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  1. Don Sipes

    Shop Made BXA tool holders

    M10 X 1 extra fine. I used the same as my commercial ones.
  2. Don Sipes

    Shop Made BXA tool holders

    Just finished machining a production run of BXA tool holders for my shop made brazed carbide and HSS tooling.
  3. Don Sipes

    Quick change tool posts

    The part about getting the dovetail right is absolutely true. I made the dovetail cutter with just one cutting insert. Cutting them took more than a little while. The difference between a tight and a loose fit isn't very much.
  4. Don Sipes

    Quick change tool posts

    My Modern Tool 14X40 came with a BXA so that's what I use. I do have some additional holders that fit up to 1 inch tooling, a 1 inch boring bar. I never seem to have enough holders so I'm making a batch with openings for different size tooling. They are cold rolled steel no hardening of any...
  5. Don Sipes

    Other Safeties Use them or Not?

    My lathe never had a safety over the chuck. But on occasions when a nice blue chip comes off and goes down my shirt I think something of that nature might be cool!
  6. Don Sipes

    Internal splines

    What would happen if you pre-drilled the splines then squared them out with your lathe indexing set up? Drilling wouldn't have to be super accurate and would get rid of the bulk of the material.
  7. Don Sipes

    Crankshaft repair ideas ?!

    How about turn down the crank. Bore out the flywheel and bush it down to new crank diameter and recut the keyway. Cut a new key seat in the shaft opposite the existing one?
  8. Don Sipes

    Tips/Techniques ELS discussion. Options. Experiences.

    YES I am an C0636 owner. I would be willing to participate in a group focused on the C0636. However Electronic Lead Screws, digital readouts and such aren't currently in my budget or on my agenda.
  9. Don Sipes

    Right Angle drive for a Bridgeport style mill.

    It sure would. Unfortunately I have no interest in doing work for other people, so it's very hard to justify the cost and space for just my own projects and something I would use infrequently.
  10. Don Sipes

    Right Angle drive for a Bridgeport style mill.

    60mm stock bored 2nd over to 61mm. The cylinders on the bike were bored and fitted by someone else. I just experimented on a scrap one. I have a complete spare set to play with. perhaps some more aggressive porting.
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