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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...

Free if you have a use for it. If you don't, its $25 :) Located in Abbotsford, BC

I need to move my lathe to fix the motor bearings. The cabinet has a 3" gap to slip a floor jack under. I cant seem to find something that low, except one car jack from KMS for $329. So I was wondering is there anyone in the Lower Mainland, BC who might have something that I could borrow...

Alright, so this started because I'm cheap. Or Scots. Or a cheap Scot. But, I bought this $25 ER-32 collet block on Amazoom recently. So I thought if it’s a bit off I’ll just lap it square again. But this looks like it was kicked around the yard a few times before being sent. It is not...

I was quite shocked at the cost of a cut knurl tool from a commercial supplier - $400 - $700 and even more for a fancy one. So I took a day and made this lovely little thing. It does the job perfectly! The knurls are the same ones I use with the Hemmingway sensitive knurler, they are...

I cannot seem to post images any longer. I have tried jpg and png. Image sizes range from 250Kb to 2.2Mb The error is the same, whether adding one or ten images.

I have always found it difficult to align letter stamps - too far apart, not aligned on centre or skewed. So I cashed in another Round Tuit and designed this little jig to help. Its made from PLA-Carbon Fibre, and uses six 1/4"x1/4" magnets from Lee Valley. The base is rabbeted and fits a...

This was a fun weekend project ! I made this sensitive knurler from Hemmingway plans. The cheek plates are brass, trunnions and bushings are bronze. The knurl wheels are 40TPI which produce a fine, even knurl. There is an eccentric shaft and lever which adjusts the knurl depth so it is...

"What kind of music do you like?" Wind turbine: "I'm a big metal fan" You might be an engineer if…You destroy things just to see how they work "When I wrote this code, only me and God knew how it works. Now only God knows..." Before studying engineering, if someone asked me what 1+1 is, I...

The application is a precision core drill for boring glass blocks. The machine must detect the glass surface within -0.000/+0.001 (or better) repeatability. This positions the tool correctly. It is important that there is no contact with the glass surface. I have never used these and have...