What Can Be Done With This...? (re-purposing)
Scored this in a box lot and am trying to figure out what to do with it. (Besides scrapping it.) Not having come up with anything great, I thought I'd asked for some suggestions. Thanks! View...
View ArticleBig Shop Surplus Sale - San Antonio Area
Saw this in Facebook. Chromalloy is a government contractor and does a lot of coating and welding work. http://sanantonio.craigslist.org/bfd/5506588797.html
View ArticleCozmogeek Promoted To Actives (30+ Posts)
We are pleased to announce that cozmogeek has been promoted to the Actives (30+ Posts) usergroup.
View ArticleFix Or Junk Old Saw.
Ok, have a old Johnson B model horizontal band saw, that was looking at rebuilding but, all the guide bearings are shot, which is about $200 From Drake, plus the gears in the gear box are both shot,...
View ArticleA lathe finally! Craftsman 12x36 101.27440
View attachment 37765 Here she is! I have long been waiting for a lathe. And it will continue for a while :lmao: All the grease is literally frozen, most parts have a really sticky motion. View...
View ArticleBeware Of Bobcad/cam
We had a much older version at work and I bought V28 (current version) on my own dime. 45 days later my "support" ran out. I started to ge notices that I would no longer get updates or bug fixes unless...
View Article(teaser) Homemade Metal Shaper
Just thought I'd post a teaser for you guys. I'm busy of late but it should be finished within a month or two. I'll post a pic or two a week to record progress. View attachment 125748 View attachment...
View ArticleNew Tooling
Made or adjust some new tooling for my VN #6 View attachment 125765 View attachment 125766
View ArticleNeed Cnc Setup Help Please
I am building a CNC column milling machine. I have some questions about the Stepper Motor Driver Dip Switches for Pulse Revolution. I have read and read and still do not understand it. Stepper: WANTAI...
View ArticlePump shotgun barrels to a semi auto...
I do a lot of these shotgun barrels for my dad. The semi auto's need a hole or two drilled inside the barrel ring and of course its on an angle. The pump shotgun barrels will work with the hole(s)...
View ArticleLathe Spindle Part Stop
My experience with CAD is limited so using emachineshop program. I have been thinking about new lathe owners. Below are three views of a simple stop. I hope it helps. Use whatever material is available...
View ArticleMy First Mill Could Use Some Help Identifying Rf 31?
So i am looking for the front panel, and a pulley diagram for speeds. and also gonna be fixing the broken hand wheels Things left to do: clean it with something thinking brakeclean to start with figure...
View Article9 X 42 Enco Mill Knee Dial Question...
Today with a little spare time brought me to looking at the dial on the knee of my mill. One rotation of the knee crank moves the table up slightly less than 100 thousandths. The dial goes from zero to...
View ArticleCross Slide / Facing Adjustment
How do you typically adjust a lathe to face off square? My lathe is levelled and can cut a diameter well enough without a significant taper (good enough for the tolerances I work to anyway), but it...
View ArticlePrayers For The Folks In Brussells
Hello Guys please remember the folks in Brussels who are today under attack by terrorists, During your prayers keep in mind we have at least one Belgian member, And his safety we hope is secure and our...
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Crescent
Hi , I think this is a amusing little tool , but actually I use it a lot . I think it might have been some kind of promo type of thing . Anyhow for your amusement here it is in all it's glory . By the...
View ArticleBoring Head For 8520
I'm looking to purchase a boring head for use on my 8520. Anyone using one on theirs that they're happy with ? Are there any available in MT2 arbor with counter balance option ?
View ArticleOil Seal For The Colchester
Good afternoon guys,well I have ran into another hurdle today on my 13" 1965 Colchester lathe.I have couple other post in this section where I talk about some of the issues such as the limit...
View ArticleMachinist Level
I'm thinking about buying a machinists level. I've never had one, or for that matter never used, or even seen one, except in pictures. Can anyone shed some light on what ones come more highly...
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