Hiya
In this thread I showed my homemade pen mill and said I wanted to try it on stainless steel
http://www.penturners.org/forum/showthread.php?t=39683.
Here is my first effort from a couple of bolts. :biggrin:
I did the twist on the cap, but I don't think there is enough 'twist' in it.
But I have a plan for future ones
The body is just flat tapered. The nib was from a 10mm bolt and I just kept the standard threads. I didn't want to go to the hassle of doing fancy 3 start thread until I knew it would work.
Can any of the metal guru's tell me if there is any difference between using the side of an End Mill bit or a Slot Drill? I have to use the side of the bit to do the twisty part and I'm not sure if my End Mill is the correct bit to use?
I couldn't think of a clip style to put on it. So it doesn't have one.
Comment and criticism welcome:wink:
Cheers
In this thread I showed my homemade pen mill and said I wanted to try it on stainless steel
http://www.penturners.org/forum/showthread.php?t=39683.
Here is my first effort from a couple of bolts. :biggrin:
I did the twist on the cap, but I don't think there is enough 'twist' in it.
But I have a plan for future ones
The body is just flat tapered. The nib was from a 10mm bolt and I just kept the standard threads. I didn't want to go to the hassle of doing fancy 3 start thread until I knew it would work.
Can any of the metal guru's tell me if there is any difference between using the side of an End Mill bit or a Slot Drill? I have to use the side of the bit to do the twisty part and I'm not sure if my End Mill is the correct bit to use?
I couldn't think of a clip style to put on it. So it doesn't have one.
Comment and criticism welcome:wink:
Cheers