I've got a ring light magnifying glass down on the reloading bench
that might just get relocated . I think my eyes are getting old faster
than the rest of me .
On Sat, 29 Apr 2023 10:52:06 -0500
Snag <Snag_one@msn.com> wrote:
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I've got a ring light magnifying glass down on the reloading bench
that might just get relocated . I think my eyes are getting old faster
than the rest of me .
In another hobby of mine guys were recommending a clip-on Macro Lens
for your smartphone. An added advantage going that route is being
able to record/save an image and then look at it in more detail later
on.
https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=macro+phone+lens
Also have a couple magnifying visors I sometimes use while working
on circuit boards and the likes. Problem is working distance with
strong magnification which is very little. Have another lens setup that
just clips to one side of my glasses. A lot of the time I just use a
loupe to inspect, make some mods, inspect, make mods...
https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=magnifying+visor
I've always had crappy eyes and needed aids to help...
On Sat, 29 Apr 2023 10:52:06 -0500
Snag <Snag_one@msn.com> wrote:
<snip>
I've got a ring light magnifying glass down on the reloading bench
that might just get relocated . I think my eyes are getting old faster
than the rest of me .
In another hobby of mine guys were recommending a clip-on Macro Lens
for your smartphone. An added advantage going that route is being
able to record/save an image and then look at it in more detail later
on.
https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=macro+phone+lens
Also have a couple magnifying visors I sometimes use while working
on circuit boards and the likes. Problem is working distance with
strong magnification which is very little. Have another lens setup that
just clips to one side of my glasses. A lot of the time I just use a
loupe to inspect, make some mods, inspect, make mods...
https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=magnifying+visor
I've always had crappy eyes and needed aids to help...
I've had glasses for nearsightedness since I was a teen . The problem
here is as much lighting as it is magnification . I used to have a
goose-neck lamp over the lathe , it broke and I never replaced it . I
have a flashlight that would help - if I had 3 hands .
"Snag" wrote in message news:u2jef4$30hmm$1@dont-email.me...
I've got my Dremel set up as a light duty toolpost grinder (had the
setup for years) with a heavy duty cutoff wheel . I think I need a lot
of practice in positioning the tool/workpiece - maybe an index wheel* -
but I think this is going to work just fine . The smaller end mills are
the most difficult ... guess which ones I fuck up the most often ?
I've got a ring light magnifying glass down on the reloading bench
that might just get relocated . I think my eyes are getting old faster
than the rest of me .
*Now I've got my mind churning ideas for a standalone indexing
fixture for this , probably using another 5C collet setup . Using collet blocks will cut down on the amount of machining I'll need to do ... got
a 4 and a 6 sided .
Snag
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I have a pair of the $50 import versions of this: https://www.aaabrasives.com/kalamazoo-5c-index-fixture
At least that's what I paid in the stores where I found them. Googling
for images shows only the Kalamazoo and Hardinge versions.
I used a 1" rod in a collet to level the base of one on its side in the milling vise and machined the rough cast sides parallel so it can be
clamped in the vise, level or on angle blocks. As-is it has 24
spring-loaded stops but it could be set and clamped by eye at any
angular rotation.
The other one is upright on an angle plate. The collet nut is a ring
with spanner holes on the OD and doesn't need much clearance to tighten
it. Both can take the 3, 4 or 6 jaw chucks on 5C mounts for my lathe.
Another possibility is a spin index: https://www.amazon.com/TTC-5C-Spin-Index-Fixture/dp/B006UHFO62
If you cut gears or splines there's this: https://www.precisionmatthews.com/shop/bs0dividinghead/
My Clausing mill also uses B&S-7 collets. They almost interchange with
Morse #2. https://www.amazon.com/HHIP-Brown-Sharpe-Collet-Various/dp/B01IATAYLC
"Snag" wrote in message news:u2js5r$32t04$1@dont-email.me...
I'm thinking something a lot more simple than most of those .
Probably something with a clamp ring for the Dremel on a pivoting arm ,
and a flat surface to set the collet blocks on . It'll need a way to
clamp and locate the blocks laterally .
For now though the ring light/magnifier is coming from the loading
bench to the shop . It's not like I'm going to be sharpening end mills
every day ...
Snag
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I don't have better answers because if I don't need 0.001" accuracy I
just Dremel grind by hand, with a Magnivisor and my wrists supported on
the bench vise or such. I made adapters to mount my Dremels on lathe
tool posts which also hold them in the vise.
Even a 4-1/2" angle grinder can make reasonably precise cuts on lathe
bits etc held in the vise. That's how I shape internal threading bits
from blanks. It's not much different from smoothing a MIG weld bead on a fender repair, or cleaning up a forged blade.
The once thriving industrial second-hand market in New England is rapidly >drying up as manufacturing closes. The ham radio (+ industrial surplus) flea >market I attended this weekend was lightly attended compared to earlier >years, though I found most of what I wanted.
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