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    Homemade cabbing machine from scrap.

    Are there any issues with the shaft only being supported towards the centre? What diameter is the shaft? Are the wheels 6" or 8".
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    Fly Cutter Issue

    Joe Pie has a really good video about troubleshooting fly cutters. It's on Youtube. I seem to recall him talking about how to correct your situation.
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    Machining based cartoon

    I ran across this while surfing the internet this morning. I thought it was funny.
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    Bison bench vise pawn shop find

    It seems to be in fantastic condition. Really smooth operation and no backlash that I can see. I always though it was normal for a bench vise to to have a half turn or more of backlash in it. I'm going to be spoiled now.
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    Bison bench vise pawn shop find

    I wandered through a pawn shop last week and noticed a small bench vise. I am looking for a bigger one but went over to have a look at it. Surprisingly to me it was a Bison vise made in Poland. Model PJWT-80. I consider this to be one of my best ever finds in a pawn shop and it was only $30. I...
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    Homemade cabbing machine from scrap.

    I looked into ordering a grinder similar to a cabking. I just couldn't find anything that could handle 3 wheels on each side and was slow enough. I think a 3 phase motor with a VFD would be great.
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    Homemade cabbing machine from scrap.

    Nice: Any chance of buying a few small pieces?
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    Homemade cabbing machine from scrap.

    I have a piece of 1" 304 stainless. It's what I'm going to use for the cabbing machine shaft. I can't see how 1018 wouldn't rust because the coolant used in a cabbing machine is water. I might get away with 1018 in my slab saw because the coolant is oil. The ideal solution would be to find out...
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    Homemade cabbing machine from scrap.

    I have the shaft and it's a piece of 1" 304. It does seem to have about .002 of runout. Hopefully it will be ok. I has hoping to find a 1/2 HP motor but ended up with a 1 HP 3 phase one that I'm going to use. I do have a 16" slabbing saw. If you get one I highly recommend putting it on a stand...
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    Homemade cabbing machine from scrap.

    Nice: I plan on making one of these later this year. I bought a used set of wheels that were about 1/3 of life used. Do you know what the metal is that you used for the main shaft? I was planning on putting a bearing on each outboard end also so 4 in total. After that I need to make a trim saw.
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