3/28/14

Cutting silver washers, découpe rondelles argent

I made myself a centering tool in brass to place the hole right in the middle. Je me suis fait une pige en laiton. Ca m'aide à avoir une découpe bien centrée.

3/23/14

Welding a stand for my bender, socle pour cintreuse

Pipe 4x36x2/8", top plate 5x8x1/2", bottom plate 8x8x1/2". Welded with 6010 and 7018 rods. Tube de 100x910x6mm, plaque du haut 120x200x12mm, base 200x200x12. Soudé à l'arc avec baguettes 6010 et 7018.

3/20/14

Leather edge burnisher, brunissoir pour cuir

The spool is made of tropical fruit wood. Le disque est fait en bois de longani.

3/17/14

Slitting saw

Making a sleeve for my 20mm boring bar.

3/16/14

Foot pegs, repose-pieds

Fly cutter

Fly cutting a steel bar on the Arboga mill.

2/24/14

Titanium wedding bands, alliances titane



Titanium wedding bands for Isabelle and Iain. Size 13 and 16. Width 4 and 6 mm

2/13/14

Ring mandrel, triboulet spécial

Special order for Ben. With this tool he plans to form his leather rings.



1/21/14

Quick change tool post

New quick change tool post for my lathe. I have bought it at CTC Tools. I highly recommend this company for chinese machining tools. 
http://www.ctctools.biz/servlet/StoreFront

1/3/14

To my readers

I want to take the opportunity to thank those who visit this blog and follow my different projects in the workshop. Over the years, the visits have increased regularly and you are more and more to read it. I hope that for the coming year you will enjoy popping by.

12/29/13

Gear cutter

This fly cutter holds a 8mm round tool bit.

Face plate, plateau de tour

I made a face plate out of a pipe fitting flange. Dia: 9".

Turning aluminium handles, poignées alu au tour

I used the aluminium cylinder that I cast previously to make me new handles for my Arboga drill-mill. The original ones in plastic were broken. J'ai tourné les cylindres d'alu sur le tour pour faire de nouvelles poignées pour ma fraiseuse Arboga. Les poignées d'origine en plastic étaient cassées.

12/3/13

Fly cutter, tête à surfacer

Arbour 25mm, body 48mm, tool bit 5/16. 

11/20/13

Canvas shoulder bag, sac gibecière

Special order for Isabelle including a padded pocket for her Macbook Pro. 

11/15/13

Boring bar, barre d'alésage

Boring bar to hold a 5/16 HSS cutting tool bit. The challenge was to make the square hole using a homemade broach. Barre d'alésage pour outil 5/16. La partie difficile a été de percer le trou carré en utilisant une broche fait-maison.