a Brazilian made Nardini 350 lathe with an L00 spindle nose. This style of spindle nose includes a taper, a threaded locking ring and a key way. The locking ring pulls any attached chuck or faceplate tight against the external spindle nose taper. The locking ring is rigidly held in place when a…
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Free Plan: A Metal Bender

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Neil Wyatt

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19 October 2017

Full details of how to construct the metal binder and advice on its use can be found in issue 18 of MEW, available in the inline archive. Download a full-resolution pdf of side 1 here Download a full-resolution PDF of side 2 here Thanks to Nick Farr for scanning the plan.
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Free Plan for Subscribers to Accompany MEW 253

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Neil Wyatt

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15 March 2017

Because Digital-Only subscribers may have difficulty accessing and viewing such a large plan, we have made it available as a PDF here. Subscribers only can download a full-size PDF of the double-sided A2 plan using the link below. ME253_Tailstock_Turret_Plan.pdf
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Joerg Hugel’s Drill Performance Tables

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Neil Wyatt

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11 January 2017

The EXCEL tables are a useful tool to investigate drill grinding devices and jigs for conically or cylindrically shaped flanks. The application of the worksheet is very simple and no special knowledge of mathematics or computer programming is required. However it is necessary to know the jigs geometrical features which in any case can be…
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