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The following is a collection of metal shop project ideas to help inspire hobby metalworkers to get back in the shop and start creating.
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Most people who work with metal do so with the intention of building or fixing things for their home, farm, or shop—or they like to work on small projects like jewelry, hanging wall art, garden art, and much more. In this article, we'll look at projects for: entry level, intermediate level, advanced level, and.
- Slide Hammer
- Machinist’s Hammer
- Toolmaker’S Vise
- Micrometer Stand
- Dial Indicator Depth Attachment
- Caliper Depth Attachment
- Caliper Center Distance Attachment
- Vee Blocks
- Edge Clamps
- 123 Superblocks
If you’re working with pull dowels, which are a common fixturing element in many shops, then you’ll need one of these in your toolbox. This is a nice and simple project that is great for absolute beginners. It doesn’t take too long to do, but it will give an opportunity to learn the fundamentals of turning. This tool is exactly what you’ll need to ...
I don’t know a single machinist that hasn’t made one of these. The actual design varies by school, but they all look essentially the same. I modified the design of the one I made over a decade ago based on things I wasn’t crazy about. For example, this one has flats on the handle. I always found it annoying that with a fully round handle, you could...
This one is good for more advanced students. Traditionally, this has been a project for tool and die makers. The skills that are targeted are job planning with grind allowance and order of operations. Machines used are mills, heat treating ovens, grinders, and lathes. The vise is definitely an involved project, but one that’s well made is a work of...
This one is actually really uncommon to see as a school project, but it’s definitely a handy tool to have. Whether you’re checking against the standard or trying to measure an awkward little part to 0.0002″, a mic stand is worth having around. What I like about this project is that it’s actually pretty forgiving, but it looks really nice if you can...
A great attachment for making a simple dial indicator even more useful. This is a really good way of checking the depth of shallow steps or seeing how deep a damaged area on a part is. This is the simpler of the two depth attachments. It’s a very basic project to get familiar with mills and lathes. You’ll get to do some threading on the lathe and l...
A simple, handly little attachment for your calipers, this will fit Mitutoyo 6 and 8 inch models. It’ll also fit most other brands, but I ain’t making any promises. This project gives you a bit of experience on both a mill and a lathe. Specific skills to hone are how to maintain perpendicularity, turning and threading small parts, and how to do a b...
This is a really simple little job, but it does require precision. What’s kind of cool about this is that for marking student projects, you can just have a plate drilled with holes in known locations, then compare what you get on the calipers. Since there’s so little material needed, this is a nice and cheap project for an entire classroom to work ...
These are staple tools that you’ll seriously be using all the time. This project will hone the skills of job planning, milling, heat treating, and grinding. If you choose to make the clamps using a band saw, there’s also the opportunity to practice layouts and some bench work. If you’re teaching a course on machining, it might be cool to start on t...
This is a handy little set of clamps to have, especially when you’re working with longer pieces of flat bar or plates. If you can keep the 1″ thickness accurate then you can also use 123 blocks to support your workpiece. Here’s how they work: When you loosen them and push them against the workpiece, the jaw is moved off the countersunk hole centerl...
What kind of dark sorcery is this, you ask? This isn’t the trick of CAD magic. You really can do this with 123 blocks. By alternating a pattern of counterbored threaded holes, you can use a socket head cap screw with a large undercut to bolt these 123 blocks together. The best thing about it is that the bolt heads are competely inside the blocks, s...
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For a beginner, getting the hang of metal lathe operation takes some practice. But it’s also an engaging and rewarding pastime. So, if you’re looking for some projects that take full advantage of your metal lathe’s capabilities while helping you advance your skills, this list of cool metal lathe projects is for you!
