by Bob Warfield | Blog, CNC Projects, CNC Router, DIY CNC, Tools and Techniques
The Widgitmaster’s Travelling CNC Mini Router Medicine Show Are you into CNC Mini Routers? Be sure to check out our G-Wizard CNC Router Speeds and Feeds Calculator. It’s the first Calculator designed especially for CNC Routers, and the link will tell...
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by Bob Warfield | Blog, CNC Projects, Tools and Techniques
DIY Band Saw Miter Gage One of the things my new-to-me Rockwell Delta 20″ Bandsaw is missing is a miter gage, so I figured I’d better whip up a nice one for it. Design Concept Here is a Rhino3D model of the finished part: This miter gage is a...
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![Lathe Tool Storage [QCTP Holder Storage]](https://www.cnccookbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/ToolHolder1-1.jpg)
by Bob Warfield | Blog, CNC Projects, Tools and Techniques, Workshop and Storage
Lathe Tool Storage [QCTP Holder Storage] An Idea Notebook on ways to organize your lathe tooling, especially QCTP holders. Another cool way to save space and organize your tooling: Lazy Susan toolholder rack by Stan on HMEM makes for a very efficient use of...
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by Bob Warfield | Blog, CNC Projects, Tools and Techniques
Button V-Block Turning Fixture I’ve been fascinated by the idea of a button v-block since seeing Ed Dubosky’s elegant design in the Metalworking One book. What a wonderful way to extend the capabilities of a lathe to precision milling on tiny model engine...
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by Bob Warfield | Blog, CNC Projects, DIY CNC
CNC Precision and Accurate CNC Repeatability are important characteristics for any CNC machine. Precision (or Accuracy is another good term for it) is all about how closely we can hold tolerances. Repeatability is all about how precisely a commanded motion...
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![Lathe Tailstock Camlock for a Mini-Lathe [Easy Time Saver]](https://www.cnccookbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/P1010375.jpg)
by Bob Warfield | Blog, CNC Projects, Tools and Techniques
Note: This is a project I did MANY years ago. Probably not long after I got this little lathe. The parts are not finished as nicely as I would make them today, but the tailstock is very functional and was a real pleasure compared to having to search...
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![6-Jaw Chuck [Making a Backplate for my Buck]](https://www.cnccookbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/PA162583.jpg)
by Bob Warfield | Blog, CNC Projects, Tools and Techniques
6-Jaw Chuck [Making a Backplate for my Buck] I’ve always been enamored of 6-jaw chucks. If nothing else, they are things of great mechanical beauty. I notice that many machinist’s I have a lot of respect for prefer them to the average 3-jaw for fine...
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![CNC Servo Kit [HomeshopCNC Servos]](https://www.cnccookbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/P1010994-1024x675.jpg)
by Bob Warfield | Blog, CNC Projects, DIY CNC
CNC Servo Kit [HomeshopCNC Servos] This page describes what I had to do to adapt a set of HomeshopCNC servos to my IH Mill CNC Kit. I bought a “mechanicals only” kit that did not include servos. I’m not sure Gene and Tommy are even offering that...
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by Bob Warfield | Blog
Machine Aesthetics Machines can be strictly utilitarian, and sometimes these are beautiful, but there is a certain machine aesthetic that goes to a really good looking piece of work. I’ve collected pictures of what I consider to be particularly noteworthy. Every...
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by Bob Warfield | Blog, CNC Projects, DIY CNC
Introduction One of the best additions I ever made to my Lathemaster lathe was a quick change toolpost. I use it constantly as I am swapping various tools in and out for a job. I’ve gotten pretty facile with the lathe over time, and don’t have to...
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by Bob Warfield | Blog, CNC Projects, DIY CNC
Lathe CNC Conversion History I love my Lathemaster 9×30 lathe, but it lacks several useful things in the gearing department. Changing speeds required changing belt positions until I finished my variable speed DC motor mod. There is no tumbler reverse,...
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by Bob Warfield | Blog, CNC Projects, Tools and Techniques
This is a very ambitious modification that never made it out of the planning stages. When looking at the amount of work involved plus realizing my ultimate goal was to CNC the lathe (which would mean discarding the tumbler gear system), I decided not to go...
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