Auxiliary Lead Screw Drive
I know this has been done before. The one set up I have seen used a right angle gear drive motor, pulleys and a belt to drive the lead screw from the tail stock end. It would certainly give you an...
View ArticleRecommendations On A New Vise For Mini Mill...
So I did this tonight at work. It's a 3" mill vise (imported) from LMS, it was part of one of their accessory packages that I bought when I bought my mini mill. I was snugging the handle down when I...
View ArticleCompressor Query
I'm thinking of upgrading my garage compressor - currently I have a 2hp, 50l (13 gal), 115psi, direct drive unit. Probably about 4 cfm. Once you go above that in size you start to get options not...
View ArticleDecommissioning Dial Indicators
have 10 or more indicators View attachment 131486 Charl
View ArticleNeed Some "snugs"
I have a goodly number of magnetic bases with various diameters of stems. I also have some dial indicators and DTIs that I'd like to mount on them, as well as on some custom mounts. Trouble is, I'm...
View ArticleAtlas Mf Horizonatal Mill Rebuild
Greetings All, Rebuild of my Mill is underway. When it came to me it was basically a mess but came with a nice batch of tooling and the cast legs, which I am told aren't very common. Since it has been...
View ArticleBoring A Hornady Die?
Are Hornady dies hardened steel? I want to bore my pistol case flaring dies to make them powder through dies for progressive press use...but if they are hardened too much tat is just going to ruin bits...
View ArticlePm-727m Face Plate
Looking for any input of removing the face plate on the PM-727M mill. In particular, I'm not able to removed the L/H selector knob nor the 1/3/2 selector knob. I loosened (to the point of removing) the...
View ArticleQuestions About Milling Steel W/8540
View attachment 131860 View attachment 131861 I came across an 8540 horizontal milling machine on Craig's list that was what I thought a pretty good deal. So I bought it and moved it to the basement....
View ArticleMy New Steady Rest
Quite a while back , I built a steady rest for my lathe. It used the telescoping arms which I really like. I am not happy with the look of the body on the steady rest. I want something closer to the...
View ArticleIn Need Of Sb 9a Motor
I have a 1/4 hp motor on my lathe at the present time and I want or need, a 1/2 hp or 3/4 hp motor. I have two 1 hp motors I appropriated, but they are just too big in size to fit on my motor bracket....
View ArticleSet Screw For Tool Holder
Guys I am missing some set screws for some of my tool holders and some are most of them are just cheap screws.What can I get that won't crack or maybe not rust that is of good quality?I look over at...
View ArticleVfd Voltage Problem. Chinese 'askpower A131'
Askpower VFD looks like a chinese knockoff of a chinese huanyang VFD from the outside but the setup parameters are different so any info I found on the Huanyang doesn't help. I think unit may be...
View ArticleChip Slides, Bport Clone
cant remember how I moved the y chip slides out of the way for cleaning swarf out of knee elevation gear when I first got the mill. It's a supermax bport clone Thanks
View ArticleManual Sherline 2000 Mill Axis Lock Troubles
I have a recent (< 1 year) 2000 series mill, and have been having some problems with the axis locks... Of the three axis locks, only the X-axis seems to work without any issues. Was wondering if...
View ArticleSherline + Igauging Linear Dro; Possible?
I'm looking into DRO options for my Sherline setup... There are some things I don't like about the OEM solution. Has anyone successfully installed iGauging DROs on Sherline machines? On the lathe, the...
View ArticleDisassemble A Wohlhaupter Upa3 Boring Head?
I just need to remove the top part that the shank is integral with. It is an iso 30 or 40 taper and I need to machine it to be a straight shank. But to do that I have to get it apart without wrecking...
View ArticleWatch U-tube Machinist Vids 2x Faster!
There is a wealth of good info on utube, but if you're like me and want to get the info offered without spending a lot of time in front of the computer here is a simple way to speed the vids up to 2X...
View ArticleMy Precision Mathews PM1340GT Arrival
Well it was a long wait but my Precision Mathews PM1340GT lathe arrived yesterday morning and all is well thus far. The truck driver was able to back right up to my shop door and delivered the lathe...
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