New Guy: Upgrade Parts Or Entire Lathe?
Hi all. New to the home machinist world. I recently purchased a used Central Machine 7x10 (SKU 33684) and I am really enjoying the process, but already finding myself wanting a larger lathe setup. I...
View ArticleAtlas Mill Arbor
There is an offering on flea-Bay for arbors for the Atlas Horizontal mill. The offer is for the arbor only, no nut and no spacers. Am I correct in assuming that if I get one of these I should make the...
View ArticleNavy Maintenance Problem?
They didn't lubricate the gears before starting the engines? http://www.bloomberg.com/news/artic...ittoral-ship-in-singapore?cmpid=yhoo.headline I'm former Army and if one of my guys had done this with...
View ArticleNew Pm25 - Few Questions
Well, I put my new PM25 on its stand today and cleaned it. It lit up! Now I'm heading on a long learning curve. One thing I noticed is there is no manual or any significant instructions for the...
View ArticleMixdenny Promoted To Actives (30+ Posts)
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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...
View ArticlePlanning For Everything??
So as a beginner hobbiest I have allot to learn and the one I seem to be struggling with the most is planning. I guess I mean how do you plan for all the details of a build. The latest build would have...
View ArticleLogan 14 Inch Do You Own One? Model 6565 In Particular
I would be interested in hearing some straight talk opinions of this lathe from those who own one. I was assisting someone with locating a lathe for gunsmithing and found a 6565 in his area which he...
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Well This Just Looks Wrong....
While tinkering around with the Atlas QC-54 I recently acquired I noticed that the auto cross feed knob on mine does not spin when the feed screw is running like all the ones in the youtube videos I...
View ArticleSo Who Is A Computer Programmer? I Got A Thought.
I had a thought for those that are trying to put a CNC project together and having problems with the idea of buying ball screws for their mill / lathe and fitting them to the machine. If a CNC program...
View ArticleAtlas 612
Just wondering how rare these are. I got mine about a month ago (wish it was bigger, but it will work for what I need now). I know they were discontinued after only a few years, curious if anyone else...
View ArticleMobil Vactra No. 2 Way Oil Question.
I'm using Mobil Vactra No. 2 Way oil on my 12" Commercial Craftsman lathe and every time I wipe the ways down the rag seems very dirty. Is that a normal thing or am I getting an excessive amount of...
View ArticleG1007 Problem With X Leade Screw
The leade screw turns, both under power and manually. Table does not move. What am I looking at?
View ArticleFailed Miserable At Cutting A Disc Brake Rotor
I'm fabricating a desktop motor dynamometer to characterize automotive seat gear-motors. It's basically a 1" solid steel shaft with the gear motor at one end, a shaft encoder at the other end, with a...
View ArticleWhat Are They Called
I am looking at these little dials on the control board that some wires from potentiometer are connected to. They are black with a little arrow shaped slot in a white center that can be turned.
View ArticlePurchased Old Martin Lathe, Made In Germany
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View ArticleSo This Followed Me Home Couple Days Ago Enco 111-3300 13x40 Lathe
Enco 111-3300 1340 Lathe got it for 1000$ had a real stiff cross slide as in didn't move turned out to be just the mounting bolt for the nut on the lead screw. Couple places the castings are cracked...
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Vfd Installed, Lathe Up & Running :)
Awhile back I had posted how much I liked Mark's (mksj) VFD install on his lathe. Mark PM'd me and, long story short, after a few emails back and forth he decided he would do me a huge favor and...
View ArticleCraven12 Promoted To Newbies (2-30 Posts)
We are pleased to announce that Craven12 has been promoted to the Newbies (2-30 Posts) usergroup.
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