Conrad Hoffman
Diamond
- Joined
- May 10, 2009
- Location
- Canandaigua, NY, USA
We sometimes have to make stupidly small parts. We found a few spare minutes in the shop, so our head machinist Joe (OK, our only machinist), made these up. Most people would use bolts, but we seemed to have a surplus of studs and nuts. We found cheap stereo microscopes online, the one for the mill having an unusually long working distance. We use high power LED flashlights for extra illumination. Note that each one follows the cut, fixed on the mill and moving on the lathe. With the various rods and joints, they can be positioned almost anywhere needed.