{"id":3674,"date":"2021-01-10T12:56:00","date_gmt":"2021-01-10T12:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ozone.me.uk\/?p=3674"},"modified":"2021-01-26T19:33:39","modified_gmt":"2021-01-26T19:33:39","slug":"happy-birthday-to-my-brother","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ozone.me.uk\/?p=3674","title":{"rendered":"Happy birthday to my Brother !"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ozone.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/spin_tops5.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-3679\" src=\"https:\/\/ozone.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/spin_tops5-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ozone.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/spin_tops5-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/ozone.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/spin_tops5.jpeg 756w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>I have recently started using my Sherline mini-metal lathe and mill which I purchased in the USA in 2007 or 2008. I have been learning how to machine metal very slowly over the years. I love the precision and process of machining metals. I think I would have been a good toolmaker in the past. (or there is one inside my DNA).<\/p>\n<p>I would like to acquire a slightly larger lathe and a larger mill to be able to use &#8220;standard&#8221; size tools for them but for the moment the mini lathe and the mini mill are perfect for the small projects that I am doing at the moment.<\/p>\n<p><strong>There is so much to learn! <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This is what I love the most about my workshop. I can simply get lost in upgrading, changing, moving, learning, cleaning, etc&#8230;it is so much more satisfying than browsing the internet or reading a book (for me) as there is always some sort of creative output at the end. Even if it is only a small cube of brass or a very flat piece of aluminium&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>As I dived into the Spinning executive toys that I recently discovered. (see previous post).\u00a0 I decided to make a nice brass spinning top for my little brother&#8217;s birthday.<\/p>\n<p>It is presented in a laser-cut bamboo box that I made for it. The box is designed to be 45mm by 45mm by 45mm. The spinning top is made out from a 22mm brass bar, and has been machined with the lathe and then polished to a high shine to remove cutting marks.<\/p>\n<p>Through much web-browsing, I discovered that to make the toy spin for longer, it is best to have a nice round tip. I add a small ball from a high-quality skateboard-bearing and press-fit it on the under-side of the spin-top. (isn&#8217;t that a sentence hard to read !)<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-3674 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/ozone.me.uk\/?attachment_id=3677'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/ozone.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/spin_tops3-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/ozone.me.uk\/?attachment_id=3676'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/ozone.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/spin_tops2-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/ozone.me.uk\/?attachment_id=3679'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/ozone.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/spin_tops5-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/ozone.me.uk\/?attachment_id=3682'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/ozone.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/spin_tops8-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/ozone.me.uk\/?attachment_id=3675'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/ozone.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/spin_tops1-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/ozone.me.uk\/?attachment_id=3681'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/ozone.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/spin_tops7-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/ozone.me.uk\/?attachment_id=3680'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/ozone.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/spin_tops6-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/ozone.me.uk\/?attachment_id=3678'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/ozone.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/spin_tops4-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>If you make sure that most of the weight is as low as possible and take very good care to have a balanced round part, the toy will spin for a very long time. The shaft is hollow to reduce the high weight. This one is about 17grams and 20mm in diameter. It can spin for 5 minutes very easily.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 640px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-3674-1\" width=\"640\" height=\"1138\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/ozone.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/spinning.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/ozone.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/spinning.mp4\">https:\/\/ozone.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/spinning.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I have recently started using my Sherline mini-metal lathe and mill which I purchased in the USA in 2007 or 2008. I have been learning how to machine metal very slowly over the years. I love the precision and process &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/ozone.me.uk\/?p=3674\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3674","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-home-life"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ozone.me.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3674","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ozone.me.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ozone.me.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ozone.me.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ozone.me.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3674"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ozone.me.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3674\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ozone.me.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3674"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ozone.me.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3674"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ozone.me.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3674"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}