Finding A Pneumatic Er Collet Chuck
Hello hobby-machinists, I am using the clamping force of collet chucks to squeeze some metal cylinders. I would like to make this process easier by having the collet be powered by the shop air. I have...
View ArticleQuestion About Liftgate Service
Is it safe to assume the driver will have a pallet jack and will be able to move into my garage.
View ArticleAll The (antique) Gear, No Idea!
Hello all! A project is beginning... I've never done any lathing before but I've a long project I'm working on to build my own full suspension bicycle frame. I'm intending to mill up a 35x40mm axle and...
View ArticleGear Cutter Questions
I am making a spur gear for a friend for a 100 year old sausage maker/ meat grinder. I thought it would be fun and gain experience, as I have never cut a gear before. An old guy I know says you don't...
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Carriage Stop And Di Holder For Atlas 618
I have another project that needs an accurate bore depth but no way of measuring that on my lathe without stopping and using my digital caliper. I do have a set of iGaging scales to go on the lathe,...
View Article3 Lead Reversing Motor
Got this from the scrap yard, need some info on the motor like how do I hook up a manual switch for it, what type of switch, etc. Unless it was on a fairly long run I don't get why it used #10 wire for...
View ArticleGrinding Wheel Balancer
I whipped this up this afternoon. It will be useful when the surface grinder is built. It is a balancing fixture to balance wheels. I just make an arbor for each wheel type. View attachment 130526 View...
View ArticleMulticolour Led Light For Fluorescence Microscope
Next project on the list, that's been waiting in the wings since the summer. I work on a nematode called C. elegans, which is very cool in many ways, but one of the best (and Nobel prize winning)...
View ArticleSo I Fell Into A Deal Today And A Dilima
As some of you know I am looking for a 13X40 or so lathe to take the place of my antique 1923 13 inch southbend and my 10 inch Craftsman Commercial lathes to come into this century of lathe technology...
View ArticlePm 932pdf 3ph Vfd Conversion
View attachment 130501 View attachment 130502 View attachment 130505 After many evenings of tinkering and emailing MKSJ (who I'd like to think very much for his help with the conversion ) the mill is...
View ArticleA Few Questions About My New Shaper
Good day, A few weeks ago I bough a "vintage" shaper (Lewis 10") and now I'm going through the restoration process. The machine was mostly there, except the feed mechanism is missing a few minor parts,...
View ArticleDifference Between A Dc 'driver" & A Dc 'velocity Control Unit'?
The screw machine I bought has a Fanuc General Numeric GN3 control panel. The machine has Fanuc #5 DC servo motors with pulse coders. 108 volts 2000 rpm's. I did not get any power supply's/drivers. I'm...
View ArticleMilling A Gib Strip
how can I mount a strip of brass 8mm x 10mm x 250mm long on a mill so I can mill the corners off at 60 degrees to make a new gib strip.
View ArticleHow Can I Drill Into Hardened Steel Calipers?
I'm trying to mount a cheap Lowe's digital caliper on my milling machine's quill for a quill DRO. I've gone through 3 drill bits and two hss end mills trying to get a hole for a 8-32 screw. How in the...
View ArticleTramming Tool
Here's my take on a tramming tool, it's not cleaned up yet just finished. centering in my 4 jaw chuck. View attachment 130534 then I drilled it out. View attachment 130536 I trued up the top and...
View ArticleRotary Converter Motor Arrived.
Had a 15 HP 220/440 volt 3hase motor around for a long time. Son in law able to get it checked out by an electrician during the past 2 weeks. Now to get the "magic box" with the condensers and switches...
View ArticleCheaply Made Chinese Garbage
I've been wanting a bigger, heavier vise since I broke my 6". Princess Auto (which is basically Harbor Freight North for us Canadians) has a meaty looking 8" and I've been waiting patiently for it to...
View ArticleCentering Part In A Steady Rest.. ?
OK, so how does one set up a part in the steady rest? I have this part, a small shaft about 4.5" long, and it has a lug welded onto one end. I need to turn just a small bit off of the straight end. My...
View ArticleHow To Finish Aluminum In The Garage?
I have a small, unimportant, aluminum part that I would like to cosmetically protect against being splashed with cutting fluid. The part is in no way critical but I would like to go about this the...
View ArticleGet Lathe Out Of Basment How To's
I can't walk down stairs anymore so I want to bring my 8 X 14 Lathemaster lathe out of the basement and put it out in the shop. The stairs are strong, I have an idea I can lay 3/4plywood down on the...
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