Archive for the 'Micro-Mark' Category

Spring-Loaded Small Parts Holder

Friday, July 31st, 2009

When working with small parts, you come up with all kinds of creative ways to hold them so you don’t have to grow a third hand. Micro-Mark’s spring-loaded small parts holder may allow you to junk some of your jury-rigged creations.

This 4-1/4″ long by 1-1/4″ wide parts holder can grip regularly- or irregularly-shaped parts from 3/8″ to 1-3/8″ in diameter. The parts holder doesn’t use screws, clamps, or wedges that can apply to much pressure and damage your part; instead built-in springs hold the part against the “no-mar” plastic pins.

Normally Micro-Mark sells the parts holder for $9 but right now they have it on sale for $7 plus shipping.

Spring Loaded Parts Holder [Micro-Mark]

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Tweezers For Round Objects

Wednesday, March 4th, 2009

If you’re ever tried to hold round objects with tweezers or needle nose pliers, you’ll appreciate these specialty tweezers sold by Micro-Mark.  They’re uniquely designed to hold round or hex-shaped objects securely.

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Posted in Hand Tools, Micro-Mark | 2 Comments »

Make A Big Hole Smaller

Thursday, February 5th, 2009

You picked the wrong bit and now you’re stuck with a hole that’s too big — or are you?  Depending on the application you might be able to salvage the piece with these reducing punches from Micro-Mark.

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Posted in Metalworking, Micro-Mark | 7 Comments »

Magnetic Gluing Jig

Monday, January 5th, 2009

Figuring out how to hold small parts together while gluing can give your imagination a workout, but if you had this magnetic gluing jig from Micro-Mark, you’d no longer have to dream up wacky jigs to connect those small pieces.

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Posted in Magnets, Micro-Mark | 9 Comments »

V-Block And Clamp Set

Thursday, January 1st, 2009

Whether you’re grinding, drilling, or milling, sometimes a simple V-block isn’t enough to hold your workpiece steady.  That’s where a V-block and clamp set would really come in handy — they’re usually sold in pairs like this Series 278 set from Starrett.

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Posted in Amazon, Metalworking, Micro-Mark, Starrett | 1 Comment »

File Under Sander?

Thursday, January 1st, 2009

If you’re tired of filing by hand, you’re probably thinking, “There’s a power tool for just about every other hand tool — why not filing?”  Wahl makes what they claim is the world’s smallest power filer/sander.  This rechargeable tool uses reciprocating action to mimic how you’d use a file, and it reaches into tight spaces for easy precision finishing, deburring, and sanding of plastic, wood, metal, and most other materials.

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Posted in Abrasives, Micro-Mark | 4 Comments »

A Toolmonger’s Bib

Wednesday, December 31st, 2008

Although it looks like a bib from an all-you-can-eat buffet, you might appreciate this apron if you’ve ever been working on a project with many small parts and lost a critical part on the floor. The apron attaches to the bottom edge of your workbench to catch any components that try to make a break for it over the edge.

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Posted in Micro-Mark, Work Clothes | 13 Comments »

Universal Clamp For Small Objects

Tuesday, December 30th, 2008

This 6″-long clamp holds small, irregularly shaped objects with steel pins rather than flat jaws.  The pins fit in 60 hexagonally spaced holes on the face of the clamp, allowing you to clamp almost any shape as long as it’s smaller than the clamp head.

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Posted in Jewelry Making, Micro-Mark | 11 Comments »

File Under Useful

Wednesday, February 6th, 2008
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Microlux, maker of miniature tools, has come out with a filing machine. It won’t help with your taxes, but it’ll take the tedium out of filing metal, resin, plastic, or wood.

Though filing machines are usually heavy dudes, Microlux has made one for the serious hobbyist. The tool works like an inverted jigsaw, but with a file instead of a blade. The machine cuts only on the pull stroke and only on stock up to 3/8″ thick.   Just clamp it to the edge of your bench and begin filing.

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Posted in Crafts, Jewelry Making, Metalworking, Micro-Mark, Unusual Tools | 5 Comments »

Dealmonger: Micro Mark Microlux Tilt Arbor Table Saw $350

Monday, November 26th, 2007
MICROLUX® TILT ARBOR TABLE SAW

This MicroLux table saw from Micro-Mark is the perfect saw for model makers – or for anyone who requires small scale precision cuts. Micro-Mart also offers the best deal on this saw at $350 with free shipping.

The MicroLux is both small and accurate, weighing in at just 11 pounds and measuring 10″ x 11-1/2″. Its variable speed electronically-rectified high-torque DC motor allows for precision cuts in both plastics and metals without over heating the material, and the saw also features two miter gauge slots for cutting on both sides of the blade, a tilting arbor for cuts up to 45-degrees, and a vacuum cleaner attachment.

My father-in-law — a highly-regarded railroad modeler — swears by this saw as it allows him to make precision 1/8″ strips from plastic.

MicroLux Tilt Arbor Table Saw [Micro-Mark]
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Get The Kids Started Early

Thursday, March 29th, 2007
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Here’s a kick-ass present for your favorite “apprentice” — or “the boy” as my father always called me: a miniature wood workshop complete with a lathe.  This looks like a great way to help kids develop and hone skills that should apply well when they’re are ready to step up to the big versions — and will last a lifetime.

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Posted in Crafts, Micro-Mark, Shop Tools | 6 Comments »