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  • BaronJ
    BaronJ replied to the thread Working on my South Bend 9C.
    Hi Michael, By gum that looks like a flimsy tool ! Its going to chatter no matter what you do with it. You could try wrapping some...
  • BaronJ
    BaronJ reacted to Golem Pens's post in the thread Working on my South Bend 9C with Like Like.
    Oh, and the kicker is I'm working on threading away from the headstock to get a nicer shoulder there ;)
  • BaronJ
    BaronJ reacted to Elektrishun's post in the thread Fractional HP motor reversing with Like Like.
    In the 2nd edition "Delco Starting Switches" page 429 (screen shot from an eBay ad): I would really like to read about how that...
  • BaronJ
    BaronJ reacted to Elektrishun's post in the thread Fractional HP motor reversing with Like Like.
    @BaronJ Never seen one like it either. Found an image and some information (had to improve the text otherwise it was similar to the...
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    Elektrishun replied to the thread Fractional HP motor reversing.
    In the 2nd edition "Delco Starting Switches" page 429 (screen shot from an eBay ad): I would really like to read about how that...
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  • Stuart Samuel
    Stuart Samuel reacted to terry_g's post in the thread A modification to my AXA tool post with Like Like.
    I have on several occasions had the tool post move when tightening the lever that locks the tool holder in place. I read on another site...
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    Elektrishun replied to the thread Fractional HP motor reversing.
    @BaronJ Never seen one like it either. Found an image and some information (had to improve the text otherwise it was similar to the...
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    PeterT replied to the thread Shop T-nuts.
    If I understand, oh man, we havent even got to lateral topside machining force yet. We are just trying to keep the T-nuts from blowing...
  • 140mower
    140mower reacted to trevj's post in the thread At The ER - 3 Hours & Counting with Like Like.
    All I ask, is that my ashes be spread on the same hill as my father, and grandfather. My possessions, are no longer my problem. As the...
  • 140mower
    140mower reacted to MashingMetal's post in the thread Adding a VFD to my ML7 with Like Like.
    And a couple more pics, and the tray for the drawer
  • 140mower
    140mower reacted to MashingMetal's post in the thread Adding a VFD to my ML7 with Like Like.
    I have been searching for a suitable 3 phase motor for months now, I sware I have give a few away in the past. Oh well. I came across...
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    PeterT replied to the thread Shop T-nuts.
    Found a better I think corroborting picture. If the 2 load areas over & under are identical & coincident, the material is in pure...
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    PeterT replied to the thread Shop T-nuts.
    Try this sketch. I'm going on a limb here. LEFT = by overburden I mean the stress area that bolt force resolves into OVER the element...
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  • djberta
    djberta replied to the thread Rotator cuff injury, inflamed Bursa.
    30 years as an electrician, I’m an instructor now. When the pain started I reverted back to it’s just muscle pain work through it. That...
  • Susquatch
    Susquatch replied to the thread Adding a VFD to my ML7.
    I'd be careful to program in a slower ramp up to speed to avoid damaging the gears on startup.
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