... Perhaps it's just too early in the morning for me (just got into work) but could you run that by me again? I don't quite follow :o) Vikki....
48105
Gregg Eshelman
g_alan_e
Mar 1, 2002 8:25 am
... Hehe. "Booth Bunnies" or "Booth Babes" are typically young and well proportioned women dressed up in all sorts of attention getting outfits. They're...
48106
Michael C Taglieri
miket_nyc
Mar 1, 2002 8:31 am
... that the ... indicator ... face ?? ... not..... ... about ... I suggest you wait, because this is more complicated than it seems. The middle part of the...
48107
Michael C Taglieri
miket_nyc
Mar 1, 2002 8:31 am
... 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...
48110
vikkiford
Mar 1, 2002 8:41 am
... Ah! Now I understand. Vikki....
48111
Jerry Biehler
jerrybiehler
Mar 1, 2002 8:49 am
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...
48112
Ghost
zx5r1990
Mar 1, 2002 8:59 am
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...
48113
vikkiford
Mar 1, 2002 9:04 am
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...
48114
floridarobots@...
floridarobots
Mar 1, 2002 1:09 pm
In a message dated 3/1/02 12:45:21 AM Eastern Standard Time, ... I am in Jacksonville........
48115
Mark Wendt
wendtmk
Mar 1, 2002 1:09 pm
Thanks Mark (Vikki's little rascal....)...
48116
Jim Goddard
jimg20022002
Mar 1, 2002 1:12 pm
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...
48117
Mark Wendt
wendtmk
Mar 1, 2002 1:12 pm
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,...
48118
floridarobots@...
floridarobots
Mar 1, 2002 1:15 pm
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...
48119
floridarobots@...
floridarobots
Mar 1, 2002 1:22 pm
Question..... what is acceptable - normal for this thing as far as the headstock goes as far as it being true to the ways/bed, whatever ???...
48120
Mert Baker
mertbaker
Mar 1, 2002 2:05 pm
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 ...
48121
Mert Baker
mertbaker
Mar 1, 2002 2:12 pm
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...
48122
floridarobots
Mar 1, 2002 2:32 pm
Ok... I measured across the spindle plate the spindle plate is not perpindicular to the bed / ways. Can I fix this ????? Sorry about repeating the...
48123
res075cz
k5rov
Mar 1, 2002 4:21 pm
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...
48124
j.guenther
j_d_guenther
Mar 1, 2002 4:32 pm
No!...
48125
Chris Wood
chriswood_snw
Mar 1, 2002 4:42 pm
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...
48126
David GoodFellow
gfellow@...
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...
48127
Harvey White
madyn48
Mar 1, 2002 4:49 pm
... 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...
48128
spamcop2001
Mar 1, 2002 5:36 pm
... 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...
48129
jjfear
Mar 1, 2002 5:43 pm
No. ... quarter ... fact, ... pretty good...
48130
jjfear
Mar 1, 2002 6:01 pm
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...
48131
mmjarz
Mar 1, 2002 6:02 pm
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...
48132
Alan Hahn
aahahn2001
Mar 1, 2002 6:38 pm
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...
48133
jcb0877@...
seventen2002
Mar 1, 2002 7:36 pm
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. ...
48134
Mert Baker
mertbaker
Mar 1, 2002 8:35 pm
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....
48135
stans5americanisp
stans5americ...
Mar 1, 2002 8:58 pm
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...
