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Justmount it on the cross slideand do keyway cutting, endmilling
and surfacing
ILLINGd&. aHIS handy milling unit for smallmetal-turning
lathes consists simplyf a drill-press vise mounted on theof the
carriage. The vise isa disk similar to the index diskound rest,
Figs. 1 and 2. Thus
0th the lateral and traversee depth of the vise jaws givesa
considerable range of vertical adjust-ment. Also the unit can be
swiveled to anydegree desired to handle angular work.Figs. 1 and 3
show typical operations onparts of small models. Milling
cuttersshould be held in a collet chuck but if the- lathe is not
fitted with chuck and suitablecollets, you can grip the cutters in
a three-jaw scroll or center chuck and, by work-
ing carefully, get very good results onlight work.Figs. 4 and 5
show the base or pad onwhich the drill-press vise is mounted. It
is. turned from a single piece of cold-rolledsteel and all the
dimensions given adapt itto use on a well-known make of
homeworkshop metal-turning lathe. Notice inFig. 4 that the base is
held in place with ahardened pointed setscrew bearing againstthe
beveled projection on the underside ofthe disk. The setscrew lock
is regularequipment on this particular lathe and thebeveled
projection on the vise mountingsimply duplicates that on the
regular com-pound supplied with the lathe as you seein Fig. 2,
where the two parts are shown
SolderingWith a Lead PencilFor small soldering jobs, you can ef-
point of the lead to the spot you wish to
fectively use an automatic lead pencil. solder and then drawing
t away slowly,Wire the metallic part of the pencil to will create a
tiny arc. Use hard lead inthe negative pole of a 6-volt storage
bat- the pencil, which should be a handle oftery, and connect the
positive pole to the bakelite or other heat-proof material.work to
be soldered. Then, touching the -Charles A. Younger, Somerville, N.
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is , n o t dr i l led cthrough and are threwith a bottom
tap.take full advantage of
chining the base so
much louder than a sigh. The barrel is en-cased in concrete 4
in. thick, the concreteassuring a good mufffer long after the
thinsides of the barrel have rusted away.am- -- you want a smooth,
polished finishonw turnings such as tool handles, firstsand them
carefully and then hold an oiledstrip of cloth or leather against
the work ,, +as it rotates in. the lathe.
