Sb 13" Bed Clamp
Good morning - I posted in the classifieds but thought I'd ask here as well. I'm rebuilding a steady rest for a 13" SB lathe - the last piece of the puzzle is a missing bed clamp. Let me know if you...
View ArticleMillrite Cast Pulley Cover
Hey...just wondering if anyone knows of a Millerite vertical mill being parted out? I'm looking to find an original style cast front pulley guard for my Millerite. I have already contacted the D.C....
View ArticleNewbie With A Question
Hi All, I am not a complete greenhorn but it was so long ago that I ran a lathe, I don't think that I remember. I have always enjoyed working with metal-welding making bumbers etc. I am considering...
View ArticleShoes For The Shop
Read the swarth thread with interst, but didn't want to hijack it. Some background. 20 years ago I was a 4th generation tool & die maker, worked in shops 20 years before leaving the field. Back...
View ArticleHow To Get Accurate Milling- Vn16 Bad Collets-what To Do?
Hi, I'm new to milling-- got my VN 16 last April and have been tooling it up. It seems to me that the main factor limiting my ability to do precise work with this mill is the collets I got with the...
View ArticleValue Of Mill?
This may be the wrong forum to ask so if it is, feel free to remove or relocate it. Looking for a mill but trying to keep it to a fairly tight budget of around $2500 or so. Saw this one on craigslist...
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Makita 5" Angle Grinder Opinions
Hello, New angle grinder time. So after my hands stopped vibrating from my current budget over used aging angle grinder I'm looking for a new angle grinder . I use the grinder for wire brushing paint...
View ArticleWhat To Mount Mill On?
So I just bought a King PDM-30 mill that weighs around 700 lbs and need to mount it on something. I could get their pedestal stand or make something myself. I think option 2 is in order so the question...
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Ever See An Arc Welder Like This?
I replaced an old, frayed power cable on my old stick welder after I near pooped my shorts when I plugged it in and it created a small 4th of July show and it got me to wondering if this is something...
View ArticleColchester 1965 Roundhead Lathe Restoration Project
Well guys with the help of the membership I have built up enough courage to start on my lathe breaking it down into sections.Doing so will be looking for broken parts,gears who's teeth has not seen the...
View ArticleRod Storage?
Moved to the PNW from the CA desert, and I had forgotten about welding rod absorbing moisture until I was starting to set up my welding table. I grew up in MO/IA and on the farm we used to store rod in...
View ArticleExpanding Mandrels Tips And Tricks?
Dear All, I am using the expanding mandrel idea in a current project. However, said idea is, when applied, less than solid. I am trying to hold a piece with a 3/4" bore. The piece is a small CI steam...
View ArticleBridgeport Question
When facing the mill table, there is a zerk fitting on the left side of the mill knee for the knee way I assume , below that around 8 inches there is another threaded hole. Was there a zerk fitting...
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Clock Wheel Fly Cutter
First try fly-cutter, first clock wheel... The lathe bit only cut well on the right side. Tried to re-sharpen it and messed up the profile. The final fly-cutter... Clock Wheel Fly Cutter
View ArticleGreed
I am a retired machinist, who thought he was doing good, from job shop to job shop... even made it to middle management. I have never had a freakin' nickel to show for it. I had posted before that I...
View ArticleSheet Metal Punch (plans)
DOES ANYONE ON HERE HAVE PLANS TO MAKE A SHEET METAL PUNCH 1/4" - 7/8" APPROX ??
View Article5c Collets And Tool Post Grinder.
Hi All. Been a while since I posted. Been busy with a couple vintage Honda motorcycles. Was able to use my Logan 200 to make some special pieces.Anyway, am trying to get back to teaching myself. There...
View ArticleCouple Questions About My 9x20 Lathe
I ordered this QCTP here: https://littlemachineshop.com/products/product_view.php?ProductID=3112&category= And expected it to come with a nifty handle like the one pictured. Shipment arrived today...
View ArticleMill Or Lathe
seems like a lot or stuff out there about the lathe and less about the mill. why, is the lathe more useful than the mill (dumb ??). is one more complicated to learn than the other and if so which. just...
View ArticleParts For A South Bend Sb1001 8k Lathe
Hello, I have a bunch of odd NOS parts and belts for the SB 1001 8k lathe. Bought all these parts before buying the machine and wouldn't you know it, I never bought the machine. So I have these parts...
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