Any Experience With 6040 Cnc Router Kit?
This is a typical ad for a kit for the mechanical parts for a small gantry router: http://www.ebay.com/itm/USA-free-Sh...357345?hash=item3d1a117761:g:WMoAAOSweW5Ve56z I have a Sherline 2000 with which...
View ArticleShow us your South Bend Lathe
We take great pride in our machines! This is the thread to post photos of your beloved South Bend lathes, show "before" and "after photos and make our mouths water with the tooling and accessories you...
View ArticlePass Around 2016
This is the thread for the 2016 Pass Around Box. Since the previous Pass Around project worked so well, we are going to try again with a few twists. In order to avoid confusion, we will keep it to just...
View ArticleNeed To Cut Some Tool Steel
I have a boring bar bit I need to cut roughly in half, in order that it will fit down inside the ID of an aluminum tube (see pic). The tool is 1/4in on a side. The shop "kid" at work thinks his new...
View ArticleSpindle Thread Size
Does anyone know the dimensions of the internal thread on the outboard side of the spindle on a 12x36 ( I believe they are the same lathe as a PM 12x36) I have tried to measure the thread pitch but I...
View ArticleSheet Metal Punch (plans)
DOES ANYONE ON HERE HAVE PLANS TO MAKE A SHEET METAL PUNCH 1/4" - 7/8" APPROX ??
View ArticlePm-727m With Dro
Hello. This is my first post on the forum - although I have been lurking for a few months. After being introduced to machining a couple of years back and finding a local machinist who let me use his...
View ArticleT Nut Dimension
Does anyone know the dimensions of the T nut for a 1945 16 inch southbend lathe ??
View ArticleAdvanced Tool Sharpening for the Lathe by Conrad Hoffman
http://www.conradhoffman.com/advancedsharp.htm Advanced Tool Sharpening for the Lathe with Special emphasis on Threading Tools Many people create HSS lathe tools using nothing more than a bench grinder...
View ArticleBelt For Logan 820
What would be a good belt for the drive to spindle that I can put on without disabling the drive of spindle? Fenner Drives PowerTwist Plus ,Do they make these for a flat belt ? Thanks Mike
View ArticleHelp Needed: Small Part For Milling. Proper Hold-down/how To Q!
Hi everyone. This is the first pair of small part that I need to mill down (preffered) or grind. They go into the bottom groove of a new mill vise for the hobby mill w/ .5 T-slots These are sized for...
View ArticleVactra Vs Dte Heavy Medium Oil
What is the difference, the guy I got my mill from said to use vactra heavy medium Will Dte heavy medium be ok for the one shot oiler system I've been useing Mobil 10 spindle oil in spindle and quil...
View ArticleThreading On A Turrett Lathe.
I'm pretty thrilled to be the new owner of a 16" X 6' turret lathe (SB) but I am a bit puzzled about the lack of a compound rest. The cross slide & tool posts are quite stout and will undoubtedly...
View ArticlePm1127vf-lb Gearbox
I've had my 1127vf-lb for about a year now, but just started doing some real work with it. One thing that has been bothering me is the feed controls on the gearbox. On my machine, the feed direction...
View ArticleAmmco shaper restoration problems
I bought the ammco 7" shaper to use after I restore it. However, after disassembly I found that the original gears had been replaced by two sprockets and a chain to drive the ram. After cleaning...
View ArticleNewbie With "survey" Reply Info.
I retired from Big Oil a couple of months ago and all was well till this lathe followed me home from a sale. LOL. Now I'm having to learn a new language (machine shop). Here are my answers about the...
View ArticleUltra Fine Power Feed (idea?)
So i`ve been using an Atlas lathe for a while .. and i like my 7x even more than the atlas because of its variable speed, quiet, and so forth... The Atlas banjo for change gears allows two sets of...
View ArticleTailstock Alignment
I know this is a common/difficult subject on these mini lathes. I got mine all dialed in where I was happy, left it over night, came back and took another cut on a new centered test bar just to see if...
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