Machine Shop
Machines in Tinkermill Machine Shop
Mitek CNC vertical milling machine, 15"(Y)x28"(X)x15"(Z) NMTB40 tooling
Two Manual milling machines (One Bridgeport brand, one SuperMax YC-1 1/2VA - a Bridgeport clone)
Two Nardini 1640 Lathes. The tool posts on both are BXA and tail stock taper is 3MT. Spindle is D1-5. Threading is inch on one and metric on the other.
The BXA cut-off holder takes a 1/8" x 11/16" x 5" blade.
Band Saw (blade length is 93-1/2", typical width is 1/2", typical thickness is 0.025", and typical tooth count is 14 TPI - McMaster-Carr)
Drill Press
Pedestal Grinder
Deckle single flute grinder - Operating Manual
Baileigh - 52" sheet metal roll/press brake/shear tool - Operating Manual
| Material | Type | Size |
| Mild Steel | Sheet | 16Ga (0.051) |
| Round Rod (roll only) | .250 .312 .375 | |
| Aluminum | 1100-0, 2024-0 | 0.125 |
| 5052-0, 6061-T4 | 0.125 | |
| 2024-T3,5052-H34 | 0.090 | |
| 5086-H36, 6061-T6 | 0.090 | |
| Copper and Alloys | Electrolytic Copper | 14Ga (0.064) |
| Bronze Commercial | 14Ga (0.064) | |
| Brass 70-30 | 14Ga (0.064) | |
| Nickel Alloy | Inconel 600 | 20Ga (0.032) |
| Monel R405 | 20Ga (0.032) | |
| Nickel 200A Annealed | 20Ga (0.032) | |
| Zinc as rolled | 16Ga (0.051) |
Sheet metal hand tools
Tooling, granite plate, inspection tools.
Resources
Class Notes
We have two classes on the Nardini lathe, a 101 that only covers collet work with manual feed, a 201 that covers the chuck, mechanical feed and threading. We also combine the 101 & 201 classes for experienced lathe operators. Check with @sebastian.wessels on Slack if you qualify for the combo class. We drop the part where you do manual threading with a tap on the lathe when we combine the classes. The 101 class consists of the video below and then the in-person part where the instructor verifies that the student is capable after watching the video.
