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I made a couple of small sensor brackets out of 2mm ally today, fitted one at the front under an ally U chanel. The other bracket and sensor is fitted on the cross slide and the magnetic strip stuck on the base of the mill. If swarf presents a problem its a minor job to fabricate a guard over...

I bought this DRO on aliexpressvwith the intention of fitting it to my lathe. Changed my mind and I'm now fitting it to my mill. I have the X axis fitted and a bracket made for the readout, tomorrow I'll mount the readout and look at fitting the Y feed axis. It's actually for woodworking as...

Previously I made a clutch slave with a 25mm piston. I bought a 9.5mm master cylinder and hooked it up. No go, the master only moved the slave piston a little under 1mm, not enough to separate the plates, so, back on the lathe. I had a couple of 20mm hydraulic ram seals so turned up a slave...

I have insert holders as well, rarely use them. If I can use HSS, that's my choice,

These are a few tool holders I made years ago. A few tangential and a few standard type with various rakes. The tangentials don't get used a lot as they have their limitations in respect of access to the job. The standard type holders I made get a hammering. They're all made from sections of...

I've been ruminating on fitting the TX650.with a hydraulic clutch actuator for some time. Originally a plastic screw type actuator was fitted. The clutch action is a little heavy for my arthritic fingers and difficult to operate as my fingers are fused. At first I modified a spare screw actuator...

When I converted to a single,points system I had to install a dual output coil. I opted for a Honda 750 coil and welded tabs on the frame on which to mount it. The coil lasted all of two weeks, so I ordered another the same and installed it. It's still ok, but I have heard this particular...

Yep.

Some single use thingies: A cam chain holder to stop the chain dropping into the sump all the time. Better than string or wire because the motor will turn over. A TDC finder. Made of an old plug which I threaded M10 internally, screwe a bolt in place, drilled and tapped that and screwed in a...

Yep, I was weight ifter/body builder in my younger days. 180lb would have been nothing back them. Unfortunately, we do get older: I'm now 72 and have widespread OA, I also have only one lung and rheumatoid arthritis which has eaten away my elbow joints. Herniated disks, cracked vertebrae...