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  1. ThirtyOneDriver

    Cambridge - machinist newb

    Another possible solution based off earlier suggestions (like the YouTube video posted); an adapter to change the OEM tool post hardware to one that will work w/ the BXA QCTP. Seems like an easier and quicker interim solution (probably could have had it made w/ all of the work put into...
  2. ThirtyOneDriver

    Cambridge - machinist newb

    So a flier came in the mail last night that reaffirmed my desire to keep the OEM tool slide unmodified... it had bigger lathes in it. There were at least three members who mentioned that I'd have the desire to upgrade - it won't happen right away, but they were correct. Keeping the original...
  3. ThirtyOneDriver

    Cambridge - machinist newb

    You guys challenge me with great questions/comments. @PeterT, I'm confident that I have a "full" version... I've just been using what I need to use and haven't done any exploring since I installed the 2021 version. I was surprised when I did some more digging... here's a screen shot of the...
  4. ThirtyOneDriver

    Cambridge - machinist newb

    @PeterT - no dimensional reasoning, more a confidence (or lack there of) issue - if I don't cut into the original, my lathe stays functional despite how long it takes me to work on it in the mill, etc. I admit bias towards machining a part and that exists because one way or another, I need to...
  5. ThirtyOneDriver

    Cambridge - machinist newb

    'Tool Slide v4' increases the critical tool slide surface to lathe C/L by an additional 0.20" (now 1.29" - OEM was 1.09"). There looks like there's enough meat between the dovetail cut and the top surface. @PeterT - this is what the tool slide would look like if I did exactly what you...
  6. ThirtyOneDriver

    Cambridge - machinist newb

    Refined idea/design 'Tool Slide v3'... reminder that the dimension from yesterday's measurement of the 5/8" tools in the BXA tool holder was 1.09375" - this tool slide increases that dimension by 0.05" but there is "room" to increase that (tool slide v4) (someone smart could help me determine...
  7. ThirtyOneDriver

    Pakistani machining

    Makes you appreciate being Canadian, eh? Reminds me of Afghanistan except these guys have a little more wealth - same clothes, same 'squat', same lack of PPE - and I'm guessing the same lack of what we consider as formal education. It seems like the channel is more work by this same group of...
  8. ThirtyOneDriver

    Cambridge - machinist newb

    @PeterT - I'm also thinking that if I put the t-slot in that I'm removing too much material (part of drawing it was to be able to see/imagine/measure what material I would have... I love SolidWorks in that respect). - another compound slide from (near duplicate) from AliExpress is $150 CAD...
  9. ThirtyOneDriver

    Best gas for mig Welding sheet metal?

    @Susquatch - welding is something where I can help others - I don't see any issues w/ any of the advice given and if you want some place to sit and work on a project and ask questions, you're free to do that in my shop. My buddy is just finishing off his ice racer after building himself a cage...
  10. ThirtyOneDriver

    Best gas for mig Welding sheet metal?

    @CalgaryPT - the "C" at the end of the 180 for the Lincoln welders distinguishes between the retail store welders and the commercial units; the 180C is about triple the price IIRC and features machined aluminum drive components rather than the plastic ones. I had a sponsorship deal with Lincoln...
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