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    Very sorry shootur44 for the delay in replying...

    Very sorry shootur44 for the delay in replying but a very big thank you for your comments (which got lost in the pile) regarding my books and videos.
    Harold Hall
  2. Thread: Retirement

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    Retirement

    Having on some forums mentioned earlier in the year that I would take a break from issuing further videos the pause has made me realise that it has come to the time to retire. However, the videos...
  3. Thanks Rod. Such comments have done much to...

    Thanks Rod. Such comments have done much to keep me going for some 27 years, starting as a result of a car accident (not my fault) and being off work for 7 months. Not knowing what to do I wrote...
  4. Thanks again Pete, I agree the advanced rest is...

    Thanks again Pete, I agree the advanced rest is not a begineers project, it was though last in my Complete Course which starts with Tee Nuts and finishes with the Advanced Rest via projects that...
  5. Thanks Pete for your complements regarding my...

    Thanks Pete for your complements regarding my grinding rests. I am though jealous of you having a Clarkson T&C grinder, but of course, if I had one it would have been very unlikely that I would have...
  6. Four Facet Drill Sharpening and Grinding Wheel Dressing

    First a big thank you to all that have viewed my videos showing my grinding rests being used. This I can see by the large numbers on my website and YouTube stats.

    I have now come to the final...
  7. Slitting Saws and Dovetail Cutters sharpening

    I have made two more videos available showing my grinding rests in use. They are for Slitting Saws and Dovetail Cutters.
    Links to them can be found here, Metalworking Tool and Cutter Sharpening 1 ...
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    techo1. I can confirm that it does sharpen the...

    techo1. I can confirm that it does sharpen the sides of an end mill, well enough for the home workshop and better. Have you looked at my video, if so, return and have another look. At the end I show...
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    You must be joking Harty69, or you are living in...

    You must be joking Harty69, or you are living in a different world. Two dollars per book, if only, actually a small fraction of one dollar. I refuse to answer any more of these stupid comments that...
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    sacc51 Thanks Those who have posted Thanks and...

    sacc51 Thanks

    Those who have posted Thanks and Likes Thanks

    sossity Keep looking if you wish, but you will never see advertising on my website.

    Harold
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    Machtool First I must put you right regarding...

    Machtool
    First I must put you right regarding the Mig Welding forum. It has a section on it headed “Tools Materials and Techniques” this divided into “machining” and “home made tools and...
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    You are clearly not following the links THESE...

    You are clearly not following the links

    THESE ARE THE LINKS clearly showing that I do participate, please click on them, Neither of the threads being started by myself.

    WIP Sharpening Jig from...
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    It would help "machtool" if you read my added...

    It would help "machtool" if you read my added comments to this thread and followed the links, as you haven't then here they are again

    WIP Sharpening Jig from H Hall Milling Book

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    End Mill Sharpening, end and side.

    To see my videos showing an end mill being sharpened using my grinding rests, visit this page for a link to them, Grind Rest, Advanced Even if you do not have, or intend to make, one of my rests, ...
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    Thanks China Harold

    Thanks China
    Harold
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    "sacc51" and "chambezio"! I have just started my...

    "sacc51" and "chambezio"! I have just started my day and needed a little encouragement, THANKS! Also to those who have given thanks or likes.
    Harold
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    I Will try to be brief Matchtool I do not get...

    I Will try to be brief Matchtool

    I do not get paid for my videos
    They are to help the large number (200+) of workshop owners who have made one of my grinding rests.
    I have to share my time...
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    Lathe Knife Tool and Boring Tool Sharpening

    Whilst it was my intention to publish one video a week, I have decided that I would like to bring the process to an earlier conclusion. Primarily, so that the series will be finished before the...
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    An introduction to my Grinding Rests

    Regarding my videos we now come to what I think are the most important for many as they show my grinding rests being used for sharpening workshop tools. I say important, as it has become apparent...
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    Small Boring Head

    My video this week is for a small boring head which I made to suit my lathe milling head ( Milling Head For the lathe 1 ) It should also be suitable for any of the small milling machines, for which...
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    Lathe Back Stop

    The video I am making public this week is a back stop for the lathe. Whilst one of the lesser used lathe accessories I find it invaluable for the occasional project, often making a task easier, or...
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    Self Setting Parallels for the Drilling Vice

    When drilling a part, supported by parallels in the drilling machine vice it is probable that, like me, you have had the problem of keeping the drill away from the parallels as the drill breaks...
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    Faceplate Balancing Fixture

    This video is for a device which enables faceplate assemblies to be balanced to a higher degree than is possible if attempted whilst the faceplate is situated on the lathe's spindle.

    Another...
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    Work Holding Clamps

    I have for this post linked three of my videos together as they all used for work holding.

    Links to the videos can be found on these pages on my website.

    Low Profile Clamps Low Profile...
  25. Thanks blu-rock, Alan and Damien for your...

    Thanks blu-rock, Alan and Damien for your comments, such have helped me to keep going over the past 25 years with my books and articles and more recently my website.

    Whilst I am here, may I offer...
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    4 Jaw Chuck, with a difference

    The video this time is for something unique which I call an alternative to the four jaw chuck. However, whilst the device will do everything that a normal four jaw chuck will, and much more, I...
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    Dial Engraving Tool

    If you have ever engraved a dial, say for a leadscrew, with line lengths to suit units, fives and tens you may have found setting each line length tedious and prone to errors. The device in the video...
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    Milling Cutter Chuck Video.

    I have not done this with previous videos but as the item this time has had a major effect on my later working life, and retirement, I think some will find it interesting, maybe surprising.

    At...
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    Toolmakers Clamps, making and using,

    This week my latest video introduces the Toolmakers Clamp and explains how they should be used. Closing the clamps onto a workpiece is a more critical task than with say a G clamp and can be...
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    A shoped made milling head for the lathe

    My latest video is for a lathe mounted milling head project. The design of this has been established so that there is no need for a milling machine to make it.

    The video runs for less than five...
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    Not suprised Clive you could not find the link as...

    Not suprised Clive you could not find the link as it dosn't show up at all well. I have noticed this on other posts I have made on this forum, am I not adding them by the best method. If not, perhaps...
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    Thanks Joe for your post but you had no need to...

    Thanks Joe for your post but you had no need to be reluctant to contact me by other means in the past. Now to your question.

    Lets consider first using a taper tap followed by a plug tap on my...
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    Auto Feed Tapping Stand

    The special feature of this tapping stand in my latest video is that it feeds the tap automatically at the pitch of the thread being made. This therefore, avoids the need to use a taper tap and a...
  34. Compact Workpiece Clamps for the face plate and angle plate.

    When I started to add videos to my website I decided only to publicise on the forums those of an advanced nature. However, the simple device the subject of this thread do make the task of mounting...
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    A basic, but capable, Dividing Head

    I feel justified in highlighting this video for my basic dividing head on the forum as my website stats and correspondence received, shows it, surprisingly, to be third in popularity after my two...
  36. Endmill Sharpening device, end cutting edges only

    As mentioned on other threads I have started adding videos to my website, the latest for a jig to enable the end cutting edges of an endmill to be sharpened easily. The jig is quite simple and can be...
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    I see Stanmoto that you would like to see...

    I see Stanmoto that you would like to see pictures with my post, to be truthful, so would I. I do though have a problem, with over 30 forums having links to my website, finding out how to contribute...
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    Thanks Greg Such comments have helped me to keep...

    Thanks Greg
    Such comments have helped me to keep going over some 25 years.

    As to which grinding rest to make there is very little difference in what they can achieve. The advanced one is though a...
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    Thanks Dean for your coments about my website....

    Thanks Dean for your coments about my website. Regarding adding to a old thread, reference to it came up in "Similar Threads" as at the bottom of this page. This happened when I was contributing to...
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    I realise that this thread relating to a rotary...

    I realise that this thread relating to a rotary table of mine has been dormant for some time, but I have now added a video to the web showing it in detail with an example of it being used.

    The...
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    Thanks Pete for the complements. Having made...

    Thanks Pete for the complements.

    Having made my four facet drill sharpening accessory, I would comment that sharpening a drill by the method is a critical process and cannot be done free hand,...
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    You have made a fine job of the sharpening...

    You have made a fine job of the sharpening jig/grinding rest Bill and I wonder, whilst you mention my website, have you studied it closely to find the articles on using it. I will also be publishing...
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