Need Some Help Picking A New Lathe
I posted a thread a few months ago about upgrading my mill or converting it to CNC. The vast majority said upgrade, not CNC. Well, looking into new machines, I realized my current mill does everything...
View ArticleKayak Rack And Loading Jig
My wife likes to kayak. We had a J rack for putting the Kayak on the roof rack of the 4 Runner. She can't lift the kayak by herself to load it. So she asked if I could build a dolly for getting it on...
View ArticleHeat Treating 410 Stainless Steel - Too Much Scale!
I'm normally in the other subforums on HM: machining, Atlas, Taig, Sherline, etc. so I feel like I'm trespassing on hallowed ground...I'm on a quest and need some help from the knifemakers on HM...if I...
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 ArticleError/accident Rates...
I am doing the research for my final paper for school, does anyone know what the accident/error rate is for a new employee vs. an experienced one is? up to 12% for new .7 for experienced It just...
View ArticleNeed Help, Didn't Know Where To Put This Ge Motor
OK guys and gals. I just got an old general electric tri clad induction motor. The wires are a mess. I'd like to know how to wire it for 115 Volt. The motor is as described above. It is 115/230 V, 1725...
View ArticleBrand-new offering by LMS: an 8.5"x20" bench lathe
I got an email last night from Little Machine Shop. It was basically saying it was getting ready to put on a display booth at the annual GEARS show in Portland OR, and also to announce a new offering...
View ArticleMachinery's Handbook
Good book to have for a newb? Are there better/more important ones to acquire first?
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7071 Aluminum Round Bar Source
I have a customer (ok, it's a friend willing to pay for the material ) that needs 7071 Aluminum in a part. I need just a small amount 1" by 12" round bar (that would be enough to make several parts in...
View ArticleShim Type For Under Lathe Base
Hey guys. For my Heavy 10 I had secured it to the concrete floor using fine threaded rod epoxied into the concrete, which also allowed leveling. Well, for my 12x36 the floor is pretty even where it's...
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Kinda Stuck
Hi all , I'll try to keep it short , two 1/2 years ago I lived on my 40 AC tree farm in Arkansas it was a lot of work keeping the jungle down, as I didn't have cattle or livestock, basically lived on...
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Playing With Autocad
So I was playing around in autocad 2010 2d, now I wish I could figure out how to do 3d, could someone teach me?
View ArticleEarly Atlas Molo First Version 3rd+ Printing.
If anyone has an Atlas 10D or earlier or a Craftsman 101.07401 or earlier (all models with a 96T change gear) and needs an appropriate vintage MOLO, see eBay 371685688912 . The contents of this one are...
View ArticleMsc/enco Worried?
Ever since MSC announced the end of Enco, I have been inundated with email "sales" and "promotions," one a day, or more sometimes. At first it was the same old spiel, a good percentage off, but a very...
View ArticleWTB Logan 11" Steady Rest
I'm in search of a steady rest for my Logan 922 (11"). If you have one that needs a new home, please let me know. Thanks, Danny
View ArticleErl-1340
Plunked down my deposit and placed the order for the PM High Precision Lathe with taper attachment a couple weeks ago. Sold my Craftsman/Atlas 12" to make room for it. View attachment 112757 The...
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Few Pictures Of The New Pm 1440 Gt
I have one of the new PM 1440 GT's on order, I received a few pics of what it looks like. I ordered it with the DRO and Premium Package and several other goodies.
View ArticleNewbie
Atlas 10F, I have inserted a solid to 1 1/4"round aluminum piece to turn down. Each time I make a pass, I can go back and remove more material each time without making any adjustments on the feed.
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