Neccessity (sp) is the mother of invention right?? Well check this out!
This is my homemade die holder. I took my Beall buff mandrel apart and used the 2MT and set screws. One set screw holds the PR stopper blank on the taper, and the other set screw holds the die. Now if i could just learn how to use the darn thing!
I am having no problems with the tapping part. I can cut internal threads with little problem now, But for some reason, every time i try to do outside threads, The die either chews the blank up and leaves no threads what so ever, Or the die simply breaks the material off inside and jams up the whole scene.
I have a strong feeling that i will figure it out VERY soon. Once i do, IT'S ON LIKE DONKEY KONG! I can finally start getting these designs and ideas out of my head and onto pens! Now that this tool need is cured, I can move on to the next tool on my list! The cross slide thingy! (Hmmm.. I wonder if i could make one of those too!)
This is my homemade die holder. I took my Beall buff mandrel apart and used the 2MT and set screws. One set screw holds the PR stopper blank on the taper, and the other set screw holds the die. Now if i could just learn how to use the darn thing!
I am having no problems with the tapping part. I can cut internal threads with little problem now, But for some reason, every time i try to do outside threads, The die either chews the blank up and leaves no threads what so ever, Or the die simply breaks the material off inside and jams up the whole scene.
I have a strong feeling that i will figure it out VERY soon. Once i do, IT'S ON LIKE DONKEY KONG! I can finally start getting these designs and ideas out of my head and onto pens! Now that this tool need is cured, I can move on to the next tool on my list! The cross slide thingy! (Hmmm.. I wonder if i could make one of those too!)