Monday, November 27, 2023

Press Tool Trick

Picked up from a technician at work who'd pressed many a bearing:  Put a magnet in the back side of the press tool so it sticks to the bottom of the arbor press ram


Tool sticks to the ram and automatically squares itself!  No need for 3 hands to hold the part, the press tool, and the arbor press lever:



Installing some new bearings in a bike wheel front hub:

Sunday, November 5, 2023

Finally some lathe tool organization

3d printed dovetails - the AXA sized holders are just big enough to fit two screws into a 20x40mm aluminm t-slot extrusion: