Thanks: 0
Needs Pictures: 0
Results 1 to 1 of 1
Thread: Knurling Tool Project.
-
2nd Apr 2020, 05:32 PM #1New Member
- Join Date
- Mar 2020
- Location
- Kogan, Qld
- Age
- 83
- Posts
- 7
Knurling Tool Project.
I decided to make a knurling tool for my mini lathe, had one of those "Y" shaped ones with two wheel that you apply pressure by pushing with the cross feed, would work on aluminium but would not mark steel.<br><br>Most of my projects start out by only using materials I have on hand, so this began with a piece of old steel porch railing cut to the appropriate lengths and cleaned up with an angle grinder with a flap wheel. The first version worked but had drawbacks, it was too short and was welded together, and the weld areas were to small and ended up looking very messy.<br><br>So for V2 I decided to rivet it together, so cut a new set of parts marked out one piece and indexed the other pieces from it for drilling, the 12mm holes for the adjuster pivots were drilled by clamping the opposing pieces together on their flats and drilling through the join line, the river holes were countersunk with a centre drill so they could be ground flat with the surface<br><br>The rivets were turned from a bit of old 1/4" bar from an old clothes dryer, the adjuster screw is a piece of 5/16" threaded bar and the screw handle is an old tap handle.<br><br>In action it works a treat and eats mild steel, the big advantage is there is no load on the tool post as the work is clamped between the wheels and the only load is on the rotational effect of the lathe.
Can't work out how to get the pics in the correct order, but you get the idea
Similar Threads
-
scissor knurling tool holders
By kenny_10 in forum METALWORK GENERALReplies: 5Last Post: 11th Mar 2020, 03:57 PM -
Knurling tool
By phaser in forum METALWORK PROJECTSReplies: 5Last Post: 21st Jul 2016, 09:32 AM -
Quick Knurling Tool
By Anorak Bob in forum METALWORK GENERALReplies: 2Last Post: 22nd Aug 2012, 11:12 AM -
Mini lathe/mill project No.3 Knurling tool
By neksmerj in forum METALWORK GENERALReplies: 15Last Post: 4th Jun 2012, 05:57 PM -
Knurling Tool
By 19brendan81 in forum METALWORK GENERALReplies: 20Last Post: 5th Jul 2011, 02:22 PM