New Group Created - Central Florida Machinist
grumpygator has created a new group called Central Florida Machinist.
View ArticleDisassemble A Live Center
View attachment 120995 Bearing is rough. Would like to take it apart and check it out. SturdiMatic #2 The whole head rotates on the MT shank. I am at a loss as to how this thing goes together. Any...
View ArticleGarage Sale Score
Got a bunch of good stuff , to dark for pics now , I'll post pics tomorrow , stuff still in truck Brown&sharpe best test .0005 dti , $10. Mitutoyo depth mic set , in box $10. Mini Wilton 2" bullet...
View ArticleGiant CT-416 TIG/MMA/ Plasma Cutter
I picked up a 2004 CT-416 plasma cutter combo for $250 this evening. It has both the plasma and TIG torches but is missing the stinger and ground clamp. No problem. I have a couple of stingers and a...
View ArticleOil Dropper
I just acquired an oil dropper that goes in the tail stock of my lathe. Do I put the oil in the tail stock? Is the oil for use in the QC and other places that have the little bead hole to oil the parts...
View ArticleAtlas Horizontal Mill Change-o-matic Window
I've noticed that, like the one on mine, the window for the feed display on most mills that people post pictures of has turned an opaque yellowish red and you can't see through it very well if at all....
View ArticleNeed A Manual For A Mill Drill
A friend of mine just purchased a Jet 16, 12 speed mill drill and needs a manual for it. Anybody out there have a copy?
View ArticleInteresting Article: Why Crappy Tools?
I found this article interesting. I don't agree with everything but a lot of what he says makes sense. http://hackaday.com/2016/01/18/whats-in-a-tool-a-case-for-made-in-usa/
View ArticleBuffalo No. 15 Drill Press Restoration
Last night I scored a Buffalo No. 15 drill press off craigslist for $50. I've been hunting for a vintage drill press like this (Delta, Rockwell, Atlas, SB, Walker Turner, Buffalo, etc) for about two...
View ArticleMini Lathe Slide Screw Mod
Mini Lathe Slide Screw Mod (C) Copyright 2016 I was motivated to design this mod because the compound slide on my machine suffered from runout originating in the screw assembly which I found quite...
View ArticleKing Kc-20vs Milling Machine
The closest tool store is an hours drive from my place and only offer King Canada milling machines. There are no other tool stores in that city that sell milling machines. They have the the PDM-30 and...
View ArticleDrilling Deep Hole On Lathe
The pins I have been making for my backhoe need a hole in the center of them 7" or so deep, 1/4" or 5/16 is the ideal size. I drilled one today with 1/4" and got the full 7" depth but wow it was...
View ArticlePm935 Owners
Those of you who put your mill on a base: How many of you put wheels on your base? Would you mind posting a pic or two? Need some ideas for a mobile base. Thanks.
View ArticleAluminium Chip Control
I've regrinded a HSS aluminium tool trying to improve chip control. It worked very nice at the start than....starter to be not good. Looked for some aluminium sticked in the tip but notning.... 6160 at...
View ArticleHelp With Lining Up A Lathe Tail Stock
Hello kinda new to this and need some advice . I turned a piece of bar stock and noticed a taper from one end to another . I also tried turning a barrel and found the same . I didn't want to just start...
View ArticleShould I Purchase This Logan 200
Hi new here. Hope I'm in the right area. I have a chance to buy a model.200 logan. 10"lathe. Wich I guess is from 1948? The lathe is missing the original stand. But everything else seems to be there. I...
View ArticleNeed Gear Train Calculation Help
I need to know how many gears and how many teeth on each for making a miniature Universal Dividing Head. I would like to reduce 80 (or more) turns of a Sherline X table handwheel to one rotation of a...
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Wards/logan 200 Thread Dial
The more I fix the more I find other stuff to fix or be confused about. I finally got my motor wired so I have forward and reverse by flipping a switch with a separate on off switch. While checking...
View ArticleHelp Needed: Clausing 111 Power Crossfeed Key.
Hi all, I need some help. (quips about my insanity are un-needed, my wife makes plenty of them) I have a 12 inch clausing 111 lathe. It has a power crossfeed run off the lead screw, unfortunately I...
View ArticleStarrett Level Cost
Hi I'm wondering how much a decent machinist level worth? For me the shipping to Canada can become costly. I have to take that into consideration. I plan to use it for leveling my machines. It seems...
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