Liberty1908
Plastic
- Joined
- Nov 24, 2018
A post on the metalworking subreddit from a few years back advises beginning machinists/metalworkers to start with a file project.
"The best thing you can do is a file project, get some steel and bluing dye and layout a gear or shaft and file it down. That was my first project as a machinist. You appreciate something you made with basic hand tools more that anything. After that maybe invest in a Mill or small turning center, either way you cant go wrong."
It sounds like good advice, but does anyone know of any resources that would show a beginner how to do this? I'm coming from a woodworking/finish carpentry background and this is something I'm interested in getting into. Please advise.
"The best thing you can do is a file project, get some steel and bluing dye and layout a gear or shaft and file it down. That was my first project as a machinist. You appreciate something you made with basic hand tools more that anything. After that maybe invest in a Mill or small turning center, either way you cant go wrong."
It sounds like good advice, but does anyone know of any resources that would show a beginner how to do this? I'm coming from a woodworking/finish carpentry background and this is something I'm interested in getting into. Please advise.