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They're Here (lathe & Mill)!
Well, everything has arrived and after some shaky time with engine hoist, they are both in place. It's not all cleaned up but, they are standing in the right place in my little garage. Time to learn,...
View ArticlePm-727m With Dro
Hello. This is my first post on the forum - although I have been lurking for a few months. After being introduced to machining a couple of years back and finding a local machinist who let me use his...
View ArticleVn No 10 Mill On Ebay
Looks decent, and I have no connection to this auction . http://m.ebay.com/itm/Van-Norman-Knee-Mill-/201508031735?nav=SEARCH Jason
View ArticleHey All.......new Here....1st Lathe Coming...
Hey, as the title says, I'm an almost new lathe owner. I'm an almost 57 yr old maker and tinkerer of 50 of those years. Although my shop has seen and holds a tonne of equipment I've yet to own a lathe....
View ArticlePlease Help Me Identify Two Missing Parts (logan 850 And Others)
I just got my father's old Logan 850 reassembled last night (change and reverse gear assemblies have been disassembled for over a decade), except I'm missing three small parts. One, the 1/2-20 nut on...
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 ArticleDial Indicator Holder For Height Gauge
So I needed a way to hold my dial indicator in my Mitutoyo height gauge. I wanted to keep the design and mounting similar to the way the scribe is mounted. Ended up taking some 1/2 inch 4140 key stock...
View ArticlePass Around 2016
This is the thread for the 2016 Pass Around Box. Since the previous Pass Around project worked so well, we are going to try again with a few twists. In order to avoid confusion, we will keep it to just...
View ArticleHelp Parting On A Curve
I'm parting 2 inch solid aluminum with a 3/32 t style hss blade and as you can see I'm curving I have a filling I may be going to fast but thought I would see if I'm missing anything else as you can...
View ArticleBurke #4 Motor Mount Question
View attachment 127143 Hi all, Today a just started re assembling my recently acquired Burke #4. Ran into an odd problem - the mounting bracket for the motor has different sized bolt holes than the...
View ArticleBack Plate For Pm-1127vf-lb
I'm trying to mount a 5C collet chuck to a PM-1127VF-LB lathe and hoping someone can tell me what back plate is needed. A link or part number would be great. I don't mind machining it to size, but...
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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 ArticleIt Is A Lathe "south Bend"?
Dear, I live in Brazil and recently acquired an old lathe. I'm restoring the lathe and I wonder if it was manufactured by "South Bend". If so, what is the model? Do you have any manual that can provide...
View ArticleLifting Rotary Table By 3 Jaw Chuck?
Will it damage a rotary table to lift it by a 3 jaw Chuck bolted to it? My idea is to use a long eye bolt with a nut on it and let the bolt extend through the chuck jaws with the nut behind the jaws...
View ArticleAdvice Wanted Re Vfd For 2 Speed Motor.
Hi all, Recently acquired a 1950 Victoria U2 mill with a 2 speed (2800/1450) motor rated at 6/4hp. Some pics: View attachment 126999 View attachment 127000 View attachment 127001 I am arranging for the...
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Craftex Cx-601 Mill / Drill Machine
After quite a bit of research, I picked up a Craftex CX-601 Mill/Drill machine this week. The research was actually pretty tough, as there is little online written about the machine. I thought,...
View ArticleAnother Hardinge Hvl Question: Apron Lubrication, Where Is The Drain Plug?
I want to change the oil in the apron. So I get out the manual and turn to the Section Apron and Clutches Lubrication. The manual that I have, which is for the HVLH, reads as follows: " Keep oil in...
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Atlas Horizontal mill
I located a horizontal mill, model MF, ser. number 000556, for sale about an hour away from me and am curious if anyone would have information they might be able to share. I realize it's a small...
View ArticleCo1859 Promoted To Newbies (2-30 Posts)
We are pleased to announce that co1859 has been promoted to the Newbies (2-30 Posts) usergroup.
View ArticlePoll: Raffles, Yes Or No?
We have the ability to raffle off machinist prizes to raise money to keep the site going. Should we? Vote "yes" or "no" below. Poll is open for 7 days.
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