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  • Sailor
    Sailor replied to the thread I Made Something!.
    Nicely done!! I have about 10 to do on another lathe I'm working on so hopefully they turn out as nice as yours did.
  • P
    PeterT replied to the thread Indexable carbide countersink.
    Something like this maybe? I think you are into a specific insert & they look to be orientated to big diameters These are chamferring...
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  • someidiot
    someidiot reacted to buckbrush's post in the thread Magnetic Chuck with Like Like.
    Great score, I misread signs all the time, especially when they are stupid.
  • jcdammeyer
    jcdammeyer reacted to DougW_Sask's post in the thread Product Quality of Life Improvement (mini DRO - Lathe) with Like Like.
    As a newbie hobbyist I’m trying to improve my skills - but I’m also trying to avoid “buying” my way out of learning…. I did end up...
  • jcdammeyer
    jcdammeyer replied to the thread 935 mill oil sump.
    One of these days I should install the one I bought when I got my milling machine. It's on the 42 projects list. It does beg the...
  • P
    PeterT replied to the thread Tool Vertical Spindexer.
    The vise is a Bison 5" prismatic jaw. Gerardi-ish but the jaws dont float. They made one smaller (4") & several larger. Years ago the...
  • jcdammeyer
    jcdammeyer reacted to whydontu's post in the thread Active project - 1972 MGB with Like Like.
    almost reason to get a 3D printer
  • P
    PeterT replied to the thread Shop T-nuts.
    Not sure I understand. The hold-downs have a relief, you can see the step on the end. You mean doing this to the T-nuts themselves? How...
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    PeterT replied to the thread 935 mill oil sump.
    The 2mm of residue is over 5 years. I've never really looked down in there until recently. I'm saying Ive pumped 1/2-2/3 gallon through...
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  • Engmaxx
    Engmaxx reacted to Susquatch's post in the thread Shop T-nuts with Like Like.
    If you make a whole strip of nuts all at once using an appropriate size bar, it's a lot faster. Just make one very long T-nut, drill and...
  • Engmaxx
    Engmaxx reacted to djberta's post in the thread Shop T-nuts with Like Like.
    I make t-nuts when I have a lazy day and just want to do something. Great little project and you can't have enough t-nuts. I love the...
  • Engmaxx
    Engmaxx reacted to PeterT's post in the thread Shop T-nuts with Like Like.
    Not a very exciting project. I just happened to notice (several years after the fact :/ ) the M10 T-nuts I'm using for my Bison vise...
  • Engmaxx
    Engmaxx reacted to Dan Dubeau's post in the thread Shop T-nuts with Like Like.
    Projects like this are never very glamorous, but still very satisfying.
  • djberta
    djberta replied to the thread Shop T-nuts.
    I make t-nuts when I have a lazy day and just want to do something. Great little project and you can't have enough t-nuts. I love the...
  • YYCHM
    YYCHM reacted to historicalarms's post in the thread Product Quality of Life Improvement (mini DRO - Lathe) with Like Like.
    wow what an opportune thread for me I need one of those short dro thingies for a job i want to complete before winter shuts my shop...
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