About Fettles

I often modify my tools to make them better fit a particular purpose.  I call these modifications “fettles”.

In this case I built a gear box to reduce the speed of my sewing machine.

Here I made a removable collar to fit over one of the columns of the Domino jointing machine. It stops the plunge action at a shallower depth than is possible using the machine’s inbuilt settings.

Modified Zyliss Vice. Here I machined a small shelf into one of the jaws of the Zyliss Vice so that it could hold the back stretcher of the Purple Heart Writing Bag whilst I planed a groove into it.