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    12 x 36 lathe vibration

    Coincidentally I was under the hood of my lathe changing gears for metric threading so I snapped a pic of my motor hinge plate. But I just realized, I recall some kind of retention bolt connecting the 2 plates together kind of mid plate which is hidden from view. I'm getting mixed up with...
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    12 x 36 lathe vibration

    On my Taiwan 14x40 I have a similar swing plate for the motor. I started to notice increasing vibration & assumed it was the belt stretch/wear. Replaced belt with new one but it still vibrated. I assumed the hinge plate was supposed to be loose in order that the motor weight would self tension...
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    Mikes shop activities

    Nice. I think I've seen your Wasp pics on one of the ME forums. What's the history of yours? When did you get the parts? Were the plans 'serviceable'? (I seem to recall you did a CAD re-do). I think Bruce Satra was one of the the Wasp casting guru's, but I also seem to recall others have...
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    CA-BC Metric roll pins?

    I just received some smaller diameter metrics from Ali. My notes say ordered Mar-5, delivered Mar-19 which is pretty decent IMO. Unless you are in a bigger time constraint I searched 'M5 roll pin' but in some cases like this they use different words 'elastic cotter cylindrical'. Random example...
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    Repair a gib?

    That's kind of what I was getting at with a filler piece (red outline) that has a section shape matching the end of the gib strip. The existing screw now contacts that segment so its not bottoming out on the counterbore. Anyways the gib can go deeper (if I'm understanding the issue). You could...
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    3D Printing an armature fan for a router

    Was the knurled steel collar no longer useable or that needed to be re-made anyway? The knurling wouldn't really help a 3DP fan hub if we are guessing the fan was injected molded around it, which looks to be the case although hard to see the IS surface of the broken plastic part beside it. I...
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    Tool New Measuring Tool Idea?

    And then of course there's cheapo digital calipers that can measure internal & external or zero set to compare... all on one handy device. Maybe not for banging around in tough conditions though. Or maybe they are already occupied to perform other duties LOL.
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    Tool New Measuring Tool Idea?

    Could you not just flip the ruler around so its zero edge is on the edge of disc diameter (where your 2.5 is) & read result where your blue dot is?
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    Boring Head to AVOID

    I remember my early brazed carbide bars were wonky geometry & caused me grief. Lots of heat & smoke but not much in the way of nice cutting chips. I finally realized the misalignment in the bore yielded lots of equivalent negative rake & even varied from bar to bar. Rotating the shank & grinding...
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    Tool Good Quality Files and where to purchase them?

    what company is that, Len?
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