Bar-z Summer Bash 2016
Is anyone going to Stan Zinkosky's summer Bash in California? I'll be there.
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 ArticleSpeed Handle Chuck Key For Bison 5c Collet Chuck
I have had a few 5C collet chucks through the years, and the latest one by Bison takes 2-3X as many crank turns on the chuck key to get the collets seated. With some arthritis in my hands, it wasn't...
View ArticleCraftsman 12-36 Mods
I’d like to share some of the mods I’ve made to my Craftsman 12x36. First is an electric lead screw. There are many examples of this online, Mr Pete 222 has one on YouTube specifically for the...
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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 ArticleNew Ball Turner
A new ball turner. This is a follow up to my previous 'roughy' ball turner. Sorry no plans or drawings, they're in my head along with all my other plans. I used a vertical slide on my lathe for all the...
View ArticleAnyone Familiar With Tree 2uvrc?
I bought a Tree 2UVRC and it came with some very old school CNC controls converted by Tektronix. The controls are so old school they will go to the dump, but the Invertors, DC transformers, drive...
View ArticleEnco 12X36 lathe wiring question
My Enco 12X36 lathe seems to run in the opposite direction stated in the operating manual. It has a single phase 220V motor in 2hp. To have the spindle rotating forward (counterclockwise) the switch on...
View ArticlePm 1236 Oil Change
Am I the only person who ends up with a mess when draining the oil from the lower gearbox on my PM 1236? Anyone have a way to make the oil change process a little less messy? Last time I let the oil...
View ArticleAnyone Have A Toolmaster Mt ?
Picked up a nice 1973 Toolmaster MT with power feed on the X axis. Everything seems to work on the machine other than the power feed. Looking for some assistance understanding some wiring. Starts with...
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Any Idea What These Are?
I recently got a lathe and a small mill from my dad a,d he called today and said that he had some more things for it. well I went and got them and I have no clue what they are. here are some pics And...
View ArticleWhere To Shop In Port Huron
I was hoping to pick up a budget (cheap) live center at Harbor Freight but they don't have any at the store in Port Huron. Are there any other tool stores close to there that might sell live centers....
View ArticleNewbie Collet Question
Hello all. Need some help with collet choice. I'm new to machining and need some help figuring out what type collets I need. I have a PM 1236 lathe and for now I'm tinkering with stock 2 inch or...
View ArticleEl Hefe Lives
Well I've been pretty quiet about things here on the forums lately. I had a few problems with my initial 12z mill, I will not get into any details. But I no longer own that machine. Also as some of you...
View ArticlePhase Ii Knurler
Does anybody else have problems with the knurler in the pic that comes with the qtp set. I can get it lined up perfect and as soon as I tighten down the handle it cocks up and crooked out of alignment...
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Shott8283 Promoted To Actives (30+ Posts)
We are pleased to announce that shott8283 has been promoted to the Actives (30+ Posts) usergroup.
View ArticleFinally Found One
This came up for sale on a Facebook group in northern Wisconsin Saturday. It came out of a window factory according to the individual I got it from. It came with a vise with a swivel base and a phase...
View ArticleStripped Half Nuts
well, not both halves. I cleaned the lathe the other day and made some adjustments oiled etc. When running the lead screw from the tail stock to the head stock with the half nuts closed as if threading...
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Atlas Mill Followed Me Home
This morning I found an ad in the paper for an Atlas horizontal mill and a South Bend shaper for what I thought was a good price. So I went to see them. For only a few hundred more than the advertised...
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