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I have a number of different sized insert boring bars from 1/4" to 1". Many with carbide shafts. I tend to do a lot of small diameter deep holes. The larger bars are held directly in the QCTP holders. The smaller ones are held with tool holders or collet chucks. A number of years ago I...

I got fed up with the chuck key that came with my Atlas 6" 4 jaw. It's was loose as a goose. It kept wanting to fall out while adjusting the jaws. So I grabbed a steering tie rod that I found out on the curb for garbage. Being already hardened, it fit the bill pretty well. I find doing these...

I just received in the mail an 8" independent 4-Jaw chuck made by Buck in the US. Used, purchased from a guy in Quebec on Facebook Marketplace. I have a 14" Pratt Burnerd which has served me well for the past 30 years, except it's getting too heavy to be lifting it up onto a wooden board on...

This came with the Clarkson Drill Bit Grinder I got the other day. I don't know who makes it. It's more than likely from a tool and cutter grinder. What can I make/attach that will make it usefull. There are graduations on the bottom, but not 0-360°, its 0-90-0-90-0. And no index mark on...

Well, I decided to replace the bearings of my lathes gear train, and clean up all the damaged teeth. The original bearings were shot. They were 6303zz shielded, but replaced them with sealed to keep all the crap out. The gear teeth were all chewed up for some reason. That's the way it came...

You know, with all the talk about getting older, and disposal of our machines and tools when we die, and getting a fair amount for them, and making it easier for our heirs, perhaps a raffle is in order. So, for instance, @Mcgyver will need to dispose of his custom cut knurling tool. He would...

Well, if we didn't have enough drill point grinding....here's another one. I received this today and cleaned it up. It's missing some parts that I can make. The base maybe a little more difficult since I don't know the exact shape and where the index mark is supposed to be. The first...

Oh, how the mighty have fallen! I needed, well, wanted to upgrade my thread pitch gauges. I was going to order Starrett, but they were almost double the price so I figured Mitutoyo. 2 of the gauges, wrapped in a sealed baggie, inside a plastic case, in a box, with certificate of warranty...

I needed a very long cleaning rod for my Palma rifle. I need one 54" long. The only ones long enough are from BoreTech. But to get it from the USA was going to cost an arm and half a leg. So I figured I might as well go ahead and spend a small fortune in time and money making one!! The rod...

Ok guys. What tools did you get or buy for yourself for Christmas? I was gifted a Fluke 87V multimeter and a set of Snap-on metric short wrenches, 11mm - 19mm from my son. Both are used, but I ain't complaining!!