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  1. Redneck_Sophistication

    Help me make my lathe better

    My old McDougall lathe has an old school thread on chucks. With a floating threaded collar to hold it to the tapered spindle with a key. The chuck has a lot of run out, and the jaws are worn, not straight. I’d like to fit a new chuck on, luckily the millwright I bought the machine from had a...
  2. Redneck_Sophistication

    “Motivated seller” mcgregor lathe

    Chatted with this guy. Local To Cambridge Ont. Said he’s very flexible on the price. It’s destined for the scrap yard if it doesn’t sell by next month https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/654798422739386/
  3. Redneck_Sophistication

    500$ lathe in Hamilton

    Spotted just now. Probably won’t last long https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/800630875002729/?mibextid=6ojiHh
  4. Redneck_Sophistication

    Finally a post not of disaster!

    YES! Nothing broke or blew up! I figured out the threading on my lathe! I never noticed this rod that moves with the metic/inch selector behind the “stud gear” Then I realized it’s some sort of stopping rod so you can’t engage the metric clutch if something is there. Realized that nothing...
  5. Redneck_Sophistication

    Well I really messed up this time.

    Starting to wonder if this machining thing is for me, or maybe just this lathe is cursed. Now that I’d gone through everything I had a part I want to make with single point threading, now’s the time to learn. Set all my gears and settings for 14tpi, ran a scratch pass and got half that...
  6. Redneck_Sophistication

    Now I’m sure I have angered the machining gods.

    I think all my rednecking “good enough” projects has angered the gods! Saddle of the lathe back together. Used it for a minute and it was making an odd noise. Checked to make sure the oil pump was working, noticed the shop made coupler between the stock shaft and the shop fitted replacement...
  7. Redneck_Sophistication

    Well I guess I’ll be taking my lathe saddle apart now.

    Seems like I can’t win these days! Been such a busy year, I haven’t even been able to look at my last problem on the mill (electrical power feed) I had just finished a couple small parts for the last of my smoker build and thought I’d mess around with the feeds on the lathe as I hadn’t...
  8. Redneck_Sophistication

    There’s a skunk in my shop!

    Damnit! It’s threatening the bridge port!! To arms!
  9. Redneck_Sophistication

    Power feed circuit board blew

    I was setting up cut in aluminum abs engaged the power feed not realizing how fast it was set to. I stopped it as quick as I could, but it shut off as I was throwing the switch. The built in circuit breaker didn’t trip, nor did the branch circuit breaker. I opened it up to find a small...
  10. Redneck_Sophistication

    I learned something today

    If your going to drain the oil out of your lathe with an unknown capacity I would recommend not just letting it slowly -15 flow into a 12L container and not think to check on it over night. On an completely unrelated note I am doing product testing on “greasweep” natures super absorber. I’ve...
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