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Allen Smithee:
I've been out of things for a while, but with retirement at least getting within the long-range radar I wanted to get back into things. Then I was making something for my better third when the shaft of my machining hammer snapped. So I decided to make a new one. I will admit that I took the easy path of getting the Hemmingway kit, largely because I didn't have suitable material in stock and the Hemmingway kit was roughly the same price.

So three hours of mostly turning and a bit of milling later I'm quite pleased with the result:



It's been a while since I've done a pukka taper turn between centres, even with my slightly oddball offset setup (using a boring head with a unimat live centre to avoid messing with the tailstock alignment) but it worked a treat - really pleased with the surface finish:



Maybe this will fire my enthusiasm towards some more complex things...

AS

Jo:
Pleased to see the old girl is back making swarf  8)

And your finished hammer is rather nice as well  ;)

Jo

Kim:
That's a fine looking hammer! Nicely done!  :popcorn: :ThumbsUp:

Hope you had fun making it :)

Kim

redhouseluv:
That's great  - nice thing to make and very useful  :ThumbsUp:

Allen Smithee:

--- Quote from: Jo on March 08, 2025, 05:06:43 PM ---Pleased to see the old girl is back making swarf  8)

--- End quote ---

Swarf was made. All hail to the swarf!

AS

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