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  1. Bofobo

    Lathe Threading Dials - everything you ever wanted to know about them...

    My lathe came with a thread dial and I’ve used them and was good at using them (for a first year) but my number sticker moves and there is no literature about what mark to hit for what threads as the one I trained on had. Even my 7x12 had a dial and that was consistent likely because of the...
  2. Bofobo

    New Acquisition Used Taig

    Vinegar for the rust and bakingsoda instead of sand for blasting media. HOLY MOTOR TIAG MAN lol over powered micro lathe
  3. Bofobo

    RC Mower Complete - On to Next Project

    Looks like the operators first day lol
  4. Bofobo

    Insulated Concrete Forms & Bonding Cement Board

    Ahhh answers provided!! I wondered about engineered load points in that stuff,
  5. Bofobo

    Vintage Safe Restoration

    I am fascinated by this whole item history, now if you could please, add pictures of your own with some measuring device for scale.
  6. Bofobo

    Light lathe work Calgary

    I guess the dial is pressed on the rod, and a piece of fresh brass would be needed, or a 3DP pattern and cast bit of brass. If one needs to weld a shaft, what is the dial material? It looks soft ....
  7. Bofobo

    Insulated Concrete Forms & Bonding Cement Board

    pl400 and some (pressure treated) ply wood would likely last quite some time, if not permanently, the issue I would say is anchoring to foam. Can be forcefully removed should be avoided unless the boards should be screwed through the foam into the concrete with concrete specific screws, a...
  8. Bofobo

    Daily Shop Improvement

    By being turned sideways it occurred to me one could do this operation on the lathe (unless of course it’s occupied with the critical part)
  9. Bofobo

    How do I fix this?

    Pl400 is “wood” glue
  10. Bofobo

    Another use for a machinist jack

    Smarter not harder
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