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  1. CWret

    Milling Machine for sale, $10,000, Cut Knife, SK

    That's a beauty
  2. CWret

    Tool Caliper with broken screw

    yep - lets start a GoFundMe to get him a manicure
  3. CWret

    Mill dro

    I thought it might need guides - but no it does not. The counter wt is 225 lb of scrap steel rods. The Z hand wheel now requires about the same effort as the X hand wheel. To avoid repeating myself- see this week's thread "Looking for an appropriate motor" post #27 in the link below or come for...
  4. CWret

    Tool Caliper with broken screw

    It's not fixable! You might just as well get rid of it! I'll take it. 8-) That's what friends are for.
  5. CWret

    Mill dro

    You might also like my Z gib locks. After installing the Z counter balance, moving the head up or down was much easier and I could then do it from the front of the machine (using a smaller and faster wheel instead of a large crank). I added a Z gib linkage so that I could reach both the Z wheel...
  6. CWret

    Mill dro

    On the Forum we love pictures - post away (also pics often get an interesting discussion started because of something in the background) You will have to deal with the covered-up oiler!! The magnetic strip (tape) is the important part of the X magnetic scale. The aluminum housing is much wider...
  7. CWret

    Rock Tumbler

    I’ve got dozens of golf ball to football sized rocks/minerals all over the house. I’ve also got dozens of tonnes of rock/minerals all over the yard. Starting inside, these are petrified wood bookends: and nickel ore bookends from the Sudbury Frood mine: These are drink coasters from diamond...
  8. CWret

    Rock Tumbler

    You can place/spread ashes from loved ones (including pets) wherever you want, BUT just do NOT ASK PERMISSION!
  9. CWret

    Mill dro

    Morning Gary I’m a little late seeing this thread - but your last picture indicates you have not done the install yet. - so here’s how I installed the X scale (Y & Z have lots of room and thus a bit easier) I have an X power feed limit switch at the front, so I put the X dro scale/reader at the...
  10. CWret

    Rock Tumbler

    My grandfather was mtce manager at the Silver Bell in Cobalt, the town where my mom was born. My father worked u/g at the 'Bell'. WWII made it a long-distance romance but they married when he returned from overseas. That sort of explains my rocky background and why I ended up a mining engineer...
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