Live Tailstock Chuck
made this out of an old live center , Chuck is 0-5/8, jt3 ,5/8straight arbor . It turns smooth no noticeable run out, View attachment 120762 Should work good
View ArticleIndex of Tubal Cain (MrPete222) videos
Pete222 (Lyle Peterson aka TUBAL CAIN) was kind enough to send me this list of his YouTube videos, which I am updating. OK. It's cleaned up and converted to PDF (it was 9 pages long). You can either...
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Why Wont My Myford Ml7 Start With Same Wiring As Before The Move?
Hi, I´m a happy owner of a "new" Myford ML7 lathe. Planning to do a test drive asap, to see what I need to do to make it run smooth again. As you can see the machine is already installed in my garage,...
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How Would You Center This Under The Spindle?
Dear All, This is a continuation of this thread. The project is to build steam engine #5 from PM Research: The part I am currently working on is the main frame. The drawing is below. View attachment...
View ArticleMy Next Project - A Metal Brake
I have been wanting a sheet metal brake for quite some time , but they are expensive and won't handle anything very heavy. After searching off and on for a couple of years, I settled on the one...
View ArticleGot The Hf Mill...now What?
After a 1.5 years of drooling to get my hands on a mini mill, I finally pulled the trigger and got one this week. During that 1.5 years, I researched adopting air springs, going to belt drive, taking...
View ArticleAwesome Breadbox @ An Estate Sale
Saw this while browsing upcoming sales. It has to be the coolest breadbox that I have ever seen. Reminds me a bit of the table DanS has on his blog. Puts the ones we made in shop class to shame - EH?...
View ArticleShow Your Home Made Shop Press
All, 20 years ago I had some free time at work and built a bench top press for pressing out wheel bearings. Built very simply with a double frame of angle stock, a 12 ton bottle jack and several pieces...
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Can anyone identify this wood?
Got a couple pieces from an estate and made a handle for something with one piece. Now people ask what kind of wood it is. The handle was turned on a lathe and just finished with beeswax. Any ideas...
View ArticleCheck Backlash
been chasing play in this thing for a while, I did a video showing what I did maybe someone can spot what I'm doing wrong, thanks
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Nice Tool Grinder On E-bay!!!
I can't afford it right now. I can afford the machine but not the divorce it would surely cause. I'm by no means an expert but it looks like a nice tool grinder for sale on E-bay going cheap? Seems...
View ArticleFs: Variety Of Machinist Tools
I pulled all of this stuff together in hopes of making a trade for another item - Unfortunately We could not come to an acceptable agreement so I decided as long as they were out I would take some...
View ArticleNew To Me Atlas 3996 12 X 36 Lathe
Hi I'm new to the forum so I thought I'd at least introduce myself first. My name is Tim. I'm what you'd call an old fart, being over the age of sixty. My shop is pretty well equipped for the things I...
View ArticleWhat Do I Have Here?
View attachment 122510 A friend of mine showed me an old piece that he has had several years. Something that was sold out of a small rebuild factory after it closed down. I ended talking him out of it...
View ArticleStarted Working On The Heavy 10. Pretty Worn
(Previous post "New One") Well, got it in place where it will sit in the garage. Now that I have started messing with it, I might should have taken a better look when buying. The ways are pretty worn....
View ArticleEnco 30% Offer - Today Only
This showed up in my e-mail this morning. Don't miss this chance to take an additional 30% off* with promo code VIPSALE. Discount cannot be applied to machinery. To take advantage of this exclusive...
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 Article1 Oh-shi*= 10 Attaboys
Back in my apprentice days , I was taught that in every piece of rough material , there laid a finished part . The only cut that mattered was your last . The $$$$ was made in the process of getting to...
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I Guess I'm A Van Norman Guy Now
Yesterday, I picked up a VN #12 and brought it home. I have a Bridgeport clone that is for regular duties but this one was the right price, Free. A supplier asked if I wanted it and I couldn't resist....
View ArticleRouting Power To Lathe In Center Of Room
Would it be a bad idea to run my new lathes power cord straight up from the lathe to the roof of my garage? I'm currently in process of running power from my breaker box to the new lathes location,...
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