Hand Crank
Furnished content.
(from Lumberjocks.com)
This is a hand crank for my next project. It is made from walnut and a strip of maple in the handle. It has a 1” hex socket cut in it for the nut it will drive. The handle has a 7 1/2” throw from center of the handle to center of the socket.I added a few shots of making the hex socket. I faced off all the radius on the nut in the lathe so it had a sharp edge all around. Then I bored a 1” hole 1 1/2' deep and a 3/4” hole for the rest 1/2”. I used a 3/4-10 bolt to align the nut to the hole and broached in the hex in the vise. A little work with a chisel to give it some clearance and it works real good. I used a piece of pipe a little longer than the inside of the handle and 3/8” cap screw to hold it together. There is a 44 mag cartridge ( compliments of LJ Hillbillyshooter) in a piece of black nylon to cover the 3/4” holeIt is finished with Danish oil and buffed and waxed.Cheers, Jim
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