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I have been using the 3 triangle insert 3”, the 4 rectangle insert 2” and have a standard hss fly cutter, on my mini and they all work fine, better with belt drive and again better with stronger motor. The line “parting line” likely won’t ever vanish completely but if it does weld the head solid...

I also have the kiln shelf as a foundry bottom, if you want away from refractory cement and wool you need kiln bricks preferably, I have a 20lb propane tank lined in wool with refractory sheet 1/8” to line and as mentioned a kiln shelf... I got it all at the local pottery supply store I found...

Today I knurled the ends of my tap holder because I didn’t for some reason, and didn’t take any pictures but I have a bump knurler and on 1/4” stock. Then I moved on to a new tailstock core for my beaver wood lathe. The current dead centre is great for a dead centre but I need to drill because...

During My time as an apprentice we made moulds for injection, a lot of hours in cad and Cnc time. This leads to high prices unless you have everything already in cad files.

I watched twice from sheer happiness, and a fantastic reason to have vanished.

I’ve got some, no luck till after Christmas to get them though.

The YouTuber Colin furze has something like this in his Garden in the UK. The bunker.

Being under 6’ i put a shelf at 6’5” all the way around and put in a removable section leaving a space large enough to pass a Rubbermaid tote up. Full 8’ studs for the walls because a short shed is like a small lathe

Well I found myself in the vast horde of antiques in the farm garage of my grandfather, I found many things including some future post material as handles are made, but in the mean time I found 2 oil cans one was clean and ready to use with metal innerds but the other needed some love. I started...

You mean like the milled shoulder on the headstock? It should act as a trough on its own, I believe that is the intended purpose of it but the wicking action of the oil on the slight grade of the wire gets it there sooner