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12/31/2024

Dave Garrett's "Jeweler's File Handle" is our cover article in the February/March 2025 issue of Machinist's Workshop. The complete table of contents is available on our website here: https://machinistsworkshop.net/february-march-2025/. Happy New Year!

Table of Contents Jeweler's File Handle by Dave Garrett Pipe Taps for Blind Holes by Roger Taylor Brakes on a Dolly, Eventually by Carl Blum and Jamie George Cutting Small Tubes Precisely on the Lathe by James Donnelley A Project Box from Extrusions by R. G. Sparber A Versatile Work

12/30/2024

Good morning! Today and tomorrow are your last opportunities to save 20% on subscriptions and products* in our online store. Use promo code Holidays20 when you visit https://secure.villagepress.com/store/items/list/group/3. Thank you for your consideration! *Exceptions include tool sets and book sets.

11/30/2024

Michael Ward continues with his series for the Ultimate Vise Stop, and many other favorite authors have more projects and tips for you! The full table of contents is available online:

A Milling Attachment for the 10" Atlas Lathe PAUL KELLY An Alternate DRO Power Supply JIM TUCKER Cutoff Adventures HUGH MUIRHEAD The Ultimate Vise Stop Part Three MICHAEL WARD A Boring Series: A Very Common Twisting Problem CHUCK ST. LOUIS From the Editor GEORGE BULLISS Readers’ Forum For the Digi...

07/26/2024

Check out what's coming in the next issue of HSM!

The Ultimate Vise Shop Part One MICHAEL WARD Making a Tool Holder NOEL HENDERSON Mini-Lathe 500W BLDC (HiTorque) Conversion PHILLIP EDWARDS A Simple "Freelance" Stirling Engine MIKE MARSH A Boring Series – Part 11 An Alternate Method of Line Boring CHUCK ST. LOUIS From the Editor GEORGE BULLISS Re...

05/25/2024

Here's the eye-catching cover of our next issue, July/August 2024.

04/03/2024

Featured in this issue: "Hybrid Woodruff Keys" by Dr. Kurt Hillig. Also featuring "Vehicles In Miniature – The Machined Metal Art of Abraham Megerdichian" by Robert Megerdichian. Read with full table of contents on the website:

Mini-Mill Upgrades – Refurbishing Worn Slides and Bracing the Column TED HANSEN Easy Radiusing MARTIN GEARING My Patio Sculpture Project ELINOR FYFE Hybrid Woodruff Keys DR. KURT HILLIG Vehicles In Miniature – The Machined Metal Art of Abraham Megerdichian ROBERT MEGERDICHIAN A Boring Series –...

04/02/2024

What's coming in the May/June 2024 issue? We'll share the table of contents soon. In the meantime, here's a peek at the cover!

12/25/2023

May you enjoy the special time spent with friends and family!

12/04/2023

Our first issue of 2024 is on the press!

Table of Contents Mini-Mill Power Feed by Ted Hansen The Legacy of John Valdemarsen: Blind Machinist and Handyman by Ronald Pierik Telescoping Feed Screw Cover by Ted Armen iGaging and TouchDRO on a Mini-Mill by Charlie Creswell Spring-Loaded Tap Guide by Ernie Noa A Boring Series – Part Seven The...

09/27/2023

Our cover story, "A Unimat-3 Conversion to Inch" is written
by Jim Tucker. The full table of contents for our November/December 2023 issue is available at:

Table of Contents A Unimat-3 Conversion to Inch by Jim Tucker My Small Pump by Tom Boyer A Boring Series - Part Six Always on Center Boring Bar by Chuck St. Louis Horizontal Open Crankshaft Engine - Part Two by Brian Rupnow For the Digital Machinist Finding a Place in Your Shop for Onshape by Thomas...

07/28/2023

Our lead article this issue is "Horizontal Open Crankshaft Engine – Part One" by Brian Rupnow. Read the complete table of contents on our website: https://wp.me/p514VJ-Ja

05/26/2023

Our July/August 2023 issue is off to the press!

04/01/2023

The cover story this issue is "A Belt Drive Conversion for the Mini-Mill" by Ten Hansen. Read the full table of contents are on our website: https://homeshopmachinist.net/may-june-2023-vol-42-no-3/

Table of Contents A Belt Drive Conversion for the Mini-Mill by Ten Hansen A Few Handy Shop Tools by Don Peterson Three-Spoke Vise Handle for Mini-Mills by Charlie Elliott A Boring Series - Part Three - Round Boring Bars and Their Accessories by Chuck St. Louis Building a Quorn - Part Three The Wheel...

01/28/2023

There's a lot in store for the March/April 2023 issue. Here's the cover to look for!

11/30/2022

Here's the January/February 2023 cover of HSM! The Table of Contents will be shared soon.

06/02/2022

The July/August 2022 is on the press. What can you expect to read when it reaches your mailbox? For starters, "Tapered Carriage Gibs for the Mini-Lathe" by Ted Hansen. Find the full details here: https://homeshopmachinist.net/july-august-2022-vol-41-number-4/

Table of Contents Tapered Carriage Gibs for the Mini-Lathe by Ted Hansen A Dust Cover for the Mini-Lathe by Gary Wagoner 3-Axis iGaging DROs on a LittleMachineShop.com Mini-Mill by Charlie Creswell A Carbide Sharpening Fixture for a Lathe - Part Two by Ronald Pierik Tool Review: 0-1" Thread Micromet...

04/05/2022

Here's the cover of our May/June 2022 issue! Our cover story this issue is "Rebuilding the Craftsman 109 Lathe - Part One" by David Croft.

12/31/2021

Happy New Year, from everyone at The Home Shop Machinist.