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  1. curmudgeon

    Tips/Techniques A tiny right angle ball oiler tip.

    I just replaced a couple of these; one on the cross slide, and one on the tailstock. In both cases the spring and ball had been pushed through the bottom of the oiler sleeve. Fortunately I was able to find both springs and balls. The brass cages came out pretty easily by screwing a short #8...
  2. curmudgeon

    CA-BC Grizzly order - anyone on South Island need anything?

    no argument from me hmmm, why not? I have an idea in mind that I'll share in a new, project thread. hmmm, maybe not - with some design help, I can do better There is a ball oiler located directly above the lead screw; squirt and hope that some lands on the lead screw Definitely not bronze...
  3. curmudgeon

    CA-BC Grizzly order - anyone on South Island need anything?

    for sure, I could drop it off when I'm out next month
  4. curmudgeon

    CA-BC Grizzly order - anyone on South Island need anything?

    Yup, the PO let his inner gorilla out to play. One could accomplish the same thing with a set screw setup like yours if motivated. The compound has to be removed to access the cap screw and set screw on mine.
  5. curmudgeon

    CA-BC Grizzly order - anyone on South Island need anything?

    I often use Express Air to forward from Blaine to YYJ and self clear myself. Seawings has a similar service next door to Express Air. In this case, it doesn't pay... Shipping to Blaine saves less than $5 USD on shipping, but ensures that I pay WA sales taxes. Then, add $18 CAD for Express...
  6. curmudgeon

    CA-BC Grizzly order - anyone on South Island need anything?

    Here's another pic that shows that the thin piece is bevelled. There's a cap screw that holds the nut to the cross slide. The pointed screw is a set screw that can push against the bevel, bending the thin slice towards the rest of the nut. The manual describes the process as tightening the...
  7. curmudgeon

    CA-BC Grizzly order - anyone on South Island need anything?

    Hmmm, do these frequently break? Or, are they just vulnerable to gorillas that don't understand how they work? Replacement is $32.75 USD, plus $20 USD shipping, probably plus GST and PST when I self clear customs. Getting a pair would make sense if they're still vulnerable with careful use...
  8. curmudgeon

    CA-BC Grizzly order - anyone on South Island need anything?

    I plan on placing a small order with Grizzly in the next few days. Does anyone on the South Island need anything? They ship by UPS, and I'm going to try self clearance to avoid the outrageous UPS brokerage fees. While replacing a ball-oiler on the cross slide of my G0602 10x22 lathe, I...
  9. curmudgeon

    Understanding machinist layout with DRO better

    wow - amazing that anyone can weld those
  10. curmudgeon

    Understanding machinist layout with DRO better

    I wish learning to weld well was as easy for me as learning trig was... You already know the 3-4-5 rule for right angle triangles - this explains and expands on that: https://www.mathsisfun.com/pythagoras.html The basic sin, cos and tan trig functions are laid out in...
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