9x20 Motor Protector (chips)
My lathe doesn't have a chip guard and I have been concerned about the motor and it's location. This seemed to be the cheapest and fastest way to ease the concern. WP_000865 by T Hilde posted Mar 12,...
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Heat Treatment Oil Quench Question Anyone Done It ???
I've got a punch I was gonna try just to try I was trying to remember the steps I was told before heat to red hot quench with used motor oil but I'm trying to figure do you heat and let slow cool after...
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Er 40 Collets
I need some opinions here. I am interested in using ER 40 collets on my south bend 9" lathe. I can make a holder that screws on the spindle and would have the 3/4" through hole capacity, BUT, I can buy...
View ArticleWhat 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 ArticleAloris #6 Toolholder Q- What's This Bolt For?
I don't really feel like as much of a beginner these days, but no expert either, hah hah! But this sounds to me like a beginner question. I have a DTM QCTP and just acquired a #6 holder, same as an...
View Article2" X 42" Belt Grinder
I made this belt grinder with two 1/2"x 6"x 6" printing press shims (to level the press). I chucked one of the pieces in my 4-jaw and cut the hole then turned the pulleys on my Logan 200. The crowns...
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 ArticleRe: History of the Atlas MOLO and Version Selection Chart
Thanks Robert, that was very interesting reading and I imagine you spent a lot of time on the research. When I bought my 618, it came with a copy of MOLO that is wire-bound, but the covers are blue,...
View ArticleNos Emco Chuck
THERE WERE A LOT OF GOODIES PACKED AWAY IN THE CABINETS OF MY 1990 MAXIMAT SUPER 11 LATHE . HERE IS A GOOD ONE , A NOS EMCO CHUCK D1-4 THREE JAW CHUCK . IT WAS IN THE ORIGINAL BOX WITH THE PARTS...
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A Little Spindle Help Needed.
Hello all. Need a little help here. I believe I have something stuck in my spindle. My guess is a taper adapter but am not sure. I just bought a collet draw bar and it hits the base of this as it would...
View ArticleChipping Workpieces At Headstock
I am very much a metal lathe newbie and I am running into a problem using my LMS Deluxe 5200. I am trying to turn a plastic pen parts but on the headstock end the plastic always chips out right at the...
View ArticleLogan 820 Lathe With Potential Runout
Hey all, So I have a 820 series Logan Lathe. I believe I am only the second owner and it looks nearly brand new (got lucky and bought it from an older gentleman who worshiped his machinery). Its always...
View ArticleAny Gunsmiths That Can Weigh In On Pm Vs Grizzly?
New to the forum, have been reading some of the older discussions on the PM lathes as we have no experience with the brand in our shop. I recently sold off our Birmingham Lux-Matter 1340G Taiwan import...
View ArticleWhizbang Promoted To Newbies (2-30 Posts)
We are pleased to announce that Whizbang has been promoted to the Newbies (2-30 Posts) usergroup.
View ArticleNew To Me Van Norman 12...
Well today was a long one, but I am richer now than I was at the start with a Van Norman 12 sitting in my driveway. I know, no original motor and it is missing one of the handwheels, but at $300 up...
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Stolen Drill Press Tray Idea
I was watching a Youtube video a few years back on some random subject when I spotted a tray like this in the background on a drill press. I copied it and present it to anyone who may think it handy....
View ArticleSnagged A Belt Driven Scroll Saw From The Local Used Tool Shop
Found it during one of my regular visits to the Liberty Tool Co. (https://www.facebook.com/libertytool/?fref=ts) it was completely frozen up, nothing moved. bought it for $15 Cleaned out a couple of...
View ArticleBoring Head To Large For Mill-drill
Hey , I have once again come to a question that I nor Google can answer. So I turn to your advice one more time. I ended up getting a boring head from eBay. I never though I would win it but a week...
View ArticleGrizzly Pennsylvania Closed?
So it looks like Grizzly closed there Penn store, its not listed on the site anymore. Can anyone confirm? Is just the store closed or both warehouse and store? Took a road trip to that store this past...
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