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Pass 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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Help With A 1953 Heavy 10 Pulley Cover

Hi all. . .This is my first real post, so I am not sure if the pics will load. I just picked up this Heavy 10 and I'm excited. She needs some work. I admit it was an emotional buy and given its...

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Amazing Video!

Wow, i'm still in amazement. i just saw this video, again, and still don't have words to explain, except for genius. i'll let you be the judge.

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Sb 9a Project

I got a 1945 South Bend Model 9a this past week and have just started the disassembly, cleaning, evaluating, and painting process. So far I have done this on a Craftsman 618, Logan/Wards 200, and a...

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Tormach 440 Pcnc?

Was wondering how the latest tormach mill is , and how easy is it to breakdown to be able to get thru a 28" wide doorway and down into the basement shop. I like rhe total enclosure, keeps the mess off...

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G0602 Cross Slide / Compound Dial Conflict

I've got a King 1022 which is a rebranded G0602 and find there is a conflict between the compound and cross slide dials when using shallow compound angles, like 0* - 5*. The compound dial hits the...

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Llhots Promoted To Newbies (2-30 Posts)

We are pleased to announce that llhots has been promoted to the Newbies (2-30 Posts) usergroup.

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Looking For A Logan 9b Headstock Triple V Pulley With 36t Gear

Trying to restore an old 9B for a friend. It needs the triple V pulley with the integrated 36 tooth gear in the headstock. Anyone have one? Please contact me directly. mikejanf at juno dot com Thanks!...

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New Mini Mill Bed- What Material?

Hi everyone, I have a Sherline CNC Mill that I have converted to a larger, more rigid setup from A2Z tools. I have had tremendous trouble tramming the mill. I finally discovered that the mill bed...

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Brown & Sharpe 585 12"

View attachment 123838 View attachment 123836 View attachment 123835 Found this at Grumpy Jerry's flea mkt. Bellview, FL I hope I didn't pay too much at $5.00. A couple of before she and one after...

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Making bushing & pins for a JD Dozer

My son-in-law got what he though was a good deal on a toy. He tore the very worn 6 way dozer blade off it and called the local machine shop to give him an estimate on making pins and bushings for the...

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Jet 1236 Ps

I just purchased a jet 12236 PS. I have disassembled it to clean it. I'm looking for documentation on it. Specifically a parts breakdown and any other information. In addition the crossfeed leadscrew...

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Machining Hardened Steel On Mini Mill - Speed And Feed Advise Please

hello folks, I need to machine an SKS bolt (a fellow who did a Rockwell test on it claims that hardness varies depending on the specific area - from ~ 40 to ~ 5o ) It may also vary depending on where /...

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Web Thinning Twist Drills..larger Drills..?

I noticed that on larger twist drills, I don't see the web thinned notch. Would there be problem if the web was thinned on a larger drill bit, say over 1/2"? Is there a reason that you don't see web...

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Mystery Tool, Need To Id

View attachment 123809 View attachment 123810 View attachment 123811 View attachment 123812 Has a little black, spring loaded pointer on the numbered gage part. Made by Ideal Tool Co. Anybody know what...

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Introduction To Grinders

MIT http://electron.mit.edu/~gsteele/mirrors/www.nmis.org/EducationTraining/machineshop/grind/intro.html A Pedalstal Grinder The primary purpose of a grinding wheel is to sharpen tools (eg. drill...

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Introduction To The Belt Sander

MIT http://electron.mit.edu/~gsteele/mi...ationTraining/machineshop/beltsand/intro.html Labeled Photograph Description... Introduction To The Belt Sander

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Threads On Basic Tooling For Beginners

THREADS ON BASIC TOOLING FOR BEGINNERS: http://www.hobby-machinist.com/showthread.php?t=51 http://www.hobby-machinist.com/showthread.php?t=861...

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The "bible" For Machinists

AMERICAN MACHINISTS HANDBOOK AND DICTIONARY OF SHOP TERMS A REFERENCE BOOK OF MACHINE SHOP AND DRAWING ROOM DATA, METHODS AND DEFINITIONS BY FRED H. COLVIN Member American Society of Mechanical...

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Useful Metalworking Links For Beginners

Pat's and Ernie's metalworking Links are good: Ernies http://www.stagesmith.com/Metal-links.html Pat's http://www.angelfire.com/ks/mcguirk/mwlinks.html

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