Felt Seal for Lathe Input Shaft
Question for the group who have worked on more old iron than I. So I have a old Carroll Jamieson lathe. 40's era ballpark, and the input shaft ends up leaking quite a bit of oil during normal...
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Mastercam laptops?
Helping my coworker find a laptop for mastercam so we can learn together. I have a desktop so it's been a while since I looked at laptops and was hoping I don't help him make a purchase he regrets. i...
View ArticleHyundai Kia SKT 200 al-62 turret amp alarm
Good day fellow cnc lovers, recently we changed the batterties, both of them, of the skt 200 and in between, unfortunatly we shut the cnc down, that occured an alarm 62 turret amp alarm , I checked...
View ArticleReconditioning My HLV-H
After a lot of time spent learning how to scrape and finishing my 18" Martin straight edge, I think I'm ready to start working on my HLV-H. While I would love to surface grind the external surfaces...
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Hendey clutch plates
I have a 1951 Hendey 14x30 18 speed lathe, I'm looking for a fiber clutch plate, it seems it is the thicker of the two sizes on the clutch. Thanks for any information
View ArticleRobot Accuracy
*Please note, this is not a forum for talking about precision or repeatability. This is specifically for talking about accuracy.* I'm about 3 years into an automation design job, and I'm now getting a...
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Torqkeys, Tohnichi torque wrenches and milling vise stops
Sorry for spamming the for sale section, land lady is giving me grief about my stuff in the garage, so trying to move some. More stuff from the random pile Torqkeys 7x 1.2Nm, one 3Nm, one I don’t know....
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Share your stories about guys who got fired
Since it's the start of a new work week, I thought it would be fun to make a post for people to share their stories about guys who got fired. I know you guys have plenty of stories, let's hear them
View Articlewtb 4 jaw 2A 15 mount
Im looking for 4 jaw and a 3 jaw with an 8" hole. 22-25" OD. According to the measurements its a A2 15 mount its going on a hollow spindle lathe
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First European NC Machine Tool (not quite what you think)
A bit brief but It's still history First European NC Machine Tool The First NC Machine Tools The first NC machine tools were developed from the innovative ideas of American John Parsons, when ......
View ArticleLathe losing hydraulic fluid
Cant seem to find what i think is a leak of hydraulic fluid into my coolant tank.. Lathe is a romi e320 .. I found one coming through the pressure gauge replaced it finally and thought that was it.....
View ArticleGreenerd arbor press number 5
I am looking at a greenard arbor press number 5 my friend dad is selling he wants $900 for it seem to work it is a big floor model is this a good press also what is different between the 5 and 5s...
View ArticleRotary encoder retrofit for spindle/rotary tables?
Linear DRO systems are widely available. Is there a retrofit sensor system for radial movement, ie lathe spindles or rotary tables?
View ArticleGear cutting machines with pitch error correction mechanisms
Hello everyone, dear colleagues. It is no secret that with the advent of CNC systems, entire classes of mechanisms disappeared into oblivion. And if the fundamental design of milling, turning,...
View ArticleOlder Enco lathe
I have recently purchased an Enco 10X36 bench lathe from a school auction. At first look it wasn't in too bad of shape "but". Now after clean up I find that it is in sad need of replacemet gears in the...
View ArticleBenchman VMC 5000 with Acramatic 2100 control help.
Recently picked up a Benchman VMC 5000. Has a Acramatic VMC 5000. Upon turing it on it come up asked for a bott disk. Does anyone have one? It’s a 1997 Machine. Or does anyone know how to get machine...
View ArticleConvert diesel forklift to propane
I see conversion kits to switch car diesels to run on propane. I know local company runs big rig diesels on propane only. Any thoughts.? Probably cheaper to just buy a used propane ready lift then do a...
View ArticleError 61
I have a consistent error 61 that shows up whenever I press the tool change button. It first started during a program run. The first tool change went fine, but the second one would not clear the white...
View ArticleMonarch 22 Cm Question
I am looking to buy this lathe and while looking at pictures i did not recoginize a handle on it. I have included a pretty crappy picture but circled the handle the best I could. Does anyone know what...
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