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    Workholding...or too big for the vise

    There is a very simple way by using a table saw. Aluminum cuts like wood on a table saw. The cut will be tougher than when milled but a bit of sandpaper on a board will clean this up. You can also use the holes you have in your plate to tie the sheet onto a scrap pice of plywood may be with...
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    Identify lathe part

    Thanks David That I think is a very positive identification. A friend of mine has a SB and a 4 jaw chuck too many, so I think that is where it is going. Thanks for your help
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    Identify lathe part

    Thanks, a friend of mine has a Southbend i will try it there.
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    Identify lathe part

    This are both sides of my carriage
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    Introduction

    I am on Vancouver island
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    Introduction

    Well that is a very interesting story about the Pinzgauers. My Pinzgauers are trucks made in the Pinzgau in Austria by Steyr Puch. They clime like you describe and now I know why they choose the name for the trucks. Fortunately for me they always need some care since they are 50 years old...
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    Identify lathe part

    I have a 9” utilylathe with a steady rest that I use regularly. When I bought the lathe used a few years ago it also came with a moving steady rest. Unfortunately the moving unit seems not to fit my lathe. Does anybody know what machine it would fit or how it might fit my machine?
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    Introduction

    Good day to you all I would like to introduce myself. I am a retired machinist I worked for many years in aviation after I did my apprenticeship in Switzerland. Since my retirement I enjoy building things in my shop. During my working life I had to make parts for others now I make things I like...
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