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Since most people will not read anything longer than 3 sentences. We need something about that long for the "how to build" introduction. It needs to explain...
20 Jul 23, 2011
1:13 pm

Pat Delany
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There was a problem during maintenance of hardware at Yahoo last week. A small percentage of messages were not distributed. Yahoo is aware of the problem and...
3 Jul 19, 2011
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Dear Keith Mc          That post 14545 on car window motor gear-boxes is a fantastic idea. You pointed out flaws also.   Regards their fragility,...
3 Jul 18, 2011
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Charles Patton
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It seems like Yahoo had an hick-up again, this time just messing up the "updates in your groups" e-mails. It should just be those that have selected the...
1 Jul 14, 2011
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Thomas S. Knutsen
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After a lot of search I have localized a inert materials seller in Greece and I have finally received some bags of very fine SiO2 sand and finally a bag...
5 Jul 14, 2011
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Dear Pat       Read somewhere to avoid a dip, a settling of concrete in the top surface to place the Cold Rolled, or precision ground) on a flat sturdy...
3 Jul 13, 2011
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costasv
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This was sent out over a year ago but was posted yesterday. http://www.xfmnewscenter.com/news/news.php?cat=Technology&title=4+simple%2C+cheap+tools+for+Africa...
1 Jul 12, 2011
5:28 pm

Pat
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Tyler has done another astounding job! It's on the concrete lathe site (no room here) ...
1 Jul 12, 2011
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Pat
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I hope this link makes it through intact. I am at work and I can't get to TINYURL to shorten it. The proxy here is very strict. ;-) Heavy Duty Drill Press from...
3 Jul 9, 2011
4:11 am

Shannon DeWolfe
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Hi all, I thought some of you might be interested to see some of the images I've been coming up with for the concrete lathe. Most of the work up till now has ...
3 Jul 9, 2011
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David G. LeVine
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Hi, Its probably been asked before, but does anybody know a good supplier for large (1 gal -55 gal drum) of low viscosity resin epoxy that could be used for...
14 Jul 9, 2011
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Shannon DeWolfe
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You can watch it here-- http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/2011/07/watch-live-atlantis-launch-1126-am-et.html 25 minutes to the final launch of the shuttle. ...
1 Jul 8, 2011
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Gordon Haag
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Hey Pat or somebody else who has built a 'classic&#39; multimachine with automotive ball bearing spindle, What kind of runout have you achieved with the bearings...
6 Jul 6, 2011
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Pat Delany
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aqd7-u2oQ18 we are modifying this engine to use ethanol & riccinus leaves extract fuel for power our grinding wheel and others...
3 Jul 6, 2011
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Benjamin Bof
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Dear Pat and Group       While perusing a bit on the Gingery main group I came across an interesting read between posts 14162 & 14171 on the use of...
1 Jun 28, 2011
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DennisF MacIntyre
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Using an engine block as a headstock limits the size of the lathe to a 14 to 16" swing which is too large for many many people. I thought of the engine block...
9 Jun 27, 2011
10:31 pm

Pat
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Hello Group What is the biggest problem to build this machine? How to make the round ways, with out a machine shop? Can it be made without any welding? With...
2 Jun 27, 2011
7:56 am

costasv
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Shrinking a Yeomans lathe way down is a problem. If you shrink the carriage too much there won't be enough weight to hold it down. BUT suppose you raise the...
51 Jun 24, 2011
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Pat
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V belts and aluminum pulleys have always been a problem for me. Tighten belts so that they won't slip while milling steel seems to absorb too much (almost...
8 Jun 21, 2011
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Bruce
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Dear Costas       "Uncle Dave" wrote up a nice and progressive summery, didn't he. I cannot find my book 2, the lathe book, I think. That was the one that...
2 Jun 20, 2011
1:58 pm

costasv
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If the form was made into 2 pieces by making the concrete headstock a separate part, the concrete form could be quite simple. Pat...
1 Jun 18, 2011
7:43 pm

Pat
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A smaller version of the concrete lathe is going to be necessary if we plan to get one to Cairo in early October. It would also be easier to get publicity with...
25 Jun 15, 2011
7:35 pm

Pat Delany
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Grinding your own cutting tools is vital to low cost machining but I have difficulty understanding the instructions. Just suppose someone could translate the...
5 Jun 15, 2011
2:51 pm

costasv
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http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=igaging+remote&rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3Aigaging+remote&ajr=0...
1 Jun 11, 2011
5:12 pm

Pat
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Shannon DeWolfe found about the Yeomans concrete technique after I had searched for years and failed. Now Shannon got the mistaken x rating removed from the...
1 Jun 11, 2011
3:13 pm

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Not that much text, it will mostly be clips from Tyler's great drawings. Any ideas? Pat...
2 Jun 10, 2011
5:55 pm

Tyler Disney
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Tyler added 2 drawings to the photo folder "02 lathe ways level detector" The critical parts are the link between the plum bob and the indicator arm and the...
1 Jun 10, 2011
4:35 pm

Pat
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http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Multimachine-Concrete-Machine-Tools/ Maybe another Yahoo group screwup Would someone who is not a concrete lathe group member and...
7 Jun 10, 2011
3:57 pm

Pat Delany
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After deleting this message from the message archive, I put Denny on moderated status until he gets his email account back from the spam hacker sob. About the...
2 Jun 10, 2011
2:01 pm

Pat Delany
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In the photo folder "02 lathe ways level detector" I added a better (but still poor) drawing. Pat...
5 Jun 9, 2011
10:19 pm

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