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General discussion => Shop Made Tools => Topic started by: ddoyle on January 28, 2018, 06:06:06 AM

Title: wheel mandrel
Post by: ddoyle on January 28, 2018, 06:06:06 AM

In an effort to extract maximum entertainment from every task I made this little tool to expediate wheel turning. Holds two wheel blanks one for pyrite/one for flint. Of course to make the mandrel I first had to build a micrometer adjustable file rest and a worm gear indexer (see first line).  Hardened and lightly tempered 01 steel-bang on- bang off fit. Kinda broaches the last bit of fit.

(https://preview.ibb.co/dWoDPG/mandrel_for_wheellock.jpg) (https://ibb.co/fB7jWw)
(https://preview.ibb.co/fRmNJb/with_wheels_mounted.jpg) (https://ibb.co/h65tPG)