From the Workshop

April 30, 2014

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Back working on the Bullnose after so much downtime with the grinding machine maintenance:

 

A27 Bullnose Holtey 1
 
 
A27 Bullnose Holtey 2
 
 
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This is the cast iron infill for the Bullnose. As you can see this is a complex shape so I will let the pictures speak for themselves. As with most things I design and make I go places that have never been visited, making these planes very unique.
 
 
A27 Bullnose Holtey 3
 
 
A27 Bullnose Holtey 4

 
 

A27 Bullnose Holtey 6
 

This shows the pin side of the dovetails being milled.
 

A27 Bullnose Holtey 5

 

Rebating the tops of the dovetail area, which provides a light stop and gives the dovetails a better form. Again this system is unique to my planes.

April 29, 2014

window to the workshop

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One of the problems of making precision planes is needing your own tool room. This means that on occasions maintenance is necessary.
 

A simple task like cleaning my coolant tank got so complicated that two weeks went passed before I could get the grinding machine back in service again.
 

Jones and Shipman
 
 
My schedule is now running late and I am looking forward to getting back to working on planes again.

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