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  1. Rick Runciman

    Miniature DRO made from a digital tire tread depth guage

    Tons of great ideas. I saw some dro's that mounted on the machine dials and probably worked from a tachometer. I don't use them,, I apprenticed years ago, and learned old school,, good to go with knobs and dials.
  2. Rick Runciman

    Captive nut project.

    Nice,, ah the old captive nut trick. Made a few over the years,,LOL.
  3. Rick Runciman

    Reverse Engineered

    That is a sweet little cnc. Is it a conversion? Just curious,, I got away from cnc 8 years ago, old school for this old machinist.
  4. Rick Runciman

    Power feed

    Nice, very inventive. How well does it work?
  5. Rick Runciman

    Thread gear chart missing line items! Help!

    I'm sorry jwest, but I'm LMFAO. I'm a semi retired journeyman, and I would toss that piece in the scrap bucket. But you are doing awesome, and I love what you young machining hobbiests are doing here. Amazed you got threading figured out. Keep it up, and get the rpm's up on your lathe if you're...
  6. Rick Runciman

    Follow rest repair material

    UHMW is used for wear plates,, and an awesome material for follower pads,, cheap too.
  7. Rick Runciman

    lathe tool inserts

    I really like Bob McDougall, of McDougall Tools in NE Calgary. I always ask when he's going to retire,,and he's always helpful. I needed some small hole guages recently and he didn't have any in,, the job was rush, so he loaned me his set. Great guy, and he gets my business
  8. Rick Runciman

    Do you measure using Imperial or Metric

    Hi guys, I'm a semi retired journeyman. I just found and joined your group because I have a small shop in my garage and hobby parts machining is my passion, it's an art. My Mitutoyo vernier switches back and forth, so it doesn't matter to me. Metric tapping is really cool. If it's a 10mm x 1.5mm...
  9. Rick Runciman

    New kid

    I'm Rick Runciman. A lifer old school machinist. 42 years in the trade, my journeyman ticket is getting pretty faded. I'm semi retired with a small tool and die shop in my garage that was originally set up to build some real big kick ass rc helicopters, and hand made knives,, all the things I...
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