Hi SteveSteve McEvoy wrote: ↑Tue Jul 09, 2024 6:56 pmMate that's looking so good. Been playing with my mill a bit, made some working latches for the bin on the Tiger and now working on some tool holding brackets for the Churchill. Not up to your standards but I'm having fun experimenting. Have managed to break 2 1mm bits so far but that's down to my lack of experience and being heavy handed. Onwards and upwards.
Regards
Steve
When you come here on the 20th you can have a look around my workshop as I am only a 5 minute walk from the recreation ground. We can swap ideas. The 1mm bits definitely need gentle handling and I tend to go for tungsten carbide bits for the smaller sizes . I bought a micro drill adaptor which is a mini drill chuck and can hold 0.4 - 4mm bits. You break a lots less bits as you can manually 'peck' drill. I also find a tiny drop of WD40 helps.
Unfortunately the weather has stopped me test driving the Churchill but hopefully it will brighten up soon.
Regards
Gary