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  1. J

    Interesting way to gain some swing on lathe

    Came across this video on YouTube and thought it was interesting maybe come in handy for someone?
  2. J

    Electric mag chuck controller?

    Sorta it keeps a good amount of magnetism till you remove the part. But if power did go off in middle of grind it could throw your part if it's small or taking heavy cuts. The mag chuck controller has demagnetization timer on it to release the part
  3. J

    Electric mag chuck controller?

    The surface grinder I bought came with electro magnetic chuck But no controller instead it came with a bridge rectifier. Which works for now but makes getting parts off without sliding near impossible. I'm thinking of ordering a AliExpress controller AliExpress controller 100$ Does anyone have...
  4. J

    Using die grinder for scraping stuff

    More videos and now with more resolution thanks @Arbutus :) This is done with same set up as before but now I'm using the B grade granite stone which is pretty much brand new and using the Helios .001mm dial indicator. I included blueing I used and the zip cut blade. Video of testing the...
  5. J

    Using die grinder for scraping stuff

    The over view of my set up The fine adjust on this mag base isn't very rigid and notice it does move around if I'm not careful so Ill try a different one on next test. My surface grinder in in some of its glory just finished reassembling last days off after a deep clean after buying it few...
  6. J

    Using die grinder for scraping stuff

    The test bar was ground parallel. As far as the surface plate goes Its in rough condition but seems flat I picked a spot with least wear and ran piece under indicator before touching with die grinder to make sure there wasn't any movement. so I don't know how flat the plate is as a whole. I...
  7. J

    Using die grinder for scraping stuff

    Used a grinding disc on a air die grinder. I would of taken video of it in action but hard to film and grind at same time. Video of someone else using this method to grind hardened ways
  8. J

    Using die grinder for scraping stuff

    Did a couple tests to satisfy some curiousity and questions from another post. Still don't think this is replacement for proper scraping just think it's viable for certain applications. Feel free to make suggestions if my tests are not adequate and I can try a different approach. Tried to keep...
  9. J

    Machine Laser time!

    The picture of that I posted isn't open source but there is bunch of open source DXF files running around or printable Dino's you can find on Google that would be fairly easy to convert to .DXF most of the nicer ones for CNC plasma cutters cost less then 100$ for the files. Ye castellated beams...
  10. J

    Machine Laser time!

    Dam that's an impressive machine, can make some real big sheet metal Dino's with that thing. Ps. Also I like the castellated beam over head crane 2 tons is good size. I want to put overhead crane in 40x60 shop after I build it this spring just got to figure out cost effective method of making...
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