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Tools and accessories inspired by G.H.Thomas and Hemingway kits.

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Bruno Mueller:
Hello dear modellers,
I would like to show you in a loose sequence the tools and accessories that I have made in the last few years, inspired by the books of G.H.Thomas and by the company Hemingway Kits.

Let's start with the universal pillar tool. I have used the drawings from G.H. Thomas' book “Workshop Techniques”. The device was made without commercially available castings. The arms were milled out of grey cast iron rods. The table was made from a grey cast iron disc and tool steel. The column is made of tool steel. I screwed the base together from scraps from the scrap box. I used a Chinese-made 180 watt sewing machine motor to drive the drill. The drill chuck clamps up to approx. 4 mm. 

ShopShoe:
Bruno,

I really like what you have done in building this. I have been considering getting the castings to build one, but you have encouraged me to get the book and consider doing what you have done.

Thank You for posting. I am looking forward to more postings about your other projects.

ShopShoe

RReid:
Very nice work indeed, Bruno. I always appreciate seeing examples of "castings" made directly from bar stock. Tends to inspire me!

Del_61:
I also made the UPT many years ago with all the attachments like you have.

It's a tool which is not only well designed and a pleasure to use, it is indispensable in my workshop and one of the most useful tools that I have. I don't use the staking part much to be honest.

Your version looks better finished than mine though !!!

Bruno Mueller:
Let's move on to the next device.
Versatile Dividing Head.
I got the castings and the drawings from Hemingway Kits. I converted all the dimensions to metric scale and adjusted them to suit.
I made several spindles.
One spindle after the design by G.H.Thomas.
Another spindle with an ER 25 collet chuck holder and a spindle with a holder for a small lathe chuck.
The lathe chuck was originally on a Bosch Combi lathe and has a diameter of 74 mm. I have modified it slightly to make assembly easier.

I was also able to use a rotating base from another Hemingway kits device (more on this later) for the versatile dividing head. All I had to do was add a bolt holder and additional mounting holes to the dividing head. The dividing head is then screwed onto the rotating base instead of its base plate. An aligned zero point allows precise degree adjustment.

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