The group is exceptional. It was originally creted to offer counsel in matter of machining but old hands on the group had established a convention that all...
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Keith Mc
acti42
Apr 1, 2012 4:34 pm
BTW... shouldn't this thread have an OT label? [Re: Mechanisms to try to compress a biomass brick for cooking, etc.] My concern is converting limited human...
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dave_mucha
Apr 1, 2012 5:16 pm
the group agreement on OT is political and religious. any work, be in on the lathe, to the shop or even fixing your TV antenna..... those are in some way shop...
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dave_mucha
Apr 1, 2012 5:26 pm
human power is a very interesting thing. one used to make everything on needed with raw materials at hand. buildings were brick, stone, wood or caves. ...
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Simon Schuh
simon_schuh2000
Apr 2, 2012 7:52 am
The first lathes were treadle powered, Joseph Whitworth filed the first leadscrew by hand. Making your own fuel briquettes carries on the same pioneering...
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dave_mucha
Apr 2, 2012 11:45 am
Hi all, I am contemplating making a large, 18-24 inch disk from wood. It will have a solid center hub. My thought is to remove the tail stock, chuck up a 1"...
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Simon Schuh
simon_schuh2000
Apr 2, 2012 1:40 pm
I made a 36 inch chopping board once about 5 inches thick, I just found it easier to use a chain saw on a 3 foot tree trunk, pulled the bark off and used an...
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warren hughes
ofujunkcy
Apr 2, 2012 8:00 pm
I saw a really big circle of wood done on a table saw. They mad an arbor that set on the side the diameter of the circle. That they wanted and just spun the...
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Keith Mc
acti42
Apr 2, 2012 8:37 pm
My advice would be to use a router, with a circle cutting jig. You can fab a simple circle cutter arm out of a number of common items, including a 2x4, pipe...
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dave_mucha
Apr 3, 2012 11:01 am
for the initial cut-out, the router will be the tool. once it is cut to the right shape, I plan on profiling the OD, hence the spinning of the disk on center....
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Jeff
jljn55
Apr 3, 2012 11:02 am
If I put it in Forward and set the Speed deal right next to it in low then go to the Front and set it for forward , hit the on switch and give RPM it will not...
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Simon Schuh
simon_schuh2000
Apr 3, 2012 12:00 pm
I am contemplating buying a Taig 4 jaw concentric chuck to do work on square pieces. Does anyone have any experience with these chucks, I figure they would be...
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rjd233
Apr 3, 2012 2:23 pm
I am interested in upgrading my cheap import set of indexable tooling. Has anyone had experience with latheinserts.com? The owner said the many of the tool...
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buffumjr18
Apr 3, 2012 3:45 pm
Talked to B&S about the indicator. It sold for $26 in 1960, not 1963. In 1960, minimum wage had not even been invented. It would have been 75� back then....
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buffumjr18
Apr 3, 2012 3:57 pm
I noticed, in some of the Lindsay books, a hold down device called a bunter. It would hold only in the "Y" direction, but it would grip the workpiece from the...
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buffumjr18
Apr 3, 2012 4:19 pm
Upgrading indexable tools and tool inserts. Yes. I'm interested in this, too. CCMT, for my boring bars, I can get quality brands, but TT (either TCMM or...
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kf6pqz
Apr 3, 2012 4:45 pm
Prefered order depending on the tools you have available: 1. router - using a circle jig 2. band saw - clamp a piece of 2x4 to the table, use a 4" deck screw...
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buffumjr18
Apr 3, 2012 5:24 pm
Yes! I made a 7" dia x 1-1/2" thick disk. I roughed out the blanks with a jigsaw, then glued them together. I have a cheapo Enco Chinese dividing head. A...
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Keith Mc
acti42
Apr 3, 2012 9:25 pm
... Do you have a link to an image, or a diagram of this device? (...both "classic" and your "variant"...) The only thing I find on Google & Google Images are...
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buffumjr18
Apr 4, 2012 1:06 am
Sorry. Lindsay book, "Advanced Machine Work", Smith, Robert H., Industrial Education Book Company, Boston, MA 1925. Page 914. Also on that page is a pin...
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Roy
roylowenthal
Apr 4, 2012 1:57 am
You can probably find a router bit that's the right shape to do the profiling. Once you've got a jig set up, you can change diameters & still remain concentric...
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dave_mucha
Apr 4, 2012 2:02 am
I am guessing you are describing a fixture clamp ? google pit bull clamp (uses down and side pressure or Mitee-Bite fixture clamp ( eccentric cam motion ) ...
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Roy
roylowenthal
Apr 4, 2012 2:03 am
The lever on the rear that's roughly vertical selects high or low speed, the roughly horizontal lever that points to the rear selects the rotation direction of...
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Roy
roylowenthal
Apr 4, 2012 2:08 am
See if Carbide Depot has what you need. They're a nice outfit to deal with - their site has a really good "Carbide to English" section for decoding insert...
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Roy
roylowenthal
Apr 4, 2012 2:13 am
Minimum wage goes back farther than you think & was higher than you think;-) http://www.dol.gov/whd/minwage/chart.htm Did your jeweler get it freed up? Roy...
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Roy
roylowenthal
Apr 4, 2012 2:21 am
The book is available on-line! http://www.evenfallstudios.com/woodworks_library/textbook_of_advanced_machine_work.pdf Since bunters were used to hold stuff on...
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jbrookes40
Apr 4, 2012 6:20 am
yes, I have suggestions. You can use any chinese holders with USA triangular inserts (HF, Shars, ebay) - I rec. Kennametal TPGT 2151 or 3252 type inserts. The...
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jbrookes40
Apr 4, 2012 6:23 am
I gave you recommendations for my style of toolholder - For the mini-lathe type tool holders (straight shaft), you will want RH tool holders. JB...
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Brian Pitt
superintende...
Apr 4, 2012 7:43 am
... you could check the Carr Lane catalog ,all kinds of good stuff in there http://www.carrlane.com/catalog/index.cfm Brian -- Nemo Me Impune Lacessit...
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jbrookes40
Apr 4, 2012 9:15 am
About the 10X rise in prices, it is due to the fed printing money. If you believe that the 10-15X is justified, you would have to believe we are 10X more...
