Recent content by CWret

I have a roll of HDPE 1/8”thick by 16’ wide. Cost me the same as your PVC. I’ll send a picture in a PM - maybe a trade: lb for lb.

Great group here. Lots to learn from and the price is right. Just ask.

No i have not. But i did own a carbureted Lotus. My friend and neighbour owned at 1979 Testarossa. It had lots and lots of carburetors. Given the choice- I’d take a hemi Cuda in a heartbeat.

Yes I saw ‘Ford vs Ferrari’ but I’d take a 426 hemi any day of the week- and smile forever!

Welcome aboard. The Forum has helped me enjoy my retirement & I'm sure it will for you also.

Thanks for posting that. Really liked his schematic explanation why a rear mounted parting tool has geometric advantages (seemed really convincing). I agree that the Myford cross slide T-slots would simplify this build (but the screw-on chuck is an issue, as Susq pointed out below). Plinth...

1- Thanks Susq, that tool answer one of my questions “how to hold a parting tool is my small qctp with max height capacity of 1/2?” (Myford has a big heart but it is pretty small). 2 - I noticed that Clough42 has removed his compound. That’s an idea that @gerritv suggested is pretty helpful...

Welcome aboard - fire away with the welding quizzes - lots here with a ton more welding experience that myself, and they are very willing to help.

FWIW - i love the shopping cart. Use it all the time, especially when considering various similar items. WOW: 3% for tools is awesome and that will add up fast. My wife would guess that would be a hundred bucks a month just from me! I think being beside or close to the ‘members spotted deals’...

Plus- 3. A very under utilized ‘Premium Members Lounge’ (Thanks! See edit above Susq)

I’ve been wanting a good straight edge for a long time. Well for no particular reason i got one yesterday. I’ve seen nice aluminum ones (24”) in the $50 to $90 range. But the descriptions did not show if they came in a proper protective box. I decided on the Accusize steel model. It looks...

I upgrade to Premium shortly after joining - so I never realized that editing privileges came with the upgrade. Similarly the upgrade allows me to add pictures to a PM. Again - I just thought that was available to everyone. Point being - I suggest that administration should point these...

Please excuse - but i should have included this pic first. Setup with height gage and the rusty piece of stock that is about to see the Myf cutter

Fyf’s FIRST CHIPS! :-) :-) I used the new height gage to set the cutter. I’d previously set this cutter on the center of a 1/16” drill bit (pics were posted above somewhere) but height gage showed that it was off! Off by quite a bit. First cut was facing a rusty and uneven piece of 1” dia rod...

Well I finished my first project for the Myf. A tool height gage (for the lathe but done on the mill). This is a modified Joe Pie method. I used an old (but good condition) bushing in the 4 jaw, measured the diameter and then selected the approximate gage blocks to = half the bushing diameter...