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  1. tourmax

    Machine quality question

    Quibbling is just an older word for trolling IMHO. Easy to pick out points in an entire post and rip them apart. Be that as it may. But if you can grab a 10EE, grab it. I wish I could find one or even had the space for one.....I have to make do with my "crappy" little 1957 Atlas 10: Small...
  2. tourmax

    Machine quality question

    That's not really a fair comparison. The 10EE is an industrial quality design. It was originally built to run for thousands of hours making high precision parts and needing minimal maintenance. By comparison, the hobby machines are much lower quality, mainly for price point. Original list...
  3. tourmax

    Machine quality question

    Y Yep,there's greasy operators all over the world. I'd like to think it's limited to the "third world" operators, but you'd have to be pretty naive to believe that's the only place it's going on.....
  4. tourmax

    Machine quality question

    Likely because they have a form of state sponsored slave labor and don't want to let the rest of the world know their "inexpensive" goods they just purchased were made (in part of whole) by forced labor. It's not all like that, but there's no denying it is going on over there. I'll stop here...
  5. tourmax

    Machine quality question

    I'm not using the machine outside it's capabilities. Once was a 5/8's end mill taking a shallow cut and it stripped. the next was a surface fly-cut operation, which does put a bit more strain on the gear from an interrupted cut. But neither were very deep or being forced. the plastic gear in...
  6. tourmax

    Machine quality question

    Careful with those CX601's and same machine from other suppliers. I bought one about a year and a half ago and have stripped 2 of those plastic gears. BUsy Bee is no help as they consider it a "wear" part. Yeah, it only runs the whole bloody machine! They will very graciously sell you another...
  7. tourmax

    East Coast Storm

    We're up the valley way. Little wind, some rain and that's about it. We didn't even loose power, not even a flicker. Lucky I guess....
  8. tourmax

    Atlas TH42 resto

    Yes and yes. The lathe was pretty much neglected, but neglected in the sense it had been pushed aside and forgotten. That black stuff you see on horizontal surfaces in the first pic is actually multiple years of chicken "dirt"..... It was essentially complete, at least as Atlas made it back in...
  9. tourmax

    Tool My most hated tool

    I use the pressure type without issues. The key is to have your QCTP locked down good and solid and make a couple passes to create the knurls. Has it's limitations, but has always worked fine for me. My QCTP sits on a solid plinth, I ditched the top compound for regular use. I do everything on...
  10. tourmax

    Atlas TH42 resto

    Maybe, I'm also on "hobbymachinist"...
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