Thanks for the info Gents. I will definately get some Hammerite for my small project. I bought a used Super Spacer. It is good shape, but it looks bad. The...
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Corey Renner
corey94945
Sep 10, 2010 1:30 am
Mike, you'll notice that I didn't say it was "Hammerite", I said it was "a hammerite green" ;) I found the spray can, it is: RUST-OLEUM Hammered Metal Finish ...
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Mike Nicewonger
twmaster...
Sep 10, 2010 12:54 am
... Hammerite is not from Rustoleum. It's from Hammerite. I get mine from here: http://shorterlink.org/20544 The medium green is close to grizzly. See this...
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Mike Roberts
griz9729
Sep 9, 2010 10:02 pm
I have a very similar setup that I use on my lathe, and I  use a digital scale on the Z axis on my milll drill. My experience has been that the smaller...
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Corey Renner
corey94945
Sep 9, 2010 6:41 pm
Larry, I found a paint that is a PERFECT match for the Grizzly green, I'm not sure that HF is the same shade. I got it at Orchard Hardware in CA, it is a ...
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Cliff. Johnston
graybeard488
Sep 9, 2010 6:20 pm
Larry, What Vern said is generally the concensus opinion on several other sites too. SW has an industrial enamel paint that can be applied with a brush and...
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verncoc
Sep 9, 2010 5:26 pm
Take a paint chip to any good paint store and they can match it for you. I've done this at a Sherman Williams store a couple of times. Perfect match for John...
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pjkettlejr
Sep 9, 2010 5:20 pm
I find that Rust-Oleum "Hunter Green" is close, especially since they now have spray cans of the color in a 'Hammered Finish' that matches the texture of the...
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J_S_1160
js1160
Sep 9, 2010 5:06 pm
They are all different shades. I generally use Hunter Green. But if you want a 95-100% match, you'll need to bring a sample with you to get it mixed at the...
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largrin
Sep 9, 2010 12:55 pm
Does anyone know of a source for the green paint used on the Grizzly and Harbor Freight mills? Thank you. Larry in WV...
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J_S_1160
js1160
Sep 9, 2010 12:07 pm
There's a piece of black tape covering the label/name on the display in the main picture. Looks a lot like the igaging stuff but their web site does not show...
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curt wuollet
curtwuollet
Sep 9, 2010 1:27 am
That's an awful low price for the scale and readout. Cheaper than the scale goes for alone usually. I wonder if it's the Igaging stuff. Regards cww...
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tammy L
taml_0099
Sep 9, 2010 12:00 am
Is anyone familiar with these and how did they work? ...
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Goran Hosinsky
hosinsky
Sep 8, 2010 2:18 pm
Do you have any photo on a homemade one to get the idea how it is done? Goran Canary Islands...
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J_S_1160
js1160
Sep 8, 2010 1:27 pm
A stop is not really rocket sciene. They can be made easily in an hour or less. You bought a machine to make things so just make them yourself !! ... From:...
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Paul
paullwrt
Sep 8, 2010 4:51 am
There's finally a company www.jpwenger.freeiz.com that makes a Y axis limit stops for my Harbor Freight drill/mill. The biggest complaint about my machine was...
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curt wuollet
curtwuollet
Sep 5, 2010 11:57 pm
Well, I got the stuffed pic up, but that's about all I've had time to do. That stove deal fell through because it was a basket case. So, I am working on the...
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leasingham_connelly
leasingham_c...
Sep 5, 2010 9:36 pm
Not my welding. One of the department's profesional welders did it for me. He then put it on the painted floor when hot which is what can be seen on the head...
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Rick Sparber
rgsparber
Sep 4, 2010 1:16 pm
Martin, I have NO idea what I'm looking at in your two pictures but the fit and finish are sure impressive. Nice welding too. Rick ... From:...
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leasingham_connelly
leasingham_c...
Sep 3, 2010 6:14 pm
I've done a "dry run" with the tooling in place on one of the units and added two photos to the Rotary table adaptor album. The torque is to be applied using...
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Rick Sparber
rgsparber
Sep 3, 2010 3:27 pm
Martin, Pictures would be cool! Rick ... From: mill_drill@yahoogroups.com [mailto:mill_drill@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of leasingham_connelly Sent: Friday,...
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leasingham_connelly
leasingham_c...
Sep 3, 2010 9:04 am
They will be tested on one unit in the UK in October then used on sixteen units in Venezuela when they are shipped there. Satisfaction will come when they have...
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Mike Nicewonger
twmaster...
Sep 2, 2010 5:05 am
... 5 tons of wood sounds too much like work. I have not had time to do any *duino hacking in the last couple of weeks. I am in Indiana attending training for...
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curt wuollet
curtwuollet
Sep 2, 2010 4:57 am
I stuffed it and I'll get a stuffed pic up sometime tomorrow. Trying to buy the stove and ran out of daylight. I'm not going to kludge a macro setup for one...
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Mike Nicewonger
twmaster...
Sep 2, 2010 4:44 am
... The board pic is there. Looks great. -- Mike N...
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Rick Sparber
rgsparber
Sep 2, 2010 12:17 am
Martin, Great looking parts. The fixturing looks nice and straightforward. Looks like a very satisfying task. Rick ... From: mill_drill@yahoogroups.com...
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leasingham_connelly
leasingham_c...
Sep 1, 2010 6:02 pm
Having looked at Rick's informative write-ups again I thought I would show something that is a job that is similar to his exercise piece. I have posted two...
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curt wuollet
curtwuollet
Sep 1, 2010 5:21 pm
Well, I'm warming it up this morning. They must have held it for anti virus or some such thing. A little feedback wouldn't hurt. I've got to do some ...
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picclock
Sep 1, 2010 2:39 pm
OK, I have no experience of a rotary table as yet (one in post) but Rick had it right in those pdf's. Just clamp up a bit of mdf and mill it like you would the...
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Malcolm Parker-Lisberg
mparkerlisberg
Sep 1, 2010 10:37 am
Curt The picture is there and looks to be sad and blue all on its own and naked. Malcolm I don't suffer from insanity I enjoy it! ... From: curt wuollet...
