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  1. Susquatch

    What size Lathe ?

    I won't pee on little lathes. They have their purpose and many can do great work if you respect their limits. But when you push the swing limits, bigger is always better. It's easy to assume that a lathe will turn parts as big as the lathes swing. But actually doing it will make your head swing...
  2. Susquatch

    Product Cordless tools

    Ahhhh, I see! The job just got easier. If you think trucks drive over poles, you should see what farm tractors do in the mixed forest/rock/farmland around here! I'm forever fixing lights, brackets, and frames on tractors and farm equipment! Here is what I would do. KISS. I'd staple a piece of...
  3. Susquatch

    Dan Gelbart posts unusual shop tricks

    I'll try it this fall.
  4. Susquatch

    SouthBend turret toolpost mounting questions

    I was wondering the same thing. But compounds are typically quite tall to accommodate the two halves plus the leadscrew. I think the height would be too low if that were the case.
  5. Susquatch

    Product Cordless tools

    I'm thick I guess Dave. Why do you need to know where the center is? What are you doing?
  6. Susquatch

    Dan Gelbart posts unusual shop tricks

    Dan suggests a bunch of methods that are not really practical in a hobby shop. They do work if you have access to the required chemicals and establish a routine for their use. However, Dan fails to mention that it is next to impossible to use chemical methods to protect internal mechanisms and...
  7. Susquatch

    New to me Mitutoyo 340-351-10 Digital Outside 0-5" Micrometer

    Obligatory insults given, good on you! You have found so many great deals for others that it's great for you to find one for yourself for a change! Now just to be clear though, if you decide you don't want it, I'll very very happily reimburse you and pay shipping to send it here! How often...
  8. Susquatch

    Product Cordless tools

    Not sure what you are up to. It's hard to find the center of something that isn't there. For example a hole. Even so, once you find the center, how do you keep it? A DRO is very useful. For small holes, we use a center punch. For big ones, maybe trace it out on paper and find the center of...
  9. Susquatch

    Look! A MOAV!! (mother of all vices)

    It does looks small. Also badly worn. On the other hand, the screws on most vises are bigger than they need to be from a strength perspective. I think it's mostly done to get decent movement of the Jaws per turn of the handle. Too much thread pitch on a small screw doesn't work very well, and...
  10. Susquatch

    New to me Ammco 7" Metal shaper

    Looks like that 1/2 horse motor isn't gunna work after all. It's fried internally. Thank God, I plugged it in before I drilled any holes in the shaper bracket. Magic smoke filled the air. Turns out the bearings are toast too. No biggie, it was a free bee. I'll save the mount and the pulley, and...
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