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    Is anyone else using ChatGPT or other AI for engineering design support?

    Is anyone else using ChatGPT or other AI for engineering design support?
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    Long shot... Emco Maier V10/P tailstock

    Yeah thats what bothers me. I suspect the bore has become work hardened. When I purchased the machine 25 years ago, there was evidence of some brutality, and one area in particular was the tailstock. The previous user had a collection of MT2 large diameter drills. Judging by the galled and...
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    Long shot... Emco Maier V10/P tailstock

    My old girl turned 60 this year. She was built in 1964 and still does the job! But the tailstock is quite sloppy - the barrel and sleeve are worn, and when the cotter is tightened, the barrel moves horizontally by a couple of thou. It has a Morse 2 internal taper which is also damaged and...
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    DICKSON quick change tool holder（Who uses it? Detailed dimensions can or have been mapped）

    62mm
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    DICKSON quick change tool holder（Who uses it? Detailed dimensions can or have been mapped）

    I have a smaller Dickson toolpost for 3/8"-1/2" tooling, made by Emco Maier. I also have a larger Dickson toolholder for 5/8" tooling, but no toolpost for it. I'm not certain about the origin of this one. If you like, I could measure them up for you.
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    Time for some fun

    Esso - "Put a Tiger in your Tank" campaign - everyone had a tiger tail hanging out of their gas cap. When was that? 70s ?
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    Time for some fun

    Still have all of mine! Some parts given to me when I was about 8 and I still use it!
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    Time for some fun

    Wrapping parcels with brown paper and string Hand cranking the motor on a frosty morning
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    Failed print blob mess help

    Yep - the thermistor is broken/disconnected and probably the heater cartridge is damaged too. Replacements are $10 for a set from Amazoom. Can you remove the tip or is that welded in place? It also looks like there's some physical damage to the grey shroud.
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    JCDammeyer's 42 projects

    Ah, I am so sorry to hear that. They are such precious and loving friends and missed so deeply.
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