Gordon

I have made them from some brass tube and just parted them off in the lathe. I made several because I know that I will drop some.

Saw this at the Indiana show last week.

The big problem as I see it is that we have the old frogs like me who think that is fun to stand in front of a lathe or mill and turn...

I am confused. Not exactly unknow territory. I have a 13" south bend lathe and I am thinking about making a taper attachment for it...

I was disappointed that the cars and trucks were not accessible. There was yellow tape keeping you out of the car area and the lower...

Brian: Is it possible to have someone in US buy stuff for you and then mail it to you? Ideally if you could find someone who makes...

I bought these a while back. I have not used one yet but they seem to be OK and the price is good. Delivery from China takes a while...

I have been using TPU. Somewhat flexible but still pretty rigid. The ones that I have made do work.

The other 20% are the wives who came along to make sure that their husband did not buy more stuff.

I have been somewhat successful with 3D printing them. The problem is that the 3D filament is not as flexible as the silicone so...

The story of my shop life. In order to do that I have to repair the other piece of equipment and in order to that I have to make a new...

That fits about 80% of the members here.

S/S had what you are looking for but he has retired. Apparently someone else has taken over the business...

The taper is .602/ft. #4 1/2 is .624 /ft and #5 is .631/ft so it is just something that South Bend used. I have no idea why they chose...

The MT3 and the main body are one piece and the retainer/seal at the end does not have any obvious way to remove it. I assume that it is...