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  1. Xyphota

    Replacement Gear for Craftex CT089 13x24 Lathe

    So funnily enough I completed the first step of this procedure - run for 30 minutes and then adjust preload to eliminate and play - and now my contactor is cooked LOL.
  2. Xyphota

    Replacement Gear for Craftex CT089 13x24 Lathe

    I've got the gear installed and have reinstalled the spindle and am now at the point to adjust the headstock bearing preload. The CT089 manual does not have any instructions on how to gauge if you have enough preload or not. Some other discussions I found on the interwebs say that the lathe...
  3. Xyphota

    Ideas as to how to embiggen this hole?

    I'm pretty happy with this! The mini hole-saw worked perfectly, although I did have to zip the pilot bit off with a dremel as it didn't quite line up. I'm going to leave the back side hole as is until I remove the brakeline in a few weeks and I'll braze it closed then. Fits like a glove ;)
  4. Xyphota

    Ideas as to how to embiggen this hole?

    I am using the handlebar junction box already, but that junction box only has 2 ports, so essentially it is just connects the shifter to the rest of the system and acts as a convenient charging port. I still need a 3+ port junction b box elsewhere because the battery and derailleur need their...
  5. Xyphota

    Ideas as to how to embiggen this hole?

    I'm banking on being able to set it up in the mill so I'm not too worried about the pilot
  6. Xyphota

    Ideas as to how to embiggen this hole?

    I found these “thin wall” hole saws that I think will do the trick. In addition to them being shallow, it looks like the holesaw is fastened to the shank with a set screw, so I should I be able to drill a hole just big enough for the shank, position the holesaw inside the shell, and then insert...
  7. Xyphota

    Ideas as to how to embiggen this hole?

    Fortunately I am not a strong-as-an-ox kinda guy ;)
  8. Xyphota

    Ideas as to how to embiggen this hole?

    Yeah that's what I'm doing hahaha
  9. Xyphota

    Ideas as to how to embiggen this hole?

    Yeah you are probably right. Now I need to find a die grinder lol. Maybe a forstener bit would work? I could drill a relatively small hole on the back side, stick the forstener bit in and then go to town, then close up the small holes. I believe the wall thickness is 0.083".
  10. Xyphota

    Ideas as to how to embiggen this hole?

    I need to increase the hole size inside my bicycle bottom bracket shell that vents to the down tube. The hole (as shown below) is quite challenging to get to so I thought I'd put any feelers out for ideas before I start going at it with a dremel. The picture below is just an image I found of...
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