1640hd Has Arrived
well guys after what seems like an eternity of waiting the lathe has hit the floor. There was a few things broken on it. Might have occurred in transit but there is no real way to tell. Matts replacing...
View ArticleFun With Blast Cabinets, Air Compressors, And Vfds
I have an old HF blast cabinet and am sandblasting a couple hundred UHMW parts to finish them. On the far right is the part after machining, center is after sandblasting, and on the left is the...
View ArticleOt- Chainsaw Oiler No Work
My Homelite XL30 Bandit (1995) don't pump oil to the chain no more. I have dismantled and cleaned everything out. When I put pressure in the oil tank with a shop vac held tight over the filler neck of...
View ArticleNoob Milling Machine Help
Hey guys, I have a few questions so please bare with me. I have never ran a milling machine and don't know half of what should be purchased to get a start in milling. I'm looking at buying a Grizzly...
View ArticleFinally Got The Garage Wired With More Electricity.
I took this week off for a home improvement staycation. The #1 goal was done yesterday. I cleaned the garage and had electricians put in a pair of 220V outlets(1 for a phase converter and one near the...
View ArticleA Little Info
This is from Tony Griffith www.lathes.co.uk email: tony@lathes.co.uk Home Machine Tool Archive Machine-tools Sale & Wanted Machine Tool Manuals Catalogues... A Little Info
View ArticleI Think It Is An Atlas Headstock Help Me I.d.
Picked this up years ago just trying to I.D. i would say it is a 10" swing. Atlas?? View attachment 129155 View attachment 129156 View attachment 129157
View ArticleIndexing Norman Tool Post
Modified a Norman style tool post to index. Here is the original posting. http://www.hobby-machinist.com/threads/craftsman-12-36-mods.44951/ I milled 24 slots to give 15 degree indexing and used spring...
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Look What I Found In The Garage !
I found my mill finally after many months of cleaning and sorting . It's a Lagun FTV-2S that I reclaimed from one of my former companies last year . I used to run it back in 89 when it was new . It has...
View Article1942 War Production Board Bulletin. Is It An Urban Legend?
The one that many have heard of, but no one has seen. It contained info on getting better performance from inexpensive lathes, like making a monolithic concrete stand. Has anyone actually seen a copy?...
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How Do I Post Pictures?
I am brand new to this forum and try as I may, I can't find any instructions on how to add photos to a post. Took me a while to even find this place - I hope it's OK for this sort of question....
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Anyone Recognize This Surface Grinder
In a quest to fill the space where the Logan shaper was I ran across this little grinder. From a brief email he said the chuck was 6x12, and he only used it for sharpening. I don't even know enough...
View ArticleG4003g Change Gears Noisy
Since I've changed the motor on my g4003G its a lot quieter.... now i hear noise from the change gears..... If i drop the main gear out of the way and run the lathe it is very quiet. but then i don't...
View ArticleMembership Donation
I need some instruction on how to donate to this site. My experience so far has not worked using the Donate Button. Thank You
View ArticlePotd - Project Of The Day- What Did You Do In Your Shop Today?
This is a new thread that I am starting. As the good weather of Spring and Summer rolls around, many of us will go back to the shop to do something. We want to know what you did in your shop today. No...
View ArticleQuestion About The G0704 Capabilities
I am looking to purchase a mill drill. Having had a couple of small mills I want to be sure I can mill steel such as 4140 pre-hard or similar. My project list includes a single shot rifle action. What...
View ArticleB.c. Ames Lathe Delivered Today
Last week I reported that an old friend was shipping me his grandfathers antique lathe. Today it arrived. I am in need of information so please have a look at the pictures that I have attached and feel...
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Jacobs Chuck Runout Expectations
I am looking for a good drill chuck for my mill. I have purchased several on eBay but am less than impressed with the runout. What should my expectations be? Here is the runout on three of the chucks I...
View ArticleLost It All
I hope this gets posted. I'm on a very iffy connection. I lost all my files in a system melt down and await a new computer and need some help. I have a Chinese TB6560 4 axis controller and I need to...
View ArticleSkimming a brake disk.
I had one of disks om my Land Cruiser skimmed and now it wobbles.:nono: So, I thought that while I now have my own lathe, should there be any good reason why I can't skim it myself - properly. I would...
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