Re: Helping Beginners start....
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I'm still trying to make descent knurls...? I have three scissor types, one being hand held, and a boxfull of different dies, but just when I think I'm going to do a good job, it goes sideways.??
Speaking of dies, about a year ago I found a partial set of dies that are meant to cut parallel lines on a small handle or shaft by pressing the rod through the die.? I'd never seen nor heard of such a tool before.? Came from a Bulova factory, and may have been made in-house.
-Dave
On Sunday, November 7, 2021, 05:53:58 AM PST, OldToolmaker via groups.io <old_toolmaker@...> wrote:
I think a good beginning project for the Unimat would be to make a center punch.
The skills learned would involve:
(1) straight parallel turning.
(2) taper turning.
(3) turning to a shoulder.
(4) knurling (if you have a scissor knurling tool.
(5) facing.
These are all basic operations and when taken in small steps are easier to master.
Dick
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