Home Shop Machining Projects
Taig, Atlas, Craftsman.
Most all my machining projects have been geared to small machines. Currently, I have Taig lathe and milling
machines, but have had Sherline (and others) in the past. Both good machines for their intended purposes.
I like the Taig machines. They're sturdy, and will do any of the normal machining operations within their size range. I bought
my Taig lathe some years ago with just the basics, and a short time later bought my Taig mill as a complete machine, ready to go.
The Taig machines are very accurate and hold repeatable settings, which is very important to me. I worked in machine shops
for many years, and after working with large machines for a long time, I know what I like in a lathe or mill. The Taigs are rigid
and precise, and able to do surprisingly hard work for their size. I'm not involved with the Taig company in any way, except as a
satisfied and enthusiastic owner. My remarks about their machines are from someone who has put them through their paces.
Taig sells many accessories for their machines, and I've purchased a number of them since buying my machines. There are many
tooling items that a person may need though, which are either kind of spendy, or just not readily available in certain sizes.
Sometimes you just have to make what you want. Sometimes you need a certain tool to complete a project in progress.
That's mainly what this website is about, along with some engines and other projects.
You'll notice that some of the tooling projects are rather utilitarian, while others are "prettier". The main consideration in
any case is an item built with the accuracy required for it to do its' job properly.
I also have a 6" Atlas lathe, which I use for all my "big" projects. A really nice machine, and I have a separate
page for it. Scroll down until you see the Atlas section and click on it if you're interested.
You can get back to this page from any of the other web pages here. Just go to the bottom of any page, and look for the Taig link.
 Black Powder Wrench |
Miscellaneous Projects Making Little Bits... (Knurling without a knurler.) |
 A Powder Trickler (For the Reloader) |
Atlas 6" Lathe Stuff
Click on the big picture!
I also have some interest in the Craftsman AA109 Lathe.
Click on the thumb above to go to the 109 pages
If you have any trouble with the thumbnail links above, please contact me at deanw@bmi.net.
Thanks much!
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