... Hehe. "Booth Bunnies" or "Booth Babes" are typically young and well proportioned women dressed up in all sorts of attention getting outfits. They're...
... that the ... indicator ... face ?? ... not..... ... about ... I suggest you wait, because this is more complicated than it seems. The middle part of the...
... If you have no alternative to shimming, by far the easiest way to do it is to disassemble a cheap set of feeler gauges. All the thicknesses you need are...
Here are my latest projects. First one is the white piece in the picture. It is a adapter that allows me to use my Aztek brand paint bottles with my Iwata...
I'm stuck again. I'm making a bunch of o-ring sealed containers, 1.5" OD x 4" long, in 6061 Al. The body is made of tubing with a very permenantly installed...
Crumbs! They're nice. Amazing that a machine like ours produces such delicate work. I mean I know they can and the like and any big lathe can do it but when...
Thanx for all the replies...I appreciate it. It looks like I got a bag of unrelated tools instead of a manual. Now for the task of removing the red packing...
Gregg, Thanks for the tip. I'm anxiously awaiting the arrival.... Kinda like a new dad... Without having to change the diapers, and after midnight feedings,...
In a message dated 3/1/02 1:48:11 AM Eastern Standard Time, ... Last night I checked it really good. I have come up with this- The spindle is not paralell with...
Hmmm. Carbide takes more power than HSS, due to the small rake angles, large tip radii, and some of 'em are not really sharp, either. When I use carbide ...
You need a bull nose center for your TS. There are several drawings in the Uni books. For aluminum workpeices, it should turn on a ball bearing so as not to...
This morning I had occasion to mill a quarter inch wide slot, three quarter of an inch deep. I found that none of my tools will go that deep. In fact, most...
If the lathe is also from Harbor Freight those tool bits are too big. The Harbor Freight lathes are set for 5/16" tools. Being 1/16" above center will cause...
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David GoodFellow
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Mar 1, 2002 4:45 pm
Nope. A mill is a hole in your shop into which you throw money. Sort of like a boat. Dave Goodfellow Northridge, CA "No problem too small to baffle this...
... Hmmm, I've got all this stuff, and a bit more here and there, spin indexer and 5C collet set, for example. My post was in response to the original article...
... If you will be working on engines, you will NEED some precision measuring tools. Get some now, especially a dial indicator or a dial test indicator. You...
I really agree with what RA said in message 48128 just above. If I were you, I would NOT make any changes to the lathe, until you really know what you are...
Mert- Is a Bull Nose like a cup center - concave 60* cup on a centered pivot adapted to the tailstock? If one had a nylon cup or hard rubber it should hold...
First a warning, I am also a newbie, and this post will potentially fall under the category of "a little knowledge is a dangerous thing". One thing that I have...
The DI should be mounted on the lathe bed. Then you could check the runout of the HS flange face and side. A chuck is not the best place to install a DI. ...
A bull nose center is basically a regular center with an oversized short cone on it. The regular dead center is just a 60 deg point on the end of the #2MT....
What I'd do is make another end with a shoulder and put a 60 degree center in it. Turn it to a snug fit for the open end and use that to support your...
