The Workshop

Workshop projects are for stuff in the garage (CNC, Reprap, woodworking, metalworking, electronics, metal casting, etc...)

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Hey everybody! So recently I bought a Smithy Granite 1340 MAX Mill Drill Lathe - I love it, it's a great machine and a huge upgrade over my previous mill drill lathe. I do have one small problem with it though - there's no real "finishing pass" gear. The slowest speed and lowest gear is still cutting 52 threads per inch and while that's OK, and I could grind a tool with a radius tip to make it even better, I'd rather just have a finish pass speed!

So I made one!

I've worked with the Parallax Propeller and Easy Driver boards for years, I used them in my Monster in a Box project, and have used them with my stretching machine project as well - they are really easy to work with and the Parallax Propeller is super easy to program.

Here's a quick wiring diagram of how I wired things up

and here's a video of me explaining a bit on how I did it...

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I've been wanting to mill out a circuit board for a while now - finally got around to it! :)

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I had made a tailstock for my 4th Axis a while back and it recently broke (it was made from MDF LOL) so here's how I made my new 4th Axis Tailstock that I made with my homemade Reprap 3D Printer! :)

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I wanted one of those fancy rail systems for my DSLR camera so I can do some more video work with my band. Turns out they cost a LOT of money, and I'm not down with spending a lot of money (especially when I can make all the parts myself and have the same thing - only better) :)

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Well in seeing how tough the previous 3D printed gears were, I broke them :) so they were not that tough! LOL

So here's version 2.5 of the gears - I made everything beefier and also put two stages of planetary gears in there for more torque, less backlash, and just all around coolness :)

  1. 3D Printed Planetary Gears
  2. RepRap - 3D Printer
  3. Timing Pulleys
  4. Latest 4th Axis

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CNC Projects

These are my posts about my CNC hobby, now to include my new Reprap 3d Printer :)

Electronics Projects

These are my electronics projects, working with the Parallax Propellor, Arduino, stepper motors, you name it!

Metalworking Projects

Here are some of my Metalworking projects, probably with my Enco 3-in-1 Mill / Drill / Lathe

Woodworking Projects

Here are some of my woodworking projects using my Shopsmith Mark VII and other various woodworking tools

Metal Casting Projects

Here are some of my adventures in casting aluminum with my homemade foundry

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