Shim 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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Clever Things We Do In Our Shops
Throwing this out there to all the guys who have little "tricks" that make our machining life easier and quicker. Here's my contribution and I hope you guys will chip in (pun) and tell us yours! Here...
View ArticleCinci Tool Master
Going to pick up this Cinci. Has power to all three axis, power feed on quill, 40 taper spindles, and looks really cool. Everything looks good, the milling head is the original, but was hardly used and...
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...
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Dividing Head & Cutting Direction
I am setting up my Dividing Head to cut some gears and something does not make sense. The arbors for the Hardinge mill do not have a key way cut into them. So I believe they did not intend for me to...
View ArticleSmaller Kurt Vises Are So Expensive!
What am I missing here? I can get on ebay and find Kurt D60 vises selling for $250 or so all day long. But when a random D50 (or D40 or D30 even) pop up, people want $350++ for them. Why are the...
View ArticleI Serviced My 10l Spindle And Need Some Advice Please
This is long winded but I want to explain what I have done so far. There are questions at the end. Here is where I started. I have a South Bend 10L made late 1960 or early '61. The leather belt drive...
View ArticleThings To Watch For In A Used Servo Power Feed
With my bad right shoulder cranking the knee on the BP is just too painful. Last weekend I found a rebuilt Servo power feed at a machine shop that just closed. Are there any things I need to watch out...
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Full Profile Comp
First attempt at this. Bought enough 4140 to make about 3 of these. Threading almost done. And first 'oops'. Threading to a shoulder instead of milling out the first chamber to eliminate the shoulder....
View ArticleInstalling Dro On Pm 1340 Gt
I am getting ready to try and install glass scales onto my 1340GT and I am in need of some help, a few good photo's of glass scales install would help, . I purchased 1340gt over a year ago and it has...
View ArticleQestion On A Base For A Pm-932
Hi guys I am back, and I have a new Pm-932 I am in the process of setting up. My question is do I use the supplied stand and build it up(say with some hard wood 4x4s), or the one I made for my old...
View ArticlePm727m Questions
A while ago I posted with questions about the PM-25MV mill and received some good answers. I've scratched around the internet etc. and found no real haters of them but was worried about room in the z...
View ArticlePrayers For My Wife Sandy
My wife had a very bad stroke on Sunday night, not from a block but from hemorrhaging in the brain. She is still in ICU and has a tube draining fluid from her brain. They have her heavily sedated do to...
View ArticleAnilam Dro Id Help, Troubleshooting.
I have a Bridgeport with a 1981 vintage Anilam DRO with Accu-Rite scales. I Googled the model # (102-8) and came up with very little except eBay. When I go to the Accu-Rite web site, they have manuals...
View ArticleWhere Can I Buy A Saddle Crank Handle?
Another part I need for my recently acquired Enco 1005700. The saddle crank is broken off. I have the actual crank part that engages the saddle "gear" but it is broken off. It is a different size than...
View Articleinternal threading tooling
I have a 13x 40 lathe that I have been learning to use. I am at the point that I would like to try internal threading. What I am looking for is what the folks on here would recommend for a beginner.
View ArticleLathe Safety System
I think it is time to reveal my idea for a new lathe safety system. The idea is to prevent accidental contact or "crashes" between the tooling and the chuck. These events frequently damage the chuck...
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 ArticleDelta Dp-600 Drill Press Restoration (photo Intensive)
I just finished restoring a 1956 Delta DP-600 drill press. A friend found it at an estate sale. It was the last day of the sale, and this drill press was so ugly that no one wanted it. I got it for...
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