Recent content by dickda1

Looks great. But, there are a lot of cutter grinder articles, include one about to appear in the Home Shop Machinest. I am most interested in the edge grinding of end mills as apposed to 4 point drill sharpeners. D0ick

Has anyone tried the Chinese tapping heads from places like CDCO? I like the cheap price - better than one can pay for a good used one. A far amount of precision is necessary for an item like this and as MachineTom noted, you usually pay for that. I am hesitant.

Finally got the camera out. Modifications shown in http://homemodelenginemachinist.com/gallery/displayimage.php?album=39&pos=0 Powder coated assembly shown here http://homemodelenginemachinist.com/gallery/displayimage.php?album=39&pos=1 Too bad the hub sleeve is soft. I would be afraid to try...

Finally got my closer adjusted. I didn't realize that I needed to tighten up the adaptor ring substantially on the collet before pulling the closer handle. I needed to scrap away a bit of the fiberglass pulley cover to allow that. If done, my newly polished cams snug up against the spindle...

About a year ago, doc1955 gave some good advice about the collet closer from Grizzly. As received, the castings were rough, the fit of the outer adaptor ring was too tight on the spindle adaptor and it vibrated. I sanded the castings smooth, applied some body putty and repainted. I followed...