Recent content by tesseract

not a complete drawing yet mainly the cylinder assembly

Ok how would I do this and get it precisely right the complexity of this jig seems overwhelming. I have a cylinder say about 2 inches in diameter and a length of about 4-5 inches. Here is the easy part part I need three holes drilled equidistantly around the circumference this is not hard. The...

I do appreciate the advise and I am trying to take it all in I did look at drill rod S7 was the stuff I was going with but after I did all the cutting into 3/4" lengths with a 45 on one end the cost to heat treat --harden-- them was quoted twice between $100 and $200 bucks and I am trying to...

You mentioned this and I am confused what do you mean paper According o what you have stated I will be trying my bench grinder on the straight pin and plan to grind down to the 45 degree angle to get my sharpened edge.and will alternate between grinding and dunking in water I plan to make a...

I am new to the art of metalworking and do not have that much knowledge accordingly. I have a bunch of 1/8" hardened steel dowel pins 3/4" long I want to cut one end at a 45 degree angle and then sharpen it and I want to have it holds it sharpness as long as possible it will be cutting through...