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  1. terry_g

    R8 Collet Block

    I chucked the rod in the lathe and removed the chrome where I wanted to cut the rod with the band saw. I used a carbide insert to reduce the diameter of the rod. Carbide stands up well to the task.
  2. terry_g

    R8 Collet Block

    I have never used an acme thread gauge. There are some tutorials available on YouTube. I made new cross feed and compound nuts for my metric SouthBend lathe. A metric gauge was pricey at the time so I used an unworn spot on the threaded shafts as a pattern for grinding the cutters. The cross...
  3. terry_g

    R8 Collet Block

    The thread gauge is used to grind and align the tool bit.
  4. terry_g

    R8 Collet Block

    I put the dial indicator on it last night and with the 3/4" collet it has .0005" runout. The collets are an inexpensive set I bought from BusyBee tools. I am making a fitting to connect to the #4 SAE fitting on a 30LB canister of R134a that has a 1/2" x 10 acme thread to fit our Air...
  5. terry_g

    R8 Collet Block

    I make a lot of small parts and do a lot of turning very close to the chuck. I know I should just buy a collet chuck or a collet block and some collets. I had a length of 1 3/4" rod from a hydraulic ram in my metal pile. A couple hours later I had this:
  6. terry_g

    Tool Keyed or keyless tailstock chuck?

    I have both but use the keyless by far the most. I picked up a pair of 5/8" Metabo chucks from BusyBee years ago when I bought the lathe and mill.
  7. terry_g

    Wheel stud fatigue failure from insufficient torque

    Years ago I worked as a mechanic for a Kenworth truck dealer. When Kenworth switched from fine thread imperial frame bolts to a coarser thread metric bolt they started having problems with bolt failures. They determined that this was a result of improperly torqued bolts from the factory. They...
  8. terry_g

    Cast Pulley Repair

    Its made or sold by Westward. They sold made in Japan hand tools as well which were actually decent quality for the price. I don't know if their still around.
  9. terry_g

    YesWelder?

    I remember years ago a friend of my dad's paid for a guaranteed method of cutting his household bills in half. He received a cheap pair of scissors in the mail.
  10. terry_g

    Our Motorcycles - Post What You Got

    The man-cave in the not so distant past. Recently sold this to a collector. 1985 K100RT with 56000 km on the meter. 2003 R1100S 99 HP stock with some upgrades it was probably 110 HP.Bought it with 1500 Km on it and sold it 10 years ago with 22000 km on it.. 1980 500XT 13800 KMs on it...
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