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  1. John Conroy

    Vertical shear lathe tool

    There is a utube video where someone made a shear tool that uses carbide inserts.
  2. John Conroy

    Vertical shear lathe tool

    I have been using DCMT inserts too but need to take a much larger depth of cut to get a good finish. If I need to take a very light cut, nothing I've tried matches the finish of the shear tool. Experimenting with angles I've tried between10 degrees and 20 degrees from vertical. 10 seems to give...
  3. John Conroy

    R8 tool holders

    For carbide end mills I have been buying from these guys. https://onlinesupply.ca/end-mill-selector?gclid=CjwKCAjw0N6hBhAUEiwAXab-TQNooouOybDzDZgmJMZ12aVMeCsNn_pluFGRY2O-1LI1uCi8KzGiOBoCmOEQAvD_BwE Or Banggood
  4. John Conroy

    Dazed and Confused

    Not a good idea to park your Stingray in the water! LoL
  5. John Conroy

    Scratch built Knee Mill - Toronto - $4000

    Once in a lifetime opportunity to own a piece like that. Wish it was in Alberta. The story behind it would only add to the value.
  6. John Conroy

    Vertical shear lathe tool

    Like this?
  7. John Conroy

    Vertical shear lathe tool

    I've been trying to find a way to get a decent finish when turning cold roll steel. I saw this video from Mr Pete and made a vertical shear tool like he shows. If you have time to make a couple of .001" passes it gives good results...
  8. John Conroy

    King 1440 and Craftex Threading

    OK to continue this saga, it only took 2 weeks for the gear cutter to arrive from China. I didn't review the method I used to identify the pitch of the change gears for my lathe but I found all the info online which also got me some conflicting info from different sources. I determined the gear...
  9. John Conroy

    CA-ALL Source for high quality v-belt pulley

    Post in thread 'Single phase to 3 phase conversion on Modern GH1440W lathe' https://canadianhobbymetalworkers.com/threads/single-phase-to-3-phase-conversion-on-modern-gh1440w-lathe.1990/post-21730
  10. John Conroy

    CA-ALL Source for high quality v-belt pulley

    I used one when I did the 3 phase conversion on my lathe. Very solid. The only tricky part is getting the alignment perfect because the pulley moves along the shaft as it seats onto the tapered bushing.
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