Boring the Banjo - fabricated from solid aluminium stock
Typical boring setup for one of the castings
A set of castings as purchased from the supplier in UK
Some of the parts manufactured - A dividing head, ball turning tool and scoring jig were made for the project as well. The main spindle has a taper bore to suit the home made collet set which also fits the Myford lathe..
The complete set of parts before assembly. The project spanned two years - I enjoyed the journey imensely
Close ups of the Rotating Head showing the clamping collet on the protractor head. There are index holes every 30deg for the plunger pin (knurled knob bottom left
The Quorn was designed by Prof Chaddock - here are some of the tools that can be sharpened on the machine.
QUORN TOOL &
CUTTER GRINDER
QUORN
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