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    Standard power hacksaw

    That's deluxe,lift, coolant and shut-off. I'm a case of power hacksaw envy.
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    Ammco 6" Metal shaper

    Here is some shaper reading http://www.neme-s.org/shapers/shaper_columns.html
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    Ammco 6" Metal shaper

    Oh, I had 1974 Fait 124 Sports Coupe. 100hp at the rear wheels on a 2100# car. Fait's Alfa Junior.
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    Ammco 6" Metal shaper

    Here is what I wrote on First Mill post: I purchased an on sale BusyBee 4" Kurt style vise for a drill press vise. It was too big and awkward , so I put it aside. When I got a little 6" shaper, I saw a use for it. The vise was a piece of garbage poorly made on a shaper no less. The moveable...
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    first mill??

    I purchased an on sale BusyBee 4" Kurt style vise for a drill press vise. It was too big and awkward , so I put it aside. When I got a little 6" shaper, I saw a use for it. The vise was a piece of garbage poorly made on a shaper no less. The moveable jaw was pushed by a metal ball with a...
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    first mill??

    I was taught to hit the part in the vise with lead hammer. Since they are hard to find now,I use a dead blow. You can feel it tight against the parallels.. For a RF-45, 5" is about the right size.
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    VFD E Stop wiring

    My VFD has a circuit, #6, I think. It has to be programed in. It takes an 50ohm resister. Instant brake if you want it.
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    A Lathe Tool Bit Question

    Thanks Craig, I had already found Steve's pages on my research. They are very clear. At Hobby Machinist Forum there are some (a lot) of posts by a poster Mikey on tool bit grinding. Also found by my friend, Google. Both are excellent resources., if someone else is looking for information on...
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    A Lathe Tool Bit Question

    I see you've ground carbide tips. What grit diamond wheel did you use for them ? When our wire mill shut down, at the auction I bought a Delta Toolmaker . I've only ever used it to true up a BusyBee 4" vise for uncompleted shaper. I have number of 3/8' tool bit blanks. I'll try grinding one...
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    A Lathe Tool Bit Question

    I'm sorry, I don't know how to move photos from my phone, I barely know how to take photos in the first place, to the computer, then on to forum. But what you said triggered the thought process. Thank You ! My Gawd that part is painfully rusty. The hot chips are piling up on the face and...
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