Two good mics and zeros
Many mics here. Not the cheap stuff. They seem to disagree a few tenths so if working in tenths you have to wonder a tad about trust of any number you get. What to do do? Who is right and who is wrong?...
View ArticleFusion 360 & Fagor 8055 M
Hello, I am new to CNC milling and learning Fusion CAD/Cam specifically for this purpose. I have drawn and programmed my first part and saved it to memory on the machine. I tried to do a dry run above...
View ArticleShipping charges .... Did they really go to insane levels ???
This is a question buried in a mild rant... What the hell happened to shipping charges lately? Just went to McMaster and put two items into my cart. 10' of 4" dia rubber flexible ducting and 10' of 4"...
View ArticleRenishaw probe; best way of finding center of a square tilted at 45 degrees?
Running some 2" square shafts on a horizontal mill. I need to probe the ends of these shafts to find center of the square on each end. they are hanging out of my fixture about 8" on both ends and the...
View ArticleHardinge / Elgin lathe restoration
Well hello all!! Thought I'd post my lathe resurrection and hopefully some feedback from you all in the process. I currently just moved and doing a lot of home renovation and the shop isn't setup yet...
View Article.500 square bar for tool holder material?
What type of steel is suitable for making tool bit holders? Thanks
View ArticleMitsubishi DWC-90 Parameters
The backup floppy finally bit the dust. Does anyone happen to have a backup they could share for this old girl?
View Article4130 not thru hardening ?
Hi, my company produces about 40000 parts per month from 4130 that is cold formed from 5/8” sq stock into a T shape and then slugged into 3” long pieces. It is then sent to heat treat per the following...
View ArticleSchaublin 135 rebuilding project- ongoing thread
I will use this thread to document the rebuilding process of my new-old Schaublin 135 lathe. Some background here:...
View ArticleScans, Manuals, Books, Links, Images
Images and Links [FONT=Verdana, Arial] Your photos are welcome. Man, do we all like pictures of related to this forum stuff. But help us out here. If your photo as posted hangs over the side of your...
View Article10ee Spindle weep hole leaking / revisit....
1968 10ee Ser#49472 Time to do something about this constant oozing leak above about 500rpm in forward or reverse. Here's a quote from Cal from another thread Spindle Removal where he states the only...
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Can Moore Jig "Grinder" Model #3 surface grind flat surfaces?
Alright, I made a post earlier about it however the trolls entered into the thread and started trashing it simply because I mentioned Moore Jig "Borer" instead of "Grinder" but precisely mentioned...
View ArticleMaking a fuel rail - best Loctite and best materials?
I'm making some fuel rails which will hold about 58PSI of gasoline. In most cases, the fuel injector sits directly in the fuel rail, which is an aluminum extrusion. But, I need to add extensions to the...
View ArticleCan "Moore Jig Borer Model #3" surface grind flat surfaces?
Hello, I need a surface grinder wondering if I can use a Moore jig borer (grinder version) model #3 to use as an alternative to do surface grinding. I need it for prototyping but not sure if it can do...
View ArticleI bought a Bostar AXA QCTP for my 9A and now I'm wonder what tool shank size...
Hello everyone. Looking to get a carbide tool set for my new cheapo Bostar AXA QCTP for my 9A and I can't decide whether to buy a 3/8 or a 1/2" set. I'm thinking 3/8" because so far everything that I...
View Articledelta rockwell 17" drill press parts
if you are in need of some parts for your model 600 delta rockwell 17" drill press i have a few
View ArticleProject Schaublin 135
I have posted a few threads on my new/old Schaublin 135 lathe and felt that now I have the machine it would be best to use this new thread to document the journey to 'revive' this 50 year old machine...
View ArticlePurchasing a new CMM and software decisions...
Hello all, I've been reading through several threads and most seem to be at least a year or more old, I was hoping to get some more current feedback from some of you experts with up to date experiences...
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Machines on FB Eastern Mass
Log into Facebook Log into Facebook to start sharing and connecting with your friends, family, and people you know. www.facebook.com Dunno what happened, but couple hardinge chuckers and an Okuma
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