Try making one side hot (Boiling Oil) and the other side cold (Ice/Dry Ice) ... From: David Audette [mailto:david.audette@...] Sent: Thursday, November...
SUCCESS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! After 2 broken pieces of 1/4 drill rod it became apparent that the wedges just didn't have the...
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David Jones
jonesdtr@...
Nov 1, 2001 11:33 am
STUCK ARBOR HELLO ALL BEEN JUST READING AND NOT WRITING FOR AWHILE. I am working in Nebraska doing a nuclear outage. Back to work in a full machine ...
Hi Charles, Unfortunately I do not have the opportunity to go to Arnhem this weekend. Thanks for the tip anyway. Never thought there were other Dutch around in...
I just (tried) to cut down an MT2 arbor for my tailstock. While I could turn and groove it with my carbide bit tools, I had problems with my cutoff tools -...
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David Jones
jonesdtr@...
Nov 1, 2001 12:24 pm
DOES ANYONE KNOW THE SIZE OR DIMS. OF THE T SLOTS IN THE HARBOR FREIGHT MILL/DRILL. I HAVE THE ONE THAT COST AROUND $379 I HAVE ACCESS TO PLACE TO BUY SOME BUT...
Hi Good Job Probably when that was assembled the arbor was frozen (dry ice does a good job but the freezer on the fridge will do as well.) Glad everything...
Check out this web site. www.statmandesigns.com This guy makes titanium wedding rings with gold, platinum, and silver inlays. He uses a Sherline Mill which is...
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David GoodFellow
gfellow@...
Nov 1, 2001 3:57 pm
Sometimes it pays to get mad ... ... From: David Audette <david.audette@...> To: <7x10minilathe@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Thursday, November 01, 2001 1:00...
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rralbers@...
Nov 1, 2001 5:17 pm
... You can grind your own from a HSS 5/16" square tool blank. See any tool catalog for a picture to get the general shape, and grind the tool angles like a...
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rralbers@...
Nov 1, 2001 5:25 pm
... You could try adapting my simple design at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/7x10minilathe/message/15098 You would need to make a dovetail on the side...
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rralbers@...
Nov 1, 2001 5:28 pm
... I assume you are shouting about T-nuts. I got some that are supposed to fit 7/16" slots, and take 3/8"-16 studs. They work just fine. HTH, RA...
Hi David: The slots are odd ball. 15/32 or 12mm. Use 7/16 as that is all I could find. Ordered some metric T-Nuts from HF and that has been 2 months. BO. ...
... Loctited ... sharp ... isn't ... first ... Don't ... positions. ... but ... If you go to the Loctite website and look up their technical data sheets,...
Is it possible to open the box for inspection while asking a UPS delivery driver to wait, sending it back with him/her immediately if the lathe is broken or...
... full machine ... one with ... you install ... shaft and ... some chalk ... According to ... Haven't heard about chalking up the stub tapers, but that was...
After yesterday's post regarding the poor condition of a Homier mini- lathe's arrival, I contacted the company with concern about the lack of proper packaging...
Progess on my facing problem: I disassembled the entire carriage and proceeded with tuning. I lapped every gib, checked for high spots on slide contact...
... Mark, Its worth a try. I damn sure would have if I had known the sorry condition I would fined mine in. BTW I'm still waiting to hear back from either...
You can buy a 5/16 round tool bit. I bought the HF boring head without checking a boring bar size and turns out it uses 5/16 bits. I plan to buy another boring...
I'm considering the Grizzly 7 X 12 lathe. However I'm concerned after reading the postings and web pages that suggest you need to dismantle, remachine, adjust,...
I was so pleased with myself That I went back to the used tool place and bot another chuck just like the first one. Am I a glutton for punishment or what ? I...
... It will generally work right out of the box. My opinion is that the mods fall into two categories that I can see: convenience mods and performance mods. ...
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Area51tats@...
Nov 1, 2001 11:07 pm
I have done nothing more then clean the grease off mine and basicly looked everything over as best I could and I have done nothing else beside adjusting all...
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David GoodFellow
gfellow@...
Nov 1, 2001 11:22 pm
Ed, I bought a 7x10 from Harbor Freight 2 years ago. It worked fine. I have since made a number of improvements, mostly modifications suggested on this list....
I had a quick question, I am currently looking to build a closed loop fong fu benchtop mill,(are rong fu's good?) I am new to this forum and I was curious if...
I purchased my 7x12 back in January and after many hours of use, have done nothing more than adjust the gibs and lubricate. I still haven't removed the...
