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Almén · 02-28-2003, 02:14 PM

Hi, I’ve wanted to build my first wb for quite some time now, but I don’t have a mill. What I have is an old but sturdy drill press and an old and weak lathe with some extra functions such as mounting a small cutting wheel.
I’ve bin thinking on how to use this fore something else than a #rotor block, and I think I might be able to make a simple micro channel wb a bit like cathars block, but since I’m a newbie at working with metal, I’d like some comments on it.

My plan is to drill two large holes with a “flat edge” drill, and then saw slits between them with the lathe. Then I would mount another block onto it, and then drill between the blocks to create an O-ring channel. And then mount a plexi top on it. Do you think it’s possible to make it, and do you think it would perform ok?

http://www.hammerfall.netfirms.com/wb.jpg

Another question. Does a nozzle have to be round, or could it be rectangular?

http://www.hammerfall.netfirms.com/nozzle.jpg

Edit: Coply paste urls... working on better server...

02-28-2003, 02:14 PM	#1
Almén Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Stockholm, Sweden Posts: 3	Micro channel wb with limited tools Hi, I’ve wanted to build my first wb for quite some time now, but I don’t have a mill. What I have is an old but sturdy drill press and an old and weak lathe with some extra functions such as mounting a small cutting wheel. I’ve bin thinking on how to use this fore something else than a #rotor block, and I think I might be able to make a simple micro channel wb a bit like cathars block, but since I’m a newbie at working with metal, I’d like some comments on it. My plan is to drill two large holes with a “flat edge” drill, and then saw slits between them with the lathe. Then I would mount another block onto it, and then drill between the blocks to create an O-ring channel. And then mount a plexi top on it. Do you think it’s possible to make it, and do you think it would perform ok? http://www.hammerfall.netfirms.com/wb.jpg Another question. Does a nozzle have to be round, or could it be rectangular? http://www.hammerfall.netfirms.com/nozzle.jpg Edit: Coply paste urls... working on better server... Last edited by Almén; 02-28-2003 at 02:52 PM.