Thanks Kevin I express mailed a copy of the "How to Build" book to the address on that web page. To new members... Kevin has some big personal projects now and...
Pat, Ther url for "The Article Index" didn't register on my computer. Would you please repeat it. Also, would you give me an "Off site" e-mail address so I can...
... Would you please repeat it. Also, would you give me an "Off site" e-mail address so I can ask you a question. ... use rigmatch@... Here is the whole...
If you are wanting to duplicate the hole spacing from an existing part, you thread the transfer screw into the existing hole,point down, and the point marks...
Lance - you should be able to find a discription of the transfer screw use of marking a steel plate to attach the plate to the "multimachine's" engine block...
Another cheat for those of us who have access to them, cone point set screws work well also, especially if you have access to the back. If not, make a couple...
At Clackamas Community College I have been studying machining since 2006 . here I'm manufacturing a model of the historic snow Tandem Double Acting engine It...
Things are always tight around here but after 15 years of wanting one, I finally broke down and bought an Aloris clone tool post using a 20% off ENCO offer....
Hello Group I have come to the point of how to cut threads. So now the problem is to make a 1in 8tpi on a shaft. This has been a that needs to be solved. We...
Hi Costas It should be quick change but I have not got that far in my mind yet. I was looking for something that be vibration resistant and big enough to mount...
So whats the big deal about a giant tool post? It would be too big for most other kinds of machines but it will easily fit a MM by dropping the slide down a...
At Clackamas Community College I have been studying machining since 2006 . here I'm manufacturing a model of the historic snow Tandem Double Acting engine It...
I have find this http://ph.groups.yahoo.com/group/multimachine/photos/view/19b4?b=1 in a junkyard near to me .I don't know the machine type that used this ...
Hi Keith I have the same problem too. Personally I think that the milling compound base is not adequate for this purpose since it is not very precise and it is...
Iam sorry that I am unable to see images placed in messages but am not computer savey enough to click the show images whem this computer has blocked the image....
Hello Costas I need to thread a large shaft for a machine I am building. Â The shaft is 1 1/2 with a 1 in 8tpi turned on the end. Â In metric it is 38mm dia...
Keith, To convert from TPI threads to metric, take the reciprocal of TPI and multiply by 25.4. In the case of your 8 TPI thread, 8 TPI is .125 inch pitch,...
Hello Anthony  Thank you for the information on converting english to metric threads. it was very helpful.  The major problem seems to be a mechnical...
Hi Keith Can you make some simple design of the setup? Costas ... of the metric threads ... will be bolted to it useing the taper bushing for the pulley. It...
Hello Costas I came up with a concept drawing for it some time back  Look in photos drp shops 2 folder labeled mulimach.  You can look at the idea and see...
ok i want to build a multimachine, that i can use as a lathe and a horizontal mill, i was skimming or some info on the machine it looks like the model with a...
Keith, I wasn't fully aware of the concept on which you were working. Looking at your drawing "mulimach, the fifth photo in the drp shops 2 photo album,...
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