Category Archives: Workshop

More toys for the Boxford

Posted on April 9, 2024 by james

Delivered this afternoon, a few more lathe toys that I can play with. A fixed steady, vertical slide, knurling tool, screw holder, a faceplate and a few other holding and clamping tools. Also delivered, but not in the box, a … Continue reading →

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Something undead is in the workshop

Posted on April 6, 2024 by james

I posted back in February that I had a couple of LED striplights in the workshop that weren’t working and that I was going to try to replace the capacitors in the power supply to see if that would fix … Continue reading →

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So how does the table saw measure up?

Posted on March 16, 2024 by james

Having built the gauge to test the accuracy of the setup of my table saw, I might as well get on and use it. The blade (of which I forgot to take photos) varies from front to back by about … Continue reading →

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The lathe lives!

Posted on March 15, 2024 by james

I’ve kind of sat on the whole lathe thing for a few weeks, partly thanks to being ill, but also because once I got it in situ I ended up with a whole load of other stuff to deal with … Continue reading →

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Table saw alignment gauge complete!

Posted on March 14, 2024 by james

At last, after a lot of changes of design for the 3d-printed mount, I have the entire thing assembled. The glue is taking a while to go off, so I’ll leave it overnight before testing it out.

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Ok, ok, so I said I wasn’t going to do it

Posted on March 13, 2024 by james

But yesterday when looking for suitable bolts etc. to finish off the dial gauge project I found some 6mm plastic threaded knobs that I could use instead of nuts for locking the mount onto the carrier. Unfortunately to use them … Continue reading →

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My workshop vacuum still sucks :(

Posted on March 12, 2024 by james

Having replaced the power switch on my workshop vacuum it appears that there are other problems too. When run in “normal” mode it seems fine (other than the volume, which I’ll come to in a moment), but if I plug … Continue reading →

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My workshop vacuum sucks

Posted on March 11, 2024 by james

Or doesn’t. It actually belongs to my father-in-law and he’s had it many years. He even tried to throw it out once, before I recovered it, fixed it, mended the cable he’d cut off and started using it again. A … Continue reading →

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Success!

Posted on March 11, 2024 by james

My last 3D-printed bracket gits my dial gauge! It’s a lovely snug fit for mine and there’s no chance of the gauge moving during use, though the channel for the probe is actually not as high as it ideally ought … Continue reading →

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Well, that’s exceptionally irritating

Posted on March 10, 2024 by james

My modified design for the dial gauge mount: And the final print, which is considerably better than the previous one, thanks to my discovery that the X axis belt had become very slack. Looks much better. Only whilst the design … Continue reading →

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