Home Machine Shop Tool Making Machining A Pinion Head Depthing Tool Part 1

Machining A Pinion Head Depthing Tool, Part 1, by Clickspring. In this first episode of a 3 part series I start the depthing tool project by making the bed for the tool, as well as the carrier bolts. Plenty of lathe work, milling, drilling and use of a Vertex rotary table with a shop made fixture plate (based on Frank Ford s design) I m following WR Smiths design for the depthing tool. You can find plans and a description for it in his book Clockmaking and Modelmaking Tools and Techniques (link below).