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Eric...That looks great! Now I know what I'm going to have to get. A welder. God knows I have done enough welding over the years, both stick and TIG. The TIG
Yes, and I have spoken to him about the parts that people on this list asked for. Jim gets a spindle, Rick wants the handwheels and 1" arbor, Lee wants the
This might be the one Nelson's been referring to... http://www.practicalmachinist.com/vb/showthread.php/parting-out-4-burke-191998.html No relation to seller,
Hi Bruce, As an update, I spent a bit of time on the Y ballnut mount this weekend. I lucked out pretty well. Mount is made from 2 chunks of 1" thick by 2.5"
Just finished doing some modelling of the Knee, Saddle and Table of my mill, plus my new motor drives. What better way to check clearances? This is still