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    Mostly glad to hear your are still around & with wry sense of humor still intact. Hope all is well. - The other PT
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    PeterT replied to the thread 12L14.
    I use DYK in Calgary for stuff like that. Note that all landed purchases through Ebay are considered the same vendor (Ebay) which saves...
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    PeterT replied to the thread 12L14.
    That's too bad, it really is a nice metal. I bought some variety packs from a USA Ebay seller that was free shipping within USA, but I...
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    Acetone with epoxy for viscosity reduction is not recommended even though its 'out there' on the Interweb. Acetone is an effective epoxy...
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    PeterT replied to the thread ER40 collet chuck.
    Is this the same gear (122) we are talking about? Weird, it shows 4 counterbores for cap screws? But it does say 86/91 teeth. Nylon...
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    PeterT replied to the thread Bonding aluminum to aluminum.
    I've used this product. You just have to watch out for strength degradation at elevated temperature, although I have no idea if the disk...
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    PeterT replied to the thread ER40 collet chuck.
    To post #86 & 87, I was kind of wondering the same thing, but not sure I'm interpreting the gear schematic correctly. If yellow shade is...
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    PeterT replied to the thread ER40 collet chuck.
    Try the carriage push & pull test with indicator on, my post #80
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    PeterT replied to the thread ER40 collet chuck.
    haha, my post was plugged in the internet pipes last night when it went down & I went to bed. It echo's what @RobinHood said Another...
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    PeterT replied to the thread ER40 collet chuck.
    I just want to understand your test methodology. Example for 8 TPI you rotated chuck exactly 8 times & measured 1.035" carriage...
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    PeterT replied to the thread ER40 collet chuck.
    I think we are all wondering similar things but sounds like you have them checked off. 40-86-40 gear arrangement. Obeying the levers...
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    RSVP please
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    PeterT replied to the thread ER40 collet chuck.
    Forgot the important bit (assuming I understand correctly) Using the Grizzly chart, gears 45-91-60 + levers B-6 yields pitch = 1.5875...
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    PeterT replied to the thread ER40 collet chuck.
    I'm confused too. It doesn't help that the King manual references gears B,A,D but the chart refers to F,(blank),G And they never refer...
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    PeterT replied to the thread ER40 collet chuck.
    Yes, number of grooves is a better way to say it = the white spaces in my sketch. Land is the (blue) positive bit, even though we seem...
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