The New South Bend 10K
I am seriously considering the new South Bend 10K. It is certainly not a bargain and I feel it should come with more at the current price. Nevertheless, it looks like an excellent small lathe. I would...
View ArticleBoring Problem
Guys, I am trying to bore a 1.5 inch deep hole in 6061 aluminum of 1 inch OD using my 9x19 Grizzly G4000 lathe. Hole has to be quite precise to 0.708 inch (18 mm) diameter to mate a shaft. I am using...
View ArticleFace / Shell Mill Inserts
i now have two face mills and they use tmg inserts ?. "Hopefully they don't go extinct " The inserts that were in the mills have a ground flat on the radius all three sides. I ordered some TMG 322...
View ArticlePm25mv Quill Maintenance
I'm about to get back to some machining here and had a question about quill maintenance. I am not sure what kind of maintenance a quill needs. Oil? Grease? Anything? A few months ago, I was cutting a...
View ArticleHow To Join A Group Using A Mobile Device??
Hello, Can anyone help with information on how to join a group of you are using a mobile device? I looked for the group tag at the top of the home page and cannot find it anywhere. Thanks for your time...
View ArticleMy Gantry Cranecrane
Got tired of using the backhoe and my back to move things around, so I built this. Used a W8x18 main beam, with 4" sq by 1/4" wall vertical tubing, with more of the W8 for the bottom. Have about 10'...
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My Taig Setup
I have just gotten my Taig lathe set up. I bought it on eBay set up for pen turning and no "extra parts". I got a 4 jaw independent chuck, dead center/drilling "quill" for the tail stock, cutoff tool...
View ArticleMolassas Rust Removal
What is the best mix for doing this? I have done some electrolysis to remove rust, I have also used evapo rust, etc. But now I have a large piece that I want to get the rust off of, with a lot of...
View ArticleTool Geometries For Lathe & Mill Explained - Great Video Tutorial
This is a very clear and informative video on tool geometries used for lathes and mills. Focus is on indexable tooling but the principles also apply to HSS tooling.
View ArticleGear Selector Problems With Clausing 5914
Good morning all. Yesterday afternoon while turning some cold rolled, I needed to change my feed rate. After picking the desired rate from the chart, I needed to turn the "A/B/C" sector knob. This...
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...
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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 ArticleSteady Rest
My lathe did not come with a steady rest and for the first time in over 20 years I actually need one for a project. I have to drill a 1 inch hole about 20 inches deep through a UHMW rod about 3.5...
View ArticleHow To Repurpose Center Drill?
I read somewhere that a broken center drill could be reuse as a spotting drill by grinding off the rest of the nub. This doesn't work. The drill won't drill. I tried grinding a facet at a shallower...
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 ArticleCad/cam Problem
Below is a screen shot of a split clamp block I'm making. I'm using the bore as my X and Y 0,0 reference. Top of the block is my Z 0 reference. My mill cuts the outside profile as it should and I can...
View ArticleNewbie Questions Re X2 Mini Mill
Hello everyone, Wanted to introduce myself and also had a couple of questions re setting up the Seig X2 mini mill I just bought. Sorry in advance, but this ended up being a little long. I'm a welder...
View ArticleDelta Rockwell 21-100
Here's my milling machine. Kind of bare bones. Came with the Palmgren vise, coolant pump in the base, some R8 collets, a few flycutters and that's about it. Seems to be in decent shape. Table is clean,...
View ArticleCountersink Question
Im the back of mind I seem to recall reading or being told that a for best results you should lightly countersink before tapping a hole. I'm making a list of small tooling I need to order and found at...
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My Jet Mill
Well I picked up my mill today, I got it from my dad along with a South Bend 9A lathe Is it worth fixing up or is it just junk? not bad for a freebie in my opinion
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