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  1. skippyelwell

    Rebuilding a 10" Standard Modern Utilathe

    I've never done internal threading before, will have to do some major reading up on it.
  2. skippyelwell

    Rebuilding a 10" Standard Modern Utilathe

    Thanks, I guess I didn't look hard enough or didn't phrase properly.
  3. skippyelwell

    Rebuilding a 10" Standard Modern Utilathe

    Now that the SM 10" is up and running fairly well I thought I would go back and try and tighten up some of the tolerances starting with the worm threaded rod on the cross slide. The cast iron stationary nut is quite worn so I thought I would make a new one, the rod is a left handed 9/16 x 8 tpi...
  4. skippyelwell

    How welders fix things.

    The bolts holding it the wall look a little undersized for the job, I'd beef those up. Better safe than sorry.
  5. skippyelwell

    CA-BC Amazon.ca vs direct from Accusize?

    I've spent close to a $1000 at KBC this year, I p/u and order on Monday and realized I ordered a 5/16" threaded handle instead of the 3/8" handle I need. Emailed KBC that day and asked if I could come in and swap it for the handle I need, they said they will have to refund me the money I paid...
  6. skippyelwell

    Engineering Workshop Practice

    Here's a book I p/u decades ago, covers everything, I especially like the back cover calling for 4,000,000 machinists.
  7. skippyelwell

    Tips/Techniques Thank you thread.

    So true, I've said it before, this is kind of a special place on the internet. A big thanks for all the encourgement and advice I have recieved here and I'm sure will recieve in the future.
  8. skippyelwell

    Free to a good home.

    Trying to clean up the shop and clear some shelves off, I bought these Porta bandsaw blades a couple of years ago and just realized they aren't the right ones for my saw. Three brand new Milwaukee 35 3/8" 14 tpi blades, also have three or four 4"x36" sanding belts, I don' t have that size of...
  9. skippyelwell

    Standard power hacksaw

    16", I answered your question on Thursday right after you posted but it seems to have disappeared.
  10. skippyelwell

    Electric Vise?

    Hmmm
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