Recent content by ttlrfrank

did it happen to be 5.56mm or 7.62 drill? not being serious...but am wondering what the reason for rejection was.

appreciate the offer re: loan but dont want the risk of it disappearing in transit bought a 11pc set off of Amazon and now that too has vanished in transit (no, it's not porch pirates as they confirmed it was never delivered)

Anyone willing to either rent or sell a 'G' sized adjustable hand reamer (within Calgary) ; I need to ream a hole from 22mm to 7/8" - not interested in drilling it Ordered an 'ok' quality one from Aliexpress and it 'got lost' during the Canada Post strike I do see some on Amazon but too many...

I ran into someone before that did rebuild of old (actual) Bridgeport mills and lost the contact info. Wouldnt mind finding a few parts and especially interested in a 4-step pulley that fits on the motor of a 1J Bridgeport mill. Can find aftermarket ones online but 1) saw pictures that the...

I like the idea pitched about turning it into some kind of shelf - thanks for the thoughts

good one!...and thats my fear, as well

Located a reasonably thick sheet of stainless steel almost 2x2' and has very nicely made holes about every inch....nearly 400 1/2" holes in a square pattern price is right and shame for it to go to waste...trying to think of a purpose or project to use it but coming up with a blank Anyone ever...

Looks like the usual Asian 'we make stuff...that looks like stuff'..maybe gold-painted pewter?:rolleyes:

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Feed went to a good home for a project...hope it works out. Plz close thread

If you want yourself a project, go for it. Would suggest you take a close look on how these are designed because they are 1) many teeth 2) odd numbered/non-evenally divisible 3) the teeth are slanted, not perpendicular.

I have this Wells Setting X-axis powerfeed and works..except the nylon gear in the bottom was stripped previously and cant seem to find a replacement - none of the 5 current clones even come close to fitting. I used it for quite a while just as a general 'travel' mechanism but indeed with the...

NOS or lightly used 1" 10TPI RH hand tap; taper or plug type ideal Prefer N.A or European; I know I could buy Chinese for not too much but I find that the metalurgy of them is hit/miss and this is too big of a thread to mess around

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leadscrews for PDM30 mill - took measurements tip-to-tip of leadscrew (not just threaded area): x - 35 3/8 RH thread; y - 17 3/4 LH thread ...very close but there are a number of versions out there... OD is .925, 10TPI - that OD is what I'm focusing on re: minor differences between brands...