... http://www.southbendtribune.com/stories/2002/05/31/local.20020531-sbt-MARS-A1-Plant_shut.sto ... "I wish I had a nickel for every guy that has told me, 'My...
... use ... I round the tips of my HSS bits when I hone them. Trying to do it on the grinder tends to burn the tips, or gets too large a radius, for me. ... ...
Subject: Sad to see the company close. Recovery idea. Have a look into the small lathe market. Check out http://www.mini-lathe.com Those cheap chinese 7x8 and...
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Syd H. Levine
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Jun 1, 2002 7:59 am
I hate to rain on your parade, but those Asian lathes are selling wholesale for maybe 100 bucks. South Bend would probably have to get ten times that ...
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Syd H. Levine
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Jun 1, 2002 8:03 am
Anybody in or near South Bend? There may be a bankruptcy of foreclosure auction before all is said and done. Maybe even completed or partially completed...
... I did similar but instead I used a 7/16-20 LH thread so I get true imperial movement. (.050 per turn vs. about .040 a turn. Made a new nut out of brass and...
... Got one. Had it for a while. made an adapter plate to put on a screwless vise. Much nicer to use now. Did all of the milling for my tapered gibs (brass and...
Hello All, I'm new to the Mini-lathe or any lathe for that matter. I purchased a 7X10 (33684) a week ago and have been having fun turning and facing stock for...
As usual, Mert gets the prize for saying the most in the least number of words. I'll add my 2 cents: The Taig is a nicely made lathe from a fine company, but...
Mike, good observation. After thinking about your statement it occured to me that you could easily remove most of the metal by drilling a series of adjacent...
That's the point that I was making - my lathe needs torque and lots of it. Surely it is the same with Taig and the Asian 7x10/12's. Irrespective of the quoted...
I'm really confused over this 16T Dial indicator. I have adjusted it to engage the Lead Screw. It does not rotate when the half-nuts are engaged, but rotates...
I think that's the sensible way to look at it. I have a Homier lathe and a Taig mill. Both have plenty of power for the work they are otherwise capable of...
... it ... with ... Wayne, The indicator is designed to stop turning when you engage the half-nuts. The carriage travel is in-sync with the lead screw. If you...
Nothing seems to be wrong, you're just cutting LH threads. The tool has to move toward the HS to cut RH threads, & I'll bet it's moving toward the tailstock. ...
The purpose of the thread dial is to tell you when to engage the half nuts to pick up the thread. Simplest application: Always engage the halfnuts when the...
Courtney & Mert, Thanks for the replys. Yes, I was cutting from the HS to the TS. Seemed like the best way for the part I'm trying to make. Found the files -...
... it's working properly. There have been a number of posts on the threading and threading dial, so your best bet is check them. The short answer is that...
... Just one of those things. See if you can loosen the dial and rotate it with the lathe off and the half nuts engaged. Tighten when in place. ... The chart...
Hi everyone, I have uploaded some pictures of the 5C collet chuck I have designed and have nearly competed. This chuck is 3.646 inches in length, and 3.12...
... There's actually two ways to do it: 1. Use superconducting material for the wire 2. Use sinusoidal AC current and phase shift the voltage and current 90 ...
I had a chip of metal fall into the forward-reverse toggle switch.The fuse blew and after going to Radio Shack for replacement fuses my lathe will only run at...
... Notice that I said MECHANICAL WORK. Radiant heat ISN'T work, it's thermal energy. You have converted one form of energy into another form. All you've...
