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Recent content by johnnielsen

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    Lathe stuff and removable ways

    Was that from the 3 chuck guy?
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    Set up table

    That's a good deal!
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    Lot of GIANT Spade drills - $40 - Calgary, AB

    I did the same and ended up with an mt6 X 3" X 28" spade drill. Bloody heavy.
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    Anyone know there way around O/A torch brands?

    I also had problems with the aduster valve floating like the stem on a wristwatch. That required a rebuild.
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    Drilling with the cross slide

    I made an mt4 socket to mount in my qc tool post (no special "Gibralter" block required) and drilled hundreds of holes in 4140 2.375" round for drill stem boxes and pins. Worked great, saved a lot of wear and tear on my arms and shoulders.
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    Anyone know there way around O/A torch brands?

    I had that exact problem, having to reset my acet-oxy balance constantly. The culprit: I was running out of acetylene.
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    LF: Model Engineer & Workshop 2001 Autocollimator project.

    I have them in pdf (thru my subscription). What do you need?
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    Benchtop Hobbing Machine - The BHM

    Beautiful work.
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    Tips/Techniques Pre-owned Lathes A Guide to Inspecting before you buy

    This is a free download on Vintage Machinery. It addresses Myford lathes specifically but alot of it applies to any lathe a hobbyist would use. http://www.vintagemachinery.org/pubs/detail.aspx?id=9522
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    Need to get drill bits for tapping

    The two that I played with made a click sound when the buttons were depressed (solenoids?) They also made a clicking sound when the ram contacted the spring steel cutout dies as stated by Warlock.
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    WTS Taig micro lathe, with extras. $500 Calgary area.

    It's a beauty! Thanks Dave.
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    Need to get drill bits for tapping

    The clicker press I am familiar with have 2 buttons on the ram, 1 for each hand to press to get a stroke cycle. This ensures the operator's hands are out of harms way.
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    Tips/Techniques Machining prints or plans exchange?

    Good idea. I've got some plans but haven't built any as I am gun shy about ic engines.
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    Canox C250E AC-DC Welder

    Years ago, I removed the cowling on my Electrohome 225AC welder and found not only dust but the outer winding of the variable transformer had hundreds of weld spatter crapola welded to it. I spent a couple of hours removing them with a sharp chisel and hammer. I don't know why it didn't short out.
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    What to use to seal oil site glasses?

    Anyway to put an o-ring in there?
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