Arbor Removal Cross Pin..?
As many of you know, many drill chuck arbors do not have a shoulder so that you can use wedges to remove them. Will drilling a hole for a cross pin ruin an arbor?
View ArticleHow Do You Space Teeth On A Rack
Can anyone confirm, or tell me how to space the teeth when machining a rack (as in a rack for a rack and pinion gear)? I need to cut a rack and matching gear in 4DP In the free Google Book download of...
View ArticleTotal Noob With Motor Swap Question???
I am looking at what I think is a Bridgeport clone (Newport) series 1 with a "J" head. I don't pretend to know what all that means, but several hours of reading and looking at pictures has led me to...
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G0602 Or Simaler Small Lathe Owners Z Axis Dial Indicator
I was wondering what yall use for dial indicator to cut accurately in z towards the chuck magnetic indicator like pictured or maybe something else post pics if ya got em thanks gents View attachment...
View ArticleUsing A Steady Rest????
I am making a lead screw (not for a machine tool) and struggling. The target size is 0.750, the blank is about 19" long and material 316SS - then 15" of 3/4-10 thread. I started with 1" bar (being what...
View ArticleRaising The Head On An Rf30
I have always hated having to raise the head on my RF30, not only because you lose your reference, but mainly because of the physical effort required. I have thought about the various motorized...
View ArticleHarbor Freight Qctp, Is It Any Good?
I'm trying to decide which QCTP to go with for the Grizzly 7x14 I plan on getting in December. Harbor freight has much cheaper shipping, but I'm not sure I'm sold on the QCTP...
View ArticleImportance Of A Twist-free Lathe Bed: Leveling
I can't possibly be more excited to be picking up my South Bend 9A tomorrow! Do you guys remember your first major machine tool? Man... so unbelievably excited!! So I've been doing a ton of research on...
View ArticleA Simple, Compact Rotary Broach
I posted this a few weeks ago but in the wrong sub-forum (Accessories rather than Shop Made Tooling) so I'm moving it here. I’ve been looking at some shop-made rotary broaching tools for about a year,...
View ArticleG4003g Baldor Motor With Isolation Mounts - Surface Finish Fix 2.0
1. The isolation mounts I had purchased were not hacking it with the motor mounted on its side so I ordered the much larger isolation mounts another forum member ordered. 2. It was getting really...
View ArticleMicrometer Standard Set?
Anyone know where I can get a cheap mic standard set from 1"-11"? I need a set and I don't really want to spend $400+. I'm not building rocket ships for NASA so I would be happy with a cheap import...
View ArticleExcello Knee Mill Seattle Best Offer
Can't tell a lot from the pics, looks rough. Could be a diamond in the rough but without an in person inspection there is no way of knowing. https://seattle.craigslist.org/est/tls/5403613458.html View...
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Anyone Ever Make Jets For A Carburetor?
My bike is going to require some re-jetting this year since I've made more changes than I can count to the engine and exhaust. It's not that jets are expensive, but it can take a couple rounds of...
View ArticleStatic Phase Converters On Ebay
Does anyone have experience with this US made converter? Any reason why it wouldn't work on a Rockwell surface grinder? http://www.ebay.com/itm/HD-1-3-Hp-S...703425?hash=item419214af81:g:Pu8AAOSwmUdUYTx9
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Econemy Thread Wire's
Hello, I used my thread wires today and remembered that the chart that comes with them has a few typo's on in. Their an awesome china brand, being fair the rubber clips to hold them on a micrometer are...
View ArticleMark Stratton Book
I'm trying to track down a copy of a book written by gunsmith Mark Stratton called "Tricks of the Trade Precision Rifle Metalsmithing". If anyone has a copy or knows where to get one could they let me...
View ArticleTig Welder
I was given a Miller Econotig from work. It's said to work good. The only problem is that it runs on 460v single phase, 33 amps of it. I (obviously) don't have 460 in my garage. I removed the cover and...
View ArticleGrinding Tooling . Fixtures And Tooling . Id Od Surface .
Just setting this thread up . Thanks .
View ArticleHow Expensive Is A Sloppy Table On A Mill???
Yesterday,I looked at a milling machine. It is a Newport (which after several hours of reading and looking at pictures, seems to be an almost exact copy of a Bridgeport series 1 J head). The man...
View ArticleEmery Cloth And Tolerances
G'day mates, No, I'm not an Aussie but that greeting has always sounded friendly so.... My question today has to do with emery cloth. Background: while attempting to repair a frostproof hydrant out in...
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