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My Saw Isn't Working Right????
I get a bunch of strange happenings at the shop or in the field, this story is about just that... I got a call on a Hollymatic Hi-Yield 16 Meat Cutting Saw, that was not turning on by the operator's...
View ArticleDividing Head
Never head of this manufacture. It's tight and works as expected though. http://columbus.craigslist.org/tls/5641567340.html
View ArticleNew Owner Of Atlas Mfb
I bought an Atlas MFB today. It came with some problems but is overall in good condition. I'm excited to get it all set up and working and trying my hand with this new/old machine. One problem I...
View ArticleWhat Is A ==========
Now that I have you undivided attention, here is the whole question. What is a Seat Of The Pants Machinist and why is it important to have at least one at hand??? No Machinist starts his career as one...
View ArticleCalibrate A Cheap Chinese Dro
I have a cheap Chinese DRO (Shenzhen Hengxingxing Precision instruments GCS900-2DB) and the instruction book is unreadable. Anyway. I know it needs to be calibrated and have watched several YouTube...
View ArticleWent Through My Project List Today
I have this project list for when I ever get a real mill. Just went looking through it today and realized I have about 50 projects on the back burner because my Drill press miller is not accurate...
View ArticleMicrometer - And More To Follow.
Posted the first items of many to follow up on Ebay. A Mitutoyo 0-100 Micrometer and a sound level meter. Photos of what is likely to follow are in the the thread "Finally", under tool junkies. Some I...
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 ArticleLarge Ss Griddle Plates For Cooking Over An Open Fire.
Made these for a customer from 1/4" thick 304 32" View attachment 131013 View attachment 131014 x 32", some 1" 304 pipe and 1" solid steel bar for the legs. For cooking over an open fire...Bob
View ArticleTooling Geometry Intro Video
I wish I had seen this when I was first studying about tooling geometry. It's not an exhaustive explanation, but it is a very effective introduction and actual demonstration of the importance and...
View ArticleFive Cylinder Radial With Ohc
The next project is beginning to take shape after doodling for hours on paper and computer I have come up with this offering. Five cylinders-- 25mm bore X 28mm stroke. with overhead camshafts. Capable...
View ArticlePlease School Me On Electric Motors
I have a question. What makes an electric motor have a specific RPM? I have two 5hp motors almost identical. One is 1730 rpm and one is 1725 rpm. Both are 230 volt single phase. Are the rpm ,s marked...
View ArticleRecord Bench Vice Restoration
Well the old rusty Record No.36 Engineers Vice I brought has been torn apart and the main parts cleaned up. As brought View attachment 131008 On closer inspection it appers to have a fair bit if wear...
View ArticleWelded Large Aluminum Boat Motor Part.
The big ears were broke off and 3 of the 4 holes needed fixed as they were missing some metal. The big hole that was tore out I placed some 3/4" steel round bar in the hole and welded over it. Then...
View ArticleHas Anyone Heard Of The Zip-cut Vertical Mill
View attachment 131024 Bought this from a guy for a really good deal and today I think it was really a steal considering the rigidness, accuracy, and the compact footprint of the machine, but I would...
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Putting My Southbend 7" Shaper On The Classifieds.
Folks, I put my SB 7 shaper on the classifieds list here on HM. Wanted to give HM first crack before I put it up on CraigsLists. I know I watched that site for months and they go really really fast....
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End Mill Lubrication
What are you guys using when milling aluminum? So far I'm using WD40 I've also tried spray silicone What's the best lubrication to use?
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 Article618 New To Me
This was given to me by a friend that was letting me work in his hot rod shop , I was making a part on his vintage Logan 10 x something , and I kept looking at this little baby sitting on the side .And...
View ArticleTool Post Grinder For My 10" South Bend Lathe
My 6" Cushman chuck jaws had become slightly bell mouthed and the #3 jaw nose was also .003" different that the others. As I didn't have an internal TPG I decided to try and convert a Ryobi drywall...
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