What 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 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 ArticleTrying To Polish Delrin
I need a product or method or both to put a nice deep shine on black colored Delrin, any ideas? It's a lathe project made out of Delrin and has a tool mark finish, but I want it shiny with no scratches...
View ArticlePm-1440gt
The wait has begun. I ordered one of these last week so I figure I will start a new thread. This is a new offering from PM. It is made in the same factory as the PM-1340GT so hopefully it is of equal...
View ArticlePic Of Atlas Lathe - May Buy - Atlas Experts Get In Here !!
Hello all, I have located an Atlas lathe for sale. Seller wants $ 600.00. Does not know if it works. Sounds like the last owner has past away and current relative wants to unload it. Which model is...
View ArticleScrap Drill Gets New Lease On Life
This is kind of a mini POTD. As long as I had the torch out, I decided to salvage an old 5/8 carbide tipped drill I got in a box of rusty machine tools. Someone must have needed a 1/2 inch carbide bit...
View ArticleIonar Promoted To Newbies (2-30 Posts)
We are pleased to announce that Ionar has been promoted to the Newbies (2-30 Posts) usergroup.
View ArticleEarthquake Simulation Shake Table
A friend of mine is an Earth Science teacher. I made this so she can run a lab where the students make earthquake resistant structures and then test them. Thought you guys would get a kick out of a...
View ArticleSouth Bend 9a Restoration (pic Heavy)
A month ago I brought home my first lathe- a 1941 South Bend 9a. I didn't really intend to do a full restoration on it right away since I'm itching to start turning, but one thing lead to another and...
View ArticleBarker Pm Horizontal Milling Machine
While I would love to have a big old Bridgeport I don't have room for one. So I am on the hunt for a small mill. There is a Barker PM available about 2 1/2 hours away from here and I am interested in...
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Modifying A 6 Point 1" Socket For Tail Stock Die Holder
It is time for me to make a tail stock tap and die holder. I have 1" hex dies and would like to use a 1" socket to hold them. Something like this: In this example the person used the bottom of the...
View ArticleHow To Adjust Tool Height On A Lathe?
Attached are some pictures of the tool post on my Force International 1440. From all my reading, both books and on the internet, the height of the cutting edge is pretty critical, it should be pretty...
View Article80mm long focal length refractor
I came into possession of a matched pair of Jaeger 83mm dia lens of f15 focal length. Although a focal length this long is somewhat against current practice I thought it might make a good project. As...
View ArticleWhat Cameras Are You Using In The Shop
Dear All, I am thinking about getting a camera. It would primarily be used in the shop. Right now I am using my iPhone, and it's limitations, particularly for close-up shots, is getting frustrating....
View ArticleToday's Lesson: Making A Jig...
I'm making a grinder for sharpening lawnmower blades, and as part of it, making an axle for the grinding wheel. And since it's being driven via a pulley, I'm putting in a keyway for the pulley, and...
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Does This Count...
...as "tooling"? (re-posting this here after accidentally posting it in another thread).
View ArticleNew Member With A Central Machinery 44142 3 In 1 Mill Drill Lathe
I bought this machine in 2008 and I've added DROs for accuracy. Unfortunately it's lacking rigidity. I tightened the gibs and it just has more resistance and still deflects and chatters. Is there a...
View ArticleA Study In Steel , 1935
WONDERFUL BRITISH FILM OUTLINING THE CONSTRUCTION OF A LOCOMOTIVE FROM BLUEPRINTS , CASTINGS , MACHINING TO FINISHED PRODUCT . LOTS OF GREAT OLD MACHINES IN ACTION !
View ArticlePm 1440 Way Wipers
I have an older pm 1440 and would like to find some better way wipers. I have started using the flood coolant again and it is getting past the existing wipers and under the carriage. I would also like...
View ArticleBest Way To Hold A Fly Cutter?
I want to make myself a fly cutter and would like advice on the best way to hold it in my mill. I'm thinking of using a left hand lathe tool, with carbide inserts, as the actual cutter and it will be...
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