Engineering Workshop DVDs by Swarfrat Enterprises

Mini Machines 101 General Machinist Series Toolmaking & Restoration DVD  (Ref: MR1D)

n this volume, we'll delve into the art of restoring damaged parts, as well as how to design and fabricate special tools for our projects, whatever they may be.

Have you ever had a part with the threads so damaged that you can't put a die over them to clean them up? We'll demonstrate with a 40-year-old oil pump shaft from a vintage Italian Aermacchi engine, where the shaft was so mushroomed on the end as to be worthless. Learn the technique to synchronize the lathe to the existing threads, enabling you to re-cut the damaged threads and save the part!

We'll show you how to measure and lay out a complex bolt pattern from the same engine manually, and tricks for doing it with a CAD program.

Then we'll use the layout to make a universal press and separator tool, as well as flywheel and armature pullers; tools that are no longer available, yet necessary to disassemble the motor. Along the way, we'll discuss material and design considerations for tooling in general.

Let's put our machines to work! And for those of you who haven't yet cut threads with your mini lathe, this is a great introduction to the process

£16.25

£19.50

Building SwarfRat's VATOC Steam/Air Engine DVD  (Ref: DVATOC)

Welcome to Mini Machines 202!
This is our second in a series of engine-building projects for the novice / intermediate machinist. We're still working with the basic but amazingly elegant oscillating cylinder design, but we'll be making a slightly more complex and interesting model!

The VATOC cylinders can be angled from 90 to 180 degrees, so you can have a Boxer style
in-line twin, a V-twin, or something in between, changing in just a few seconds!

This engine is the next step forward from the single oscillating cylinder engine in our first volume, and while more complicated, is still within the reach of the novice machinist.

It requires basic lathe and mill techniques, and utilizes the rotary table to make the pivoting cylinder backing plates, but most of the parts, such as the flywheel, crankwheel, piston/rod assemblies and cylinders, among others, are taken directly from the first engine in the series!

All drawings are included on the DVD, as well as the complete plans and instructions for the first engine in the series, the Single Oscillating Cylinder Engine, which was designed by Chris Wood of littlemachineshop.com and included here with his permission.
Also included is a single-user license for our
Project Buddy project-tracking software. It's a handy tool for managing and tracking your projects!

Running Time: 1 hour 10 mins. (prox.)

£19.13

£22.96

Building littlemachineshop.com's Oscillating Cylinder Steam/Air Engine DVD  (Ref: DOCE)

hour, 20 min. runtime, INCLUDES: Free engine drawings and instructions,
and single-user license for "ShopBuddy" shop calculator application
Welcome to Mini Machines 202!
This is our series of presentations for the more advanced hobby machinist.
This is our first in a series of projects for the new / ntermediate
machinist.
In this presentation, we build littlemachineshop.com's oscillating cylinder steam
or compressed air engine kit. This kit is outstanding for several reasons; it's very inexpensive, it requires only basic machinist techniques to build, and the principles behind its operation can easily be applied to more complex projects. (see the twin cylinder engine on the left...)

The best part is -- the plans are included FREE! You don't have
to buy the kit to enjoy this project! Chris Wood of
littlemachineshop.com generously gave permission for these plans
to be included on the DVD.

Also included is a single-user license for our ShopBuddy V3
shop calculator software. It's a handy tool for dealing with
many normal shop calculations effortlessly.

£19.59

£23.51

Mini Machines 202: Shop Techniques & Projects Volume 2  (Ref: F2D)

In this volume we'll build a Spindle Centering Scope, a fantastic little tool that will allow you to visually sight down onto the work piece and line up your mill spindle directly over your desired location! As accurate as a carefully trued needle wiggler, but twice as fast and much, much easier to use! This is a fun-to-build project that will leave you with a precision tool you'll be using for years to come!
Also in this volume:
So many of you have been experiencing problems with "un-trammable mills," where, no matter how hard you try, the spindle never centers correctly.
This is most likely due to a twist in the two casings that make up the mill head.
We'll show you the easy way to re-align these cases, and get back the great accuracy of these fine machines.
for Novice to Expert machinists!



AND THERE'S EVEN
MORE!


Your purchase includes a single-user license for our new PROJECTBUDDY

£16.25

£19.50

Mini Machines 202- The Vice Squad  (Ref: MD8)

The Vise Squad -
Precision Workholding
and Measuring Techniques
and
"SineBuddy" Software
Have you wanted to learn how to use a sine bar? How to set up and hold a precise angle when milling a part? How to deal with the trigonometry involved with finding the correct spaceblock height for a sinebar or vise?
This volume will demonstrate and explain the
use of precision, Kurt style and Sine vises, as well as sine bars and sine plates.

Some of the topics covered are:



Intro & Shop Safety
General vise mounting and basics
Screwless precision and sine vises
Angle plates
Law of Sines
Space blocks, main and alternate useage
Sine bars, plates, vises, compound angles
Kurt Anglelock Vise, and angular tramming

And with the purchase of this Volume, you've also purchased a Single-User License to use the "SineBuddy" Sine bar & Space block calculator included on the DVD! This calculator will take care of the trigonometry involved in calculating angles and spaceblocks!

Running time 53 minutes

£16.25

£19.50

MILLING DVD- Mini Machines 202 - THE ROTARY TABLE - CURVES AHEAD!  (Ref: RTD202)

THIS IS A 2 DVD BOXED SET
BRAND NEW TITLE AND INCLUDES "SPIN BUDDY! SOFTWARE LICENCE
Rotary tables enable us to cut circles, curves, arcs and more, as well as precision repetitive operations, such as bolt circles, gear/sprocket teeth, scale engraving and others. We'll show you how to set up, calculate and use your mini rotary table

Introdution and Safety

- Quick review of pertinent points

Setting Up the Rotary Table

- Clamping, rough and final indicating in

Varying Degrees of Degrees

- Decimal Degrees to Degrees, Minutes and Seconds, and back again

Dialing Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

- Reading and using the DMS Vernier Scale

Dividing Plate Setup

- Installing and removing the Dividing plate setup

Dividing Plate Calculations

- Determining the correct plate and sector holes for our operations

Bed Plate Basics

- Increasing the utility of our mini rotary tables

Going Horizontal

- Using the rotary table horizontally, the tailstock, accessories and the Quick Indexer Fixture

Laying out and Visualizing Offsets

- Setting Table offsets to simplify advanced operations

Installing and Using the SpinBuddy Software

- Instantly calculate all your operations

When you purchase this volume you also purchase a Single-User license to our "SpinBuddy" software application included on the DVD disks. This program will instantly work out all the various steps for Degree, Minute and Second operations, as well as instantly find compatible Dividing plate sizes and work out sector hole calculations.
Running time 1 hr. 15 mins. approximately
RELATED BOOK WPS37 DIVIDING - SEE BELOW !!

£29.36

£35.23

MILLING DVD- Mini Machines 101 Vol. 1: Mill Basics & Clamping  (Ref: MD1)

n this volume, we'll discuss the basics of the mill, from terminology and basic clamping, all the way to specialized fixtures and appliances for multi-part production.
Along the way, we'll cover some of the tools and equipment you'll most likely need, and delve into how and why to make specialized fixtures.

Section 1: Introduction and Safety
Section 2: Terminolgy and Nomenclature, Tools and Equipment, Clamping Basics
Section 3: Squaring (aligning) the Stock, Squaring Round Stock, Setting up the Screwless Vise, Bedplates & Specialized Fixtures
Running time: 50 minutes

£19.13

£22.96

MILLING DVD -Mini Machines 101 Vol. 2: Edgefinding & Locating  (Ref: MD2)

In this volume, we'll take you into the intricacies of centering your mill spindle exactly over the edge of your workpiece, or, for that matter, anywhere else on it.

Section 1: Introduction and Safety
Section 2: The tools-edgefinder and wiggler, Using the wiggler to find an edge, Using the edgefinder to find an edge, Locating an X - Y coordinate, Finding the center of a hole or bore, Finding the center of a shaft
Section 3: Laying out your workpiece manually with temporary metal dye, Using a CAD template to lay out your workpiece, Using the wiggler's needle tool to locate layout lines and intersections
Running time: 43 minutes

£19.13

£22.96

MILLING DVD - Mini Machines 101 Vol. 3: Precision Drilling, Reaming & Tapping  (Ref: MD3)

In this Volume, we'll introduce the spindle and tapers, collets and toolholders, as well as all sorts of regular and specialized drill bits, reamers and taps.
We'll drill and ream for precision press and slip fits, as well as tap accurate threads and plunge-mill flat-bottomed recesses for fastener sinking. (Counterboring.)

You'll also learn to use the telescoping gauge, along with the outside micrometer for precise bore measurements, and use a dial indicator in conjunction with a wiggler for close-tolerance work.

Section 1: Introduction, Safety and Spindle basic
Section 2: Wiggler and dial indicator for close-tolerance backlash removal, telescoping gauge and micrometer use
Section 3: Drilling, Reaming and Tapping tools, Drilling and Reaming, Tapping threads manually and plunge-milling recesses (Counterbores)
Running time: approximately 55 minutes.

£16.60

£19.92

MILLING DVD - Mini Machines 101 Vol. 4: The Boring Head: Bores, Arcs, Saddles & More  (Ref: SWF4X.)

This Volume will show you how to use the boring head, not only to accurately enlarge holes and cut bores for your projects, but also how to use the tool in non--centered operations, such as truing up elliptical holes and cutting arcs into flat stock, as well as cutting saddles into round stock. This little tool has a much wider range of uses than you might imagine!

Section 1: Introduction and Safety
Section 2: Standard Operations: Theory, Standard centered operations
Section 3: Non-Centered Operations: Non-centered setup, Cutting a saddle in round stock - alternate uses
Running time: approximately 45 minutes

£14.94

£17.93

MILLING DVD -Mini Machines 101 Volume 5 (Mill Series) Teardown, Tuning & Tramming  (Ref: MD5)

This volume will guide you step-by-step through a complete disassembly / reassembly of ALL three axes, and then will show you how to adjust the gibs to remove play and yet allow free movement of the mill bed and spindle head.

You'll also learn how to adjust the handwheel assemblies to remove unnecessary backlash, and align the X & Y axis screws to their respective nuts so as to avoid binding during travel.

Finally, you'll see the easy way to tram your mill spindle to better than .001" in all three axes.

This volume is jam-packed with easy-to-follow practical
information that is absolutely necessary if you intend to make precision parts!

Running time: 55 mins.

£19.13

£22.96

MILLING DVD- Mini Machines 101 Vol 6 : Flycutting & Dovetailing  (Ref: MD6)

In this volume, we'll get you started making clean and precise cuts on your workpiece.

Some of the topics covered:

Basic theory - Conventional vs. Climb milling

Uses of each
The Tools - Endmills, special cutters and nomenclature
Setting Tool Height - Different methods for setting the Z axis starting point for accurate machining
Referencing and Cutting Square - Inspecting our stock and setting it up to be cut square on all axes
Strategies for holding unsquare stock
Finishing, Deburring and Breaking Corners
Using single-point flycutters to create flawless
finishes, deburring and setting up workpieces
for close-tolerance breaking of corners and
chamfering.
Milling & Dovetailing
Milling deep features - setting up and cutting
dovetails for sliding or clamping parts
Indicating the Center of a Hole or Bore
Using the test indicator to find the center of a
bore to .00025" or better
Using the Co-Axial indicator

Running time: 1 hour 8 mins.

£16.30

£19.56

MILLING DVD SET OF 6 COMPLETE SERIES SORRY- OUT OF STOCK !  (Ref: M1MSET)

The complete set of the above Mini Machines 101 Mill Series is finally available in a single, discounted price package!

Contents are:
Volume I Mill Basics and Clamping
Volume 2 Edgefinding & Location
Volume 3 Precision Drilling, Reaming & Tapping
Volume 4 The Boring Head , Arcs, Saddles & More
Volume 5 Teardown, Tramming & Tuning
Volume 6 Milling, Flycutting & Dovetailing

£79.79

£95.75

MILLING DVD- Mini Machines 202 - THE ROTARY TABLE - CURVES AHEAD!  (Ref: RTD202)

THIS IS A 2 DVD BOXED SET
BRAND NEW TITLE AND INCLUDES "SPIN BUDDY! SOFTWARE LICENCE
Rotary tables enable us to cut circles, curves, arcs and more, as well as precision repetitive operations, such as bolt circles, gear/sprocket teeth, scale engraving and others. We'll show you how to set up, calculate and use your mini rotary table

Introdution and Safety

- Quick review of pertinent points

Setting Up the Rotary Table

- Clamping, rough and final indicating in

Varying Degrees of Degrees

- Decimal Degrees to Degrees, Minutes and Seconds, and back again

Dialing Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

- Reading and using the DMS Vernier Scale

Dividing Plate Setup

- Installing and removing the Dividing plate setup

Dividing Plate Calculations

- Determining the correct plate and sector holes for our operations

Bed Plate Basics

- Increasing the utility of our mini rotary tables

Going Horizontal

- Using the rotary table horizontally, the tailstock, accessories and the Quick Indexer Fixture

Laying out and Visualizing Offsets

- Setting Table offsets to simplify advanced operations

Installing and Using the SpinBuddy Software

- Instantly calculate all your operations

When you purchase this volume you also purchase a Single-User license to our "SpinBuddy" software application included on the DVD disks. This program will instantly work out all the various steps for Degree, Minute and Second operations, as well as instantly find compatible Dividing plate sizes and work out sector hole calculations.
Running time 1 hr. 15 mins. approximately
RELATED BOOK WPS37 DIVIDING - SEE BELOW !!

£29.36

£35.23

LATHE DVD - 101 VOL 1 LATHE FUNDAMENTALS & BASIC TURNING  (Ref: LD1)

This volume is designed to get you familiar with the lathe and its terminology, and take you all the way through to making your first cuts!

Some of the topics covered are:

Intro & Shop Safety

Nomenclature and Terminology

Setting up and using your 3-jaw chuck

Cutting tool types, shapes & uses

Successfully dealing with backlash

Setting cutting tool height

Calculating depth of cut -

Face cuts

Basic turning

Compound angled cuts

Using the leadscrew -

Calculating TPI on double reduction

Feeding normal cuts

Finish cuts

Running time: 1 hour, 5 mins. prox.


Running time: 1 hour, 5 mins. prox.

£15.42

£18.50

LATHE DVD - 101 VOL 2 - BEYOND THE THREE JAW CHUCK  (Ref: LD2)

This volume is designed to familiarize you with alternate methods of workholding that will allow you to use your lathe to its full potential!!

Some of the topics covered are:

Intro & Shop Safety

Setting up and using your 4-Jaw chuck

- Centering Round Stock
- Centering Non-round Stock

Tailstock & Laser Methods
The Lathe Wiggler

Faceplate Operations

- Turning Between Centers
- Using Fixtures for large workpieces

And with the purchase of this Volume, you've also purchased a Single-User License to use the "ShopBuddy" shop calculator software included on the DVD!

We cover installing and using it in the conclusion of the presentation.
Running time: 55 mins. prox.

£15.42

£18.50

LATHE DVD - 101 VOL 3 - CUTTING V FORM THREADS - TWO DVD BOX SET  (Ref: LD3)

TWO DVD SET 1 If you've been putting off some projects because you aren't yet comfortable with cutting threads on your lathe, don't wait any longer! In this volume we'll cover cutting external and internal V-form threads from basic theory to practice. We clearly explain everything with charts, graphics and on-camera demos that will have you confident of success!

We'll show you how to size your threads for precise, strong engagement, and point out the pitfalls that trip up most newcomers.
Also included is an End User License to use our "Threadbuddy" software application!
This application will do the math involved in calculating V-form thread dimensions! Enter the size and pitch of your desired part, and "Threadbuddy" will handle the number-crunching instantly!

£26.63

£31.96

LATHE & MILL DVD 101 - MILL & LATHE SPINDLE & GEARBOX REPAIR SORRY OUT OF STOCK  (Ref: MM101SD)

We don't like to think about it, but machines break, and always at the worst possible time! This volume will show you how to do spindle and gearbox repairs on BOTH your mini mill and lathe!

Both machines are subjected to a total drive train teardown, rebuild and reassembly on-camera.

You'll learn how to teardown and reassemble the entire unit in just a few hours, and using a simple set of spacers and plates to enable you to press your spindle and bearings in and out of the machine.

Also there is a CD-ROM INCLUDED with mechanical drawings in multiple formats of these simple repair tools designed by Chris Wood of Littlemachineshop.com.

You can make these tools yourself -- JUST MAKE SURE YOU DO IT BEFORE YOUR MACHINE BREAKS!

Running time: 1 hour 17 minutes

£15.42

£18.50