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Thread: Hello everyone
23/09/2021 09:08:05

I am a retired marine engineer with a history of always having to do diy instead of what I would like to have been doing.
I have been building up workshop tools for a long time and am the proud owner of an ex school Boxford model B ( I think) which is superb especially after retrofitting an inverter controlled motor. My other success is a very ancient Herbert bench drill now powered by a hoover washing machine motor which gives a huge spindle speed range. That speed control I’m sure I read about in model engineer workshop 20 ish years ago? It is fitted with an Axminster compound table and I use it for milling really quite successfully.

I have not done any model engineering as such but tend to be constantly modifying things to make them better, always enjoy working wood as well as metal.

looking forwards to much more workshop time!

Thread: Boxford BUD Tool Post
21/09/2021 08:29:31

Hello, taking the risk of this being stupid, you might be interested in how I overcame this same issue some years ago.

I found the easiest answer was to machine off the under side of tools that were too high. Not always possible I know, but if the tools are soft enough it is possible, I seem to remember holding them suitably in a four jaw Chuck and not reducing the height of the business end at all, as that part isn’t in the way.

simple but effective.

regards

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