Women At War
The wolf kept me up most of the night.So to keep my mind off the pain I surfed the web and found these. View attachment 129714 View attachment 129715 Now thats a turret lathe. Love them "Do rags" View...
View ArticleAny Gunsmiths That Can Weigh In On Pm Vs Grizzly?
New to the forum, have been reading some of the older discussions on the PM lathes as we have no experience with the brand in our shop. I recently sold off our Birmingham Lux-Matter 1340G Taiwan import...
View ArticlePlease Let Us Know If There Are Other Manufacturers
That are not listed in our forums... If we get enough requests for a particular manufacturer, we will add it.
View ArticleSpeed Control.
Can anyone advise on a speed control for a 240v single phase 50hz. motor 1.5 hp. Thanks Bob.
View ArticleA $7.00 Power Hack Saw
The second Tuesday of every month is the Rogers Ohio machinery and junk auction . Most months I try to ignore it and forget it's there .... it's to easy to bring home cheap junk I don't need . It...
View ArticleFinally..
Back in April I posted about purchases I made at a business closure sale . There was another lot there I really wanted that they weren't willing to take an instant offer on. Well the good news for me...
View ArticleLathe Tooling
Hey everyone I just bought a 12x36 enco. Just a quick question, where should I buy my tooling? I have an aloris bxa tool post and I believe the holders are 3/4? I'm going to be using this lathe for...
View ArticleWhite Spirit In Cutting Oil Recipe
Found this recipe for a u-beaut cutting/tapping oil in an old magazine. 1 part Turps :2 parts White Spirit : 3 parts Olive Oil Am a bit puzzled In the USA is white spirit the same as what we call...
View ArticleRadial Motorcycle's
Found these pics of some cool rides. View attachment 130794 5 cylinder board track bike. View attachment 130795 Damn sure got to be careful with your left leg on this one. View attachment 130796 No...
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 ArticlePictures From The Past
Thought you guys might like these. View attachment 129755 View attachment 129756 View attachment 129757 View attachment 129758 **G**
View Article1127vf-lb Rpm Led Not Working
I just thought I would throw this out there as I am not the most electronically savvy person. Before anyone says it, I have already been in contact with Matt about this issue. In fact, he has been...
View ArticleHelp Removing Spindle On Sb 9a Rebuild
I am nearing the end of my 9A disassembly. The rebuild manual specifies loosening the two 3/8 bolts on top (done) and removing the take-up collar and washer (done and didn't have one). I tried a few...
View ArticleEconotig Issue
fire it up today to weld a simple bracket..low power dc...got as far as 3/4 inch and it blows the breaker.. usually i have to really be pushing hard ac to pop the breaker... fire it up and all i get is...
View ArticleWestinghouse Contactor
I am not an electrician... there I said it . Evidently on the last couple motor starters I wired up I just plain got lucky . This stupid thing is giving me a headache .. I can't find a diagram on it ....
View ArticleWay Over Engineered Oil Pot
If interested, here is a link to Part 1 of a 3 part series on machining a way over engineered oil pot. As pointed out in the videos, this pot will be donated to Keith Fenner's What's In Your Box 2016...
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Self-reversing Tapping Head On Cnc, Experience?
Hey Folks! I was looking into getting a Shars self-reversing tapping head. I've got a project coming up that is going to demand quite a few 0-80 threaded holes. I wanted to ask if anyone had any...
View ArticleWhere To Buy Project 70 316 Ss
Hey everyone, I am making some parts out of 316 ss that have a lot of machining involved. Slotting facing ect... The machining time is a lot and I am interested in trying some project 70 316 ss. I have...
View ArticleAtw Lathe - Question About Transmission / Gearbox
hi there, I had occasion to buy a vintage ATW lathe last year that was a steady runner in a home basement shop until the machinist who owned it passed away. It came with lots of tooling and was plug...
View ArticleSouth Bend Shaper In Houston Tx (conroe)
http://houston.craigslist.org/tls/5635687234.html Don't see these often. I would buy it but I just don't have the room
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