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New Okuma LS owner with questions
Hi Guys, Just bought this lathe.. A 1973 Okuma LS, the 21x60 model. Very happy with it! Went to look at this machine 2 weeks ago, it was bigger than expected. Still bought it right away since the...
View ArticleFreebie Featherweight Scraping Gage
I had some spare time on a recent vacation to Phoenix and decided to draw up a scraping PPI/Radius gage that I could 3-D print and give to members. I know that similar metal gages are available...
View ArticleAluminum Round Tubes
Hello, I have a large amount of 10” long aluminum round tubes and wanted to know how they can be used. This is aluminum 1061 T6 tubing. OD 1” Wall 1/8” Any recommendations would be much appreciated. Do...
View ArticleWhat is the worst and coolest machine tool name ever ?
The Burr King thread in the classified section got me to thinking about silly names in the machine tool trade, and then to thinking about what are the better names. My vote for the stupidest name ever...
View ArticleUMC-350 stuck in restricted zone
Hey y'all, So recently I was handle jogging my UMC-350 to run a program and the spindle stopped because it entered a restricted zone. It spit out the 9108 error code. Now I can't move my axies in any...
View ArticlePrints
Does any one have the GR-G gatling gun prints they would be willing to share thanks
View Article.22 lr gattling gun plans
All the plans I see for gattling guns is for .22 short. Is there a plan set for .22lr out there? Alternatively, is there anywhere I can get shorts for the price of lr's? Thanks, Clutch
View ArticleOT- Favorite pistols to shoot
I haven't gotten any new pistols for quite some time, been getting the itch. Wondered, what are some of the best shooting pistols you guys have had? One of my faves is my Beretta Elite 2 in .40...
View Articlerecycle T&G flooring??
I have acquired a pile of old 2 1/4" wide random-length (10" to 48")T&G maple flooring from a house I am tearing down. I would like to 1, de-nail 2. rip off tongue against fence on table saw 3 rip...
View ArticleBuy it now or pass? Commercial compressor
Have an option to get this compressor for 4k. My issue is it's 3ph. I have a 20hp rotory, if I had a phase perfect may not be an issue, but I don't constantly want to running the rotory. Seems like the...
View ArticleThings to look out for and avoid when buying a used wire EDM
I looking to expand the capabilities of my shop by adding a wire EDM. I don't have enough need for one to buy new but there's been a few times I've had to sub it out and I'm sure if I had one I'd find...
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Help ID this tool
I've tried google images to no avail. Anyone? About 8" long, graduations on the base. Some sort of vise? Chuck
View ArticleHitachi seiki ht23-J lost parameters
The machine works manually but it needs to work automatically. The information about ht30 J300L would work for ht-23 J300L
View Articleservo alarm 411
I am getting a alarm 411: c axis error on my Fanuc 18 control. How can I fix this problem?
View Articlealarm 411 fanuc 16tt
Good afternoon, I have two nakamura lathes, tw10 control fanuc 16tt that I bought in the USA due to customs delays, the machines arrived without parameters, I found a book of parameters and we put them...
View ArticleBrother TC-S2Dn-0 Z Axis Deflection Spec in X Direction
Doing some cleaning/checking on the mill this morning and noted about 0.0007" deflection on the Z axis housing (measuring directly below the spindle face on a tool holder) when I pushed/pulled a bit in...
View ArticleCutting a key seat in case hardened 8620?
So I screwed up and forgot one woodruff key seat I needed on a 8620 shaft. I have already case hardened it to rockwell C 62 and abut .020" thick case. All my key seat cutters are HSS and I am guessing...
View ArticleBlake Co-Ax Indicator: Disassembly and Stiff Explanation possibly
First, could not find any elaboration of people that said they disassembled it, so I decided to do it myself. My first concern was that if I simply removed the pivot and pushed the shaft out, I would...
View ArticleBearing/shaft interference
I'm no machinest by any means so I have a few questions. Currently working on an old Otis geared machine, (have attached a few pictures) one of the pedestal bearings went out and ruined the spider...
View ArticleCIMCO opening on wrong monitor
This is a small gripe, but it happens multiple times a day and by the end of the day, it is infuriating... I'm using CIMCO Edit 7.00.42 that came with Mastercam X9 on Windows 10 Pro. I like to have...
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