Anyone using a Laser tach on their mill to get accurate rpm readings? There seems to be a couple of differnt ones I looked at on eBay, so I was wondering if...
... readings? ... I ... too? ... Contact tachometers need to be in line with the rotating spindle which can be easily achieved on some things and hard on...
I bought the hand held Photo Sensor Tach, item 41727, from HF about $40 on sale and use it from time to time but I have no way of telling how accurate it is....
ISO-68 = SAE 20W - use above 55 degree F. ISO-100 = SAE 30W - use below 55 degree F. synthetic or mineral oil prefered, but can use non detergent. From all the...
Steven Vine <microstoc@...> wrote: They wouldn't sell an rpm counter that could not count rpms, would they? ... Hmm.........They sold the "London Bridge"...
For those who have any interest of all in machining I found a fantastic site. [url]http://techtv.mit.edu/[/url] In the search box type in "Machine Shop" and...
Lathemaster has 6" horizontal/vertical rotary tables with indexing plates and tailstock back in stock . $229 plus shipping I ordered one . I feel like such a...
For those who have any interest of all in machining I found a fantastic site. http://techtv.mit.edu/ In the search box type in "Machine Shop" and there is a...
Hello snag. Where is the #17 tutorial on gear cutting located? Are there more than ten vidios on the MIT website? I could find only the ten. Mark ... ...
... Oops , wrong name , it's a book by Ivan Law "Gears and Gear Cutting" workshop practice series #17 . ISBN number is 13: 978-1-85242-911-2 . I got mine from...
Thanks Martin. Will a dark line made with a Sharpie work, or does it need to be some kind of tape? I also assume that the laser units are all basically the...
I know this is a mill group, but I figure that most members, like myself, have some kind of metal cutting bandsaw. Can anybody explain how to twist the blade...
Mark, Take a look at this site. It is the way we do it at school. http://www.newwoodworker.com/coilbsblde.html  Mac ... From: mark <gmiller4396@...> ...
Larry, Thanks. I needed that too. Cliff. Johnston "May the best you've ever seen, Be the worst you'll ever see;" from A Scots Toast by Allan Ramsay ... From:...
The trick on the band saw blade was great. Now, can any one direct me to a video of some one working a six inch Rotary Table? I've had mine for four years now...
Yep. Great video. that's the way we use to do it with 6' blades, tock a few more twists but the effect was the same. ... From: mill_drill@yahoogroups.com...
Walter, This is a great site, I watched videos until 2:30 in the morning.... Anyone who want to sharpen up their skills should look at these, made me remember...
What? It hasn't grown any? ;-) Cliff. "May the best you've ever seen, Be the worst you'll ever see;" from A Scots Toast by Allan Ramsay ... From: Richard W...
I'm thinking about taking a block of steel, most any kind of steel should be ok. Using the mill, I'll square it then drill a few holes spaced 1.000" and...
Sounds like a plan. I've got a bench block from enco and what I don't like about it is that it's not a solid piece of material, it's hollow underneath. This...
I've been thinking about the same things. I've never liked the hollow bench blocks. A friend in Green Bay was a machinist, and he had made his own from solid...
Hi All, For those of you who viewed the photos of my original Z Axis mount for the Grizzly G0484 mill and are thinking of duplicating it, DON'T. It FLOPPS...
Very good Denis....I'll give that a try on my 519...but first I'll have to go to the city to get some material. Thanks Gary ... DON'T. ... good ... the ... Z...