Recent content by Susquatch

I believe you mean Diamond or CBN. To be clear, I don't sharpen Carbide ...... yet that is. But I sharpen HSS all the time. In my opinion, it's a skill every machinist should have.

You know, I talked about tools I liked. I also should have talked about tools I don't like. Much as I like the Dewalt 20V system, I DO NOT LIKE their grease gun. The first one I got started squirting grease out of the relief vent. I returned it for a replacement. The second one started doing the...

Who said anything about grinding? I was talking about milling.

Those welders are a selfish bunch. They don't want to teach anybody anything until we already know. Then they just want to argue. They use all kinds of jargon to confuse us too. I think brail means to close your eyes and poke the weld rod/wire at some metal till it sticks, then turn the...

I missed an important photo. Extracting the shaper from my truck box with forks on my loader tractor! The shaper is screwed down to the 2x4 cross boards that span the forks.

It might be worth favoriting this offer just to follow his price changes. In this day and age of CNC, I can't see that being worth more than a few hundred. It's not that hard to set compound angles without that. I don't do it very often but it isn't hard to do when I do.

My manual, as well as the one you provided, say nothing about this Gerrit. They are not big manuals, but I do read fast, so maybe I missed it. It seemed obvious to me that the best way to move the Ram is by manually turning the input pulley at the back of the machine. All the leverages are...

There is much more to the value of a VFD than variable speed. I especially love the smoothness of SLV mode. But I think that smooth adjustable accel and decel are important too - especially so in a small inertia based machine. I'd also guess that speeds close to zero might be an excellent way...

Sort of Mickey. I don't have a crank. I have to turn the pulley or pull on a belt manually. Yes, I am aware of the need to check the stroke before turning on the power. My comment in my earlier post was just acknowledging what a PIA pulling belts and turning pulleys is. My AMMCO has no crank...

Unfortunately, we just don't have the storage space required to host videos. You pretty much have to host it elsewhere and link to it here. Most members use YouTube. I'd love to see a video or see it in person though.

Anybody who thinks that the Dewalt 20V HD Driver DCF900 is light duty hasn't used one. It is rated at 1030 ft-lbs. of max fastening torque and 1400 ft-lbs of breakaway torque. I don't know about the breakaway, but I can attest to the tightening torque. I use mine all the time and it's a heavy...

I had earlier thought that the bull gear was cast iron. I was mistaken. The oil and slung powders just made it look that way. On very close examination, it is Bakelite after all.

Always a possibility. But one I'd like to avoid. Good eye! I don't think I could have noticed that from a photo. But when you are looking at it in person, it's rather obvious. I noticed that when I first held it in place. To hit the 4 pads as much as possible, I have to pull the pulley inward...

So, back to motors. I wasn't thinking I would notice 1/2 vs 1/3. I was more thinking about breaking something. My bull gear appears to be cast iron. The eccentric is brass. But the very last thing I ever want to do is break something. Here is a close up of the back of the motor bracket and a...

I'm with @140mower Shawn. A really sharp shear tool will cut 3 thou nicely with good finish and no chatter. But I wouldn't hesitate to try a bigger cut. Sometimes more is less. Also try a round edge - less likely to chatter and usually makes a good finish too. Adjust feed rate to improve cut...