Need Some Help Finding
View attachment 122540 Need some help finding this Tumbler gear I know it needs to be a 20T but I need the gear and the bolt to hold it. Ive looked on ebay and several others can you use a change gear...
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Help Me Build My Bogies
Hi everyone, I'm starting out on a new project to build railroad bogies in #1 or G scale. I'll need some help from experienced machinists. This is my drawing of what my finished bogie will look like:...
View ArticleAir Rifles/pistols?
Apologies if this topic doesn't belong in the firearms forums but I wasn't sure where it would be best placed and this seemed logical. Just curious if anyone works on air rifles/pistols? Canada is...
View ArticleCalculate Bore Id To Get An Exact Bushing Id After Press Fit
Hi all, I need to put 2 new bushings in the spindle pulley of my Atlas 618. Problem is the bore of the olite bushings I have is 20.10mm and I'm shooting for an ID of 20.00-20.02mm, as the spindle where...
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Scrap Yard Treasure
Theres a local scrapyard in Longview that will sell back to the public. I left the house early this morning to do some "shopping". After 20 minutes and $12 dollars I left with this in my trunk! View...
View ArticleCompound Rest "unscrews"before Moving.
Hey fellow Machinists! I am going over my 920 Logan and i found that turning the compound rest dial in the counter clockwise direction, it moves 3/8" out before it begins to move. Is there an...
View ArticleFacial Hair, Who Has It?
Full beard, think Duck Dynasty, but unfortunately it's thin on top so I keep it very short. Once it warms up again, against wifey's wishes, it's getting shaved off....top of my head that is. Who has what?
View Article618 New To Me
This was given to me by a friend that was letting me work in his hot rod shop , I was making a part on his vintage Logan 10 x something , and I kept looking at this little baby sitting on the side .And...
View ArticleCouple Of Rpc Questions
Hey all, I just finished making a RPC out of a 1.5hp Baldor motor to power my Bridgeport. Nothing fancy, 220 1 phase to a disconnect, then from the disconnect to the motor. Then three legs from the...
View ArticleAtlas/craftsman Mill Countershaft Misalignment
I have a new to me Craftsman horizontal mill. When I bought it, I had to dimantle it to load it into my car. I've now rough cleaned many years of dirt and am reassembling it. I've now run into a...
View ArticlePass Around
On another forum I belong to they have a pass around game. A box is filled with stuff and sent to the next person. That person takes a few things he is interested in and then replaces them with items...
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New Forum for 3 in 1 machines
Hi Ya'll - i have a 3 in 1 machine and now have a forum to discuss setup, tooling, etc for people with smaller lathe / milling machines - Is anyone else working with a 3 in 1 machine? If so, how does...
View ArticleUnstuck My Bridgeport Ram This Evening
When I bought my 1967 V-ram 9x42 Series 1 Bridgeport mill a few years ago, the ram pinion handle was broken off flush. I assumed the ram was stuck, hence the broken handle, but hadn't investigated any...
View ArticleMilling Small Parts
I've been milling scrap steel to get the feel of the mill and process and have started a real project, a small lathe stop. I've got an RF30 clone and the cheap vise that came with it. The vise was...
View ArticleSupermax Way Wipers
any one know if BP mill way wipers would work on a 1986 Supermax yci 1 1/2 mill ?. And for that matter other parts interchangeability between the two
View ArticleSingle Action Revolver Question, Help
Got a question, does anyone know or have an idea on how to machine the recoil shields on a single action? what type of cutter was used and how did they use it? Or would anyone have an idea on how to do...
View ArticleMy Homemade Multi Rib Pulleys To Reduce Vibration And Add A Brake To My G4003g
After reading post about vibration I noticed mine had a slight amount of vibration at times so I took a look at the belts while it was running and noticed how much they bounced around and I also...
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New Member... New To Me Monarch 10ee
New member here. Setting up a home shop and found this beauty at a local shop who needed more room. I also bought a mill from the same guy Anyway the mill is 2hp and I can't see what the hp is on the...
View ArticleParting Out A 9x20"
I have a central machinery 9x20" lathe that has no tailstock. I need a 1-2 hp single phase motor. If anyone in the East Texas area is interested, I would swap the whole lathe for a motor. If anyone...
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