Well, at least this project has reminded me how much time it really does take to grind something flat, parallel and square...PLUS centering a "v" right in the middle and grinding the clamping slots in the sides.
Fun? You bet...had a blast and also have one sexy-looking and very accurate piece of tooling that I've found use for several times since I finished it a few days ago.
Here ya go:
Every toolmaker's box tells you who he is before he says a word. This is the top of mine, an oak Gerstner. The center...
Every toolmaker's box tells you who he is before he says a word. This is the top of mine, an oak Gerstner. The center...
My uncle Ed owned Kerner Tool and Die. My father Fritz ran it. The shop opened in Erie in 1944 and built die-casting...
Every shop in the 1960s handed out matchbooks, and Kerner Tool & Die was no different. This one came out of a...
About ten years ago somebody sent me an old shop decimal chart. It was ripped, faded, and about ready for the trash. I...
I'm 66 years old, and I have never had a cup of coffee in my life. Not one. But I spent more than 40 years in...
Every print that ever crossed my bench had a stamp on it somewhere. FINAL. ENGINEERING ISSUE. Somebody's initials in a...
These four pieces came straight out of my 1935 Starrett catalog, Number 25, Revised Edition, a book that's been...
Every piece in this set came off the pages of an actual 1947 Lufkin catalog, the kind that sat on a toolroom bench...
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Hi Phil,
I am really enjoying your videos and I have learned a lot, especially with the grinding videos. No where else can you find such detailed information as you provide. I was initially hesitant about subscribing, but I have surely gotten my moneys worth, and then some ! So your videos are a good deal. I enjoy your real world presentation, and discussion of things to expect while performing some of these processes/procedures.
Thanks!
Dan
Take a bow Phil! 😀
I can’t wait to get my hands on a surface grinder ^_^
Awesome three part series. Add me to the list of those who can’t wait to see the vises finished up.
In the future would you mind showing us a few more dressing operations? maybe not narrated, and it could even be in ‘fast forward’. In this video for instance I would have liked to have seen you dish out the back of the wheel.
Nice series Phil.
Really enjoyed
I have enjoyed every video on your site and am fully satisfied with the value of my subscription. I hope it is working for you as I would be very disappointed if this resource was lost to me.
Anyway, on this V block project, I notice that you put this little recess for stamping on this and the sine blocks. It looks so nice with the chamfer. Are you going to show us how to do that?