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Southbend Lathe 700 Obo - $700 (reno)
Hope someone saves it: http://reno.craigslist.org/tls/5636250995.html
View ArticleThe End Of Enco?
From NYC CNC's Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/NYCCNC/?fref=nf It appears that as of August, Enco will be no more. It will be absorbed by its parent company MSC. I am sure that many of us have...
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I'm curious to hear about others' shop horror stories. Not your own errors necessarily, but what you've seen done that left you speechless. Poor business practices as well, but in particular I'm...
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 ArticleMilling On A Lathe
Hi guys, I want to make a vertical spindle milling attachment for my 12 x 16 lathe. I'm thinking along the lines of a rigid column that clamps to the bed just in front of the chuck , with chuck removed...
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11" 1957-2 Refurb
Hi everyone! My name is Dustin and im located in south central Pennsylvania. I just finished a refurb of a Logan 11" lathe a few months back and wanted to post the process here. Some of you may have...
View ArticleDoes Anyone Have A Tiawanese Lathe Rml1440
I am new here so I cannot post the photo I have - at this stage - but when allowed I will. Interested to know if anyone has one of these lathes, I have no doubt they are imported into the US under one...
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Bench Lathe - $900 (washoe Valley) (clausing)
This looks like a real nice deal: http://reno.craigslist.org/tls/5598786158.html
View ArticleShow Us Your Welding Projects!
Well, it was time to do a bolt bin up-grade. The one I had was a yellow commercial oversize unit that served its purpose very well. But, with Craig's List you can now do some serious organizing. I...
View ArticlePm 12x36 Vibration Problem
Hello folks - I've got my new PM 12x36 run in, but I get a lot of vibration with the power on. The top of the (factory mounted) DRO is swinging maybe 1/4" left to right, as are the lamp and coolant...
View ArticleAuction Tooling
Went to an Auction today and picked up some good tooling. All together it was around $130 for all of it. The one huge box of taps and drills was $55. It weighed 27 lbs. There was a Brown and Sharpe...
View ArticleSouthbend 9 Is Sa, Tx
He is a SoughBend 9 in SA. https://sanantonio.craigslist.org/search/sss?sort=rel&query=lathe not sure about it.
View ArticleAny G0761 Or 762 Owners Out There?
I'm considering these mills and wondered how you like them. I wanted something with some weight but don't want to take up my limited shop space with a knee mill. Please let me know how either of these...
View ArticleMade A New Shaft And Rebushed A Hub.
Made a new shaft for a piece of machinery. Also bored the hub and rebushed it. Drilled the castle nut hole with my lathes cross slide hole driller and a $2 yard sale drill my wife thought I would need....
View ArticleCharter Oaks Benchtop Mill
Hi all. I'm fairly new to machining. I've been doing a fair amount of woodworking and some metalworking, but only recently started getting into machining. I am currently looking to get a small mill,...
View ArticleToro Drill Press Parts?
I have acquired an old Toro Drill Press that I want to restore. Does anyone know where I might find replacement parts such as the splined bushing in the spindle pulley? Is splined bronze bearing stock...
View ArticleWheel Horse Axel Hub Repair
View attachment 130885 I have been working on restoring an old Wheel Horse garden tractor and found the rear axel hub key way groove and axel key way groove severely worn. Not wanting to remove the...
View ArticleVfd On A Millrite
I use a FM50 VFD to run my Millrite, I have used it for about 5 years. The motor is a GE pancake of about 1 hp (the machine is about 25 miles away so I can't be certain). The VFD is 220/1ph input,...
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