As most of us have suspected all along, Y2K was 99% hype. Happy New Year to All! Paul...
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Lmtnd@...
Jan 1, 2000 3:55 pm
On New Year's Eve I was working on a little project and around about dark started turning down a small piece of round stock to make a shouldered T bolt. I...
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VWONE@...
Jan 1, 2000 4:46 pm
I would like to thank you guys for your replies. I risked it and went back to Lexington and pickup another one. I am glad I did, they gave me a red lathe. I...
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Gordon Couger
gcouger@...
Jan 1, 2000 5:56 pm
I know this is an old thread but why not thread the blocks on the lathe? Internal threds are a challenge but not too diffcult. Gordon couger morris booton...
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Al Harral
varmint@...
Jan 1, 2000 7:05 pm
Here is a good reason why the Left Hand tap is important. When you cut threads on the lathe, unless you have very expensive measuring tools and Go-NoGo gages,...
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Paul Currie
pwc@...
Jan 1, 2000 7:25 pm
Does anyone have a scanned pic of the Sherline Strobe disk as shown on page 5-4-1 of Tabletop Machining THX Paul Currie PSST....anyone wanta buy a...
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D Murray
buck_eye9@...
Jan 1, 2000 8:15 pm
One other possiblity is to obtain an additional 50 tooth gear for the lathe. IF I did my figures correctly, a pair each 40 and 50 tooth gears can be...
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Paul W. Chamberlain
pwc@...
Jan 1, 2000 9:20 pm
Welcome to the craft. As the old Goodell-Pratt Compny put it: "Toolsmiths" Paul, Central Oregon ... Lexington and pickup another one. I am glad I did, they...
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Yury Brodsky
ybrodsky@...
Jan 1, 2000 9:27 pm
I am glad everything worked out fine with your new lathe. I love HF's great prices, but I hate their slow delivery and service. I got my green lathe in...
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Paul W. Chamberlain
pwc@...
Jan 1, 2000 9:41 pm
Hi Paul, I have posted my version in past threads. I just up;oaded a copy to the "Vault". http://www.egroups.com/docvault/7x10minilathe/Projects/StrobeII.pdf ...
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Jeff Rossel
jeffrossel@...
Jan 1, 2000 9:57 pm
Hey, I just got my DRO (Digital Read Out) card for my PC and 7x10. I need to design a mount for the linear strip on my cross slide. So I suspect that my lathe...
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Paul Currie
pwc@...
Jan 1, 2000 10:21 pm
"paul w. chamberlain" <pw-@...> wrote: original article:http://www.egroups.com/group/7x10minilathe/?start=2630 ... the ... THX for the speedy reply,...
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Don
don18@...
Jan 1, 2000 10:30 pm
Jeff, What type of DRO Card did you get, and where? Thanks, Don P. Hey, I just got my DRO (Digital Read Out) card for my PC and 7x10. I need to design a mount...
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Paul W. Chamberlain
pwc@...
Jan 1, 2000 11:08 pm
I'm waiting for my copy of "Tabletop Machining" to arrive. I'll look at Joe Martins version and see what the difference is. I'll check with Joe Martin or...
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Morris Booton
booton@...
Jan 2, 2000 12:51 am
Gordon: I'm not that good. In fact that is one of the things I still have to learn. MRB...
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Paul Currie
pwc@...
Jan 2, 2000 1:18 am
In the book, Joe says that this particular strobe pattern has been floating around on the `net for so long, who came up with it is unclear....
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Gordon Couger
gcouger@...
Jan 2, 2000 1:23 am
From: "JS. EARLY" <j.w.early@...> ... ================= No argument that a tap is easier. It's been a while since I made a go no go guage. As I...
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Al Harral
varmint@...
Jan 2, 2000 3:16 am
There is another problem I didn't mention about using the lathe to cut internal threads in small holes. The boring bar would have to be small enough so the...
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Gordon Couger
gcouger@...
Jan 2, 2000 3:45 am
I didn't think about the hole size but looking at the cross feed screw a tool with a brazed in insert that was ground to shape before it was brazed to a rod...
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Yury Brodsky
ybrodsky@...
Jan 2, 2000 3:48 am
Paul, I just looked up the strobe page in my "Tabletop Machining" and compared it to your strobe file. Your stobe looks much better and more complete. Joe...
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Wayne Reimer
wreimer@...
Jan 2, 2000 4:46 am
Hi, I'm a woodturner, just got a Taig mini for Christmas. I'd like to find some info on suggested turning speeds for brass and aluminum, cutter profiles, when...
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Gordon Couger
gcouger@...
Jan 2, 2000 9:15 am
Is there any software for the machenist? A CD rom of Machinery's Handbook would be the ideal thing? Thanks Gordon W5RED G. C. Couger gcouger@......
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mach9@...
Jan 2, 2000 1:57 pm
Wayne, Congratulations on the new Taig. You're going to find it's a very nice machine. I have owned one for over 10 years. It's funny. You are a wood worker ...
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Yury Brodsky
ybrodsky@...
Jan 2, 2000 2:38 pm
Gordon, Machinery's Handbook is available on CD-ROM. They are on sale in almost any sale circular that I get. Yury gordon couger <gcouge-@...> wrote: ...
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Paul W. Chamberlain
pwc@...
Jan 2, 2000 4:39 pm
Hi Yury, Thanks for the look-up. My copy should be here soon. Having done most of my computer work for Publishing Companies, I've been made painfully aware...
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Frank Hoose
zazm@...
Jan 2, 2000 4:45 pm
Strangely, my Coleman air compressor died on 1/1/2000. It has been working fine for 8 mos or so that I've had it. New years eve, it started sounding funny...
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Frank Hoose
zazm@...
Jan 2, 2000 4:51 pm
Thanks for the comprehensive answer James. I have two cheapo D/I's but they work fine for my needs. I got the first from HF when I bought the 7x10 and the...
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Paul Currie
pwc@...
Jan 2, 2000 4:59 pm
Paul: if you are able to make strobe disks, how about sizing one to fit the diameter of a CD? In the past I have used CD disks to make temporary indexing...
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Frank Hoose
zazm@...
Jan 2, 2000 5:10 pm
Speaking of sawdust, my wife's getting a little peeved at me for tracking aluminum shavings all over the house. These danged little things stick to my clothes...
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Paul Currie
pwc@...
Jan 2, 2000 5:14 pm
Does anyone have any experience building any of their machine kits? Are they worth the money? Is there any machining (turning, milling etc) to be done? How...
