Annnnd we're back...
I then decided to make the brass cap called for in the plans. This is pretty standard stuff so Im not going to spend a lot of time on this other than to say I wanted to drill/ream the brass cap at the same time I was going to bore for the vertical shaft.
I mounted the body back into the lathe but with the base in the 4 jaw chuck. Ive got a nice .5 piece of drill rod center drilled on one end and brought to a 60 degree point on the other that I use to center point in a 4 jaw chuck. Im sure everybody knows how to do this but if you have any questions see this video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxs3POSVn9I
After aligning the the center bore in the lathe I put the brass cap back in place, centered drilled, stepped drilled and then reamed the brass cap to .501.
The vertical bore for the file rod goes all the way through the body so its a pretty deep hole. Well at least for me it is.
After drilling it all the way through with a 1/2 drill, which just barley made it, I had to use a 3/8 boring bar (which is a bit too springy for this) to open up the bore enough to use my 5/8 boring bar to finish it up.
Next up Getting ready to bore the horizontal drive shaft. This is where it get's interesting.
I then decided to make the brass cap called for in the plans. This is pretty standard stuff so Im not going to spend a lot of time on this other than to say I wanted to drill/ream the brass cap at the same time I was going to bore for the vertical shaft.
I mounted the body back into the lathe but with the base in the 4 jaw chuck. Ive got a nice .5 piece of drill rod center drilled on one end and brought to a 60 degree point on the other that I use to center point in a 4 jaw chuck. Im sure everybody knows how to do this but if you have any questions see this video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxs3POSVn9I
After aligning the the center bore in the lathe I put the brass cap back in place, centered drilled, stepped drilled and then reamed the brass cap to .501.
The vertical bore for the file rod goes all the way through the body so its a pretty deep hole. Well at least for me it is.
After drilling it all the way through with a 1/2 drill, which just barley made it, I had to use a 3/8 boring bar (which is a bit too springy for this) to open up the bore enough to use my 5/8 boring bar to finish it up.
Next up Getting ready to bore the horizontal drive shaft. This is where it get's interesting.
If it's crazy but it works, it's not crazy.