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Metalworking

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Metalworking
Frankengrinder
2015-04-19

Making a missing slotted bushing for a Hobbymat MD65 lathe without a mill, by mounting a grinder on the lathe to cut the slot.

Metalworking
Pillar drill table
2014-10-14

A bigger table with a sliding precision fence for a cheap pillar drill, made from scrap multiplex and rubberwood, for drilling repeatable holes.

Metalworking
Pillar drill bottle capper
2014-01-03

Turning a pillar drill into a sturdy bottle capper, with a lathe-turned capping head and a bottle support that sets the height.

Metalworking
Homemade malt mill
2013-01-17

A two-roller malt mill built as a metalworking exercise, with an adjustable gap so the grain is crushed fine while the husks stay mostly whole for lautering.