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    Replacement of lead screw on Atlas 618 Lathe with 1/4-20 acme

    FWIW, I was able to have Roton mail my order, saving on the courier and side stepping the brokerage issue. Worth asking. D :cool:
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    Replacement of lead screw on Atlas 618 Lathe with 1/4-20 acme

    I’ve bought 1/2” left & right ACME from them. They’re good to deal with and quick, I’d put them on my approved vendors list. They’re also have some nuts of various configurations. D :cool:
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    Label maker - do you have a recommendation?

    Don’t forget my royalty……… ;) :p D :cool:
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    Modified steady rest - lumby BC

    Do show us what you’re building. Even presuming the one @justin1 has works out fine for me, what you’re building may inspire some thoughts for a traveling steady too. D :cool:
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    Modified steady rest - lumby BC

    Thanks for the interest & offer for help! Quaint description of Lumby, sounds like a great place to have home base! I’m not in a panic to ship so I’m fine with CP presuming they don’t fold but as I discussed with @justin1 if something comparable/not too outrageous popped up in the meantime...
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    Label maker - do you have a recommendation?

    Well, this thread has led me to a relevation! My Casio “Label It” can print on shrink tube!**. Wooo-hoo! **Have a look at the fine print on your shrink label. The Casio tape is said to be print on shrink sleeve but they say it does NOT have the insulation properties (voltage breakdown...
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    Label maker - do you have a recommendation?

    That looks like something you’d see on a retail store shelf…..might be something out there that can be had through those supplier channels. EDIT: There’s another way for you @Susquatch to “skin the cat”. Grab some utility grade aluminum sheet and make up some small brackets to mount the label...
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    rotary table and the number of slots

    Interesting centring fixture! I too have been pondering the 4 vs. 3 question so it’s a timely topic. I had come to the decision that 4 was better for more flexibility of fixturing things. D :cool:
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    Modified steady rest - lumby BC

    Funny about the modded steadies, I wonder if that’s what happened to the original ones for my lathe…… D :cool:
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    Modified steady rest - lumby BC

    PM Sent. D :cool:
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