El 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 ArticleAmericanizing The Enco
I NEEDED A LARGER SHOP PRESS THAN CAN HANDLE "C" SIZE KEYWAY BROACHES SO MY TRUSTY ROYERSFORD EXCELSIOR #2 WILL BE REPLACED WITH AN ENCO 3 TON RATCHET PRESS . I FINALLY SCORED ONE ON SALE & FREE...
View ArticleTaking Apart A Supreme Drill Chuck ?
I am cleaning up five 0 to 1/4" drill chucks, for an upcoming project. Two of them are Jacobs brand and came apart without any problem. 2 of the others are Supreme brand. Tried the same method on them...
View ArticlePOTD - Project of the Day- What Did You Do in Your Shop Today?
This is a new thread that I am starting. As the good weather of Spring and Summer rolls around, many of us will go back to the shop to do something. We want to know what you did in your shop today. No...
View ArticleWhy Is It?
Why is it when I start a simple task I have to do something else before I can do it ? I started to mill an extension for my lathe. The drill press bearings didn't sound too good so now I have to...
View Article26 Years Of Marriage Today!
I'm glad to say that 26 years ago today I made a vow to be with this woman until "death do us part". Well brothers at times I have felt this marriage would surely be the death of her or myself but...
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What happened to the " Recent thread" tab that was at the top of the page?
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Freebee! Machinery's Handbook
A guy I work with had a Machinery's handbook 25th edition on the bookshelf of his cubical. I spied that and asked if I could take a look. I thumbed through it and said," hey thanks, I need one of...
View ArticleTaxes...go Figure!
This year I did the fast 1040, not the 1040EZ but the other one you don't have to itemize. Did I tell you I hate doing taxes? I don't hate taxes, they're a necessary evil in this system we live in, I...
View ArticleI want to convert a Band Saw to cut Metal
Has anyone converted a wood cutting bandsaw to cut metal? I have an early 50's era 10 inch Rockwell/Homecraft Banadsaw that I would like to use to cut stainless steel rifle barrels. I know that I have...
View ArticleNew Pm25 Setup
Hello Fellow PMers, Got done setting up my new mill. Thought I'd post some pictures. Really like the 25. I had no problems with sand or any kind of grit in machine. Seemed to be well put together and...
View ArticleCorrugated Black Plastic To Protect Mill/lath Ways
I see lots of peoples pictures with corrugated black plastic protecting the internals of lathe/mill. I have mounting screws on my J-head, but I used thin black plastic. It gets sucked into the vacuum...
View ArticlePlastic Gas Cap Threads
Hi All, I am looking for ideas on how I best go about reproducing the thread for this missing fuel cap. I would locate a factory part but due to the age of the weed whip this is not possible. So that...
View Article1st Lathe Project
View attachment 124786 Hi everyone. I'm new here and as green as you can get on a lathe. This is my first ever attempt to make something and it's only the first part of a small slide hammer center...
View ArticleAutomate 1032vmc
Hi All, Looking to buy my first CNC mill. I am not opposed to used but all I can find is beat, too large for my shop and electrical service. I am limited by 8' doors, 9' ceilings and need to limit a 3...
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New Tig Day - Everlast Powertig 255 Ext (18 Pics)
Okay I'll start a review thread on this new welder, ordered Friday arrived Tuesday without any damage, awesome! Here is the packing for the cooler, it was well packed. This cooler is pretty large I...
View ArticlePower Z Feed For Lathe?
I have a 16x40 lathe. The manual carriage feed wheel action is quite course so hand feeding consistently is tough. Also, like many lathes, the Z stop does not stop the power carriage feed so if I lose...
View ArticleEastwood Versa Cut 60 Plasma Cutter.
I posted this in POTD forum and thought it might go good here as well. hope this helps someone make an informed choice OK guys here is my review of the Eastwood Versa cut 60 Plasma cutter. Now know I'm...
View ArticleWhy Cast Iron?
I look at the parts of my Chinese lathe and see that almost all parts are made of cast iron and wonder why. The reason I'm asking is that if a part wears out I thought to replace it with something I...
View ArticleShow Off You Ars
With the AR platform being the most popular, I though we should show off some of our favorites. Give others a look at your ideas and get some new ideas for yourself.
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