My First Attempt At Scraping
View attachment 125828 Frirst I want to say hello to everyone this site has been very interesting reading thru all the good information. It has been a big help just reviewing all the old posts. I made...
View ArticleBoring Bar Setup That I Can Use In My Mt#3 And My R8 Mills
Hello i am looking to get a boring bar that i could use on either my mills or on my Lathe. i cant find any adapters that go from MT3 to R8, but i can find r8 to MT3 but they are very long and you lose...
View ArticleIce Ball Press
OK. I am going to try to make an ice ball press. It has been done here with CNC. I first needed to make a concave radius tool to machine a concave hemisphere into the stock. I can't use my regular...
View Article16x72 Southbend Lathe Restoration
HELLO ALL This is my first southbend lathe restoration first does anyone know the frame size of the original motor mine has a adapter plate someone made for a different motor also the lower cone pulley...
View ArticleCheap Import Rotary Tables?
So I need a rotary table for a couple of projects I have in mind, making round things on my Jet 15 mill/drill. I don't have a lathe. I'm thinking 6" would be a reasonable size both for the things I...
View ArticleCoaxial Indicator Problem
Just lately I have had cause to question the accuracy of my coaxial indicator. so as a test I held the stem in the lathe 3 jaw. and placed the end of the short feeler ( the most accurate ) against the...
View ArticleSaddle Question
I have a South Bend 9c and today I took a look at what I believe is a 9a with the quick change gear box. I'm not 100% sure if it's a 9a though, under model it just has an "A" so I would assume that it...
View ArticleSam L. Promoted To Newbies (2-30 Posts)
We are pleased to announce that Sam L. has been promoted to the Newbies (2-30 Posts) usergroup.
View ArticleSafety Switch
Hi y'all I'm a new guy that just got my first lathe (an old Sheldon) and you have to reach right over the chuck to hit the reversing switch to start the lathe. I have a table saw with a big red flap...
View ArticleCincinnati Traytop Hydra-shift Restoration
I purchased a 10x36 Cincinnati Hydra-shift that is in decent mechanical condition, but is about as ugly as they come. I'm guessing that it was in a shop in the 1980s when things got slow and someone...
View ArticleNew 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 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 ArticleHeavy 10 Restoration Work In Progress.
Hello all, my first here post on H-M. Here is the lathe I'm restoring. As purchased, and as it stood a couple days ago. 20160304_163508 by John C posted Apr 3, 2016 at 10:46 PM 20160327_220228 by John...
View ArticleBest Brand Rpc For 3hp Lathe
I want to buy a reliable rotary phase converter for my 3 hp 3phase lathe. What brands or companies do you recommend? Lornie
View ArticleTell Me About My Antique Watchmakers Lathe
Greetings! My name is Jake and I'm new to the forum. In fact, this is my first thread... ever... on any forum. So I apologize if this is in the wrong place or my pics aren't the right size. Please go...
View ArticleOld Iron- Small Mill?
The thing that attracts me with the bench mills like Precision Matthews or Grizzly is that they seem beginner friendly. The tolerances should be pretty tight since they're new. But honestly- I really...
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...
View ArticleMyford Collets Are These Rare
A few weeks ago at a auction I got some Hardinge collets in a Myford box. I don't have a Myford lathe but they looked pretty close to the diameter of 4c collets that my Rockwell uses. For the price I...
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Shizouka An-s Build
Well slight plan change. Since the DSMPC was two weeks out I decided to look on Ebay for one. And guess what I found for $900 instead? And it's local so I'm going to pick it up tonight and take it out...
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