Recent content by GregW

No, the chuck is still for sale. Please PM me if interested.

I know many of the members here have smaller benchtop lathes, but in case of any interest... I have for sale a Bison 6 1/4" diameter 6 jaw chuck for sale. This is the set tru type, comes with the D1-4 backplate mount. This package sells for $1500 new. Asking $850. Chuck is in excellent...

I use Oatey cutting oil for drilling, reaming and tapping. Blaser swisslube coolant concentrate for general milling. I also found alcohol works well for tapping aluminum.

Great, thanks for all the info.

I'm starting the Stirling Mini Fan as my first engine project. What is the best way to cut the fins on the head? They need to be spaced .04, so I'm thinking either a slitting saw on my mill, or a parting tool on the lathe? I'd rather do the operation on the lathe, but don't know if I'll be able...

Nice shop, I miss my basement work space.

That's a nice saw Mark. Enco is doing free truck shipping this month so I'm really thinking about getting the small bandsaw they sell that's similar to the grizzly/HF models. Of course buying a good blade and reinforcing the base as well.

Thanks for the tips. The lathe is there, you can see it's new place over in the pics I posted in the Tools forum. I took these pics a few weeks ago, before I had the new lathe in my shop. This was my first house, bought about 7 years ago, and I only plan on staying here another 5 years or so...

Here are some pictures of my workshop when I finished doing some organzing/cleaning. I do a bit of everything in it from woodworking to metalworking. It's an 18 x 20 garage with and insulated roof, but I still freeze during the winter months just running a small kerosene heater.

Selling a Motortronics N Series VFD that was used to power a small 1hp lathe. Refer to the picture of the spec tag for info. Good working condition. Asking $85 with free shipping to lower 48. Update: VFD has been sold.

That's a nice lathe you have and a nice restoration job. I have a nice follow rest that came with it, how much use should I get out of it? I see it as being one of those tools that when you need it, you'll be glad it's there. I really only plan on making model engines and things. I'm thinking...

After a few months of thinking about it, I purchased and brought home my first lathe. It's a 1981 South Bend Heavy 10 tool room lathe that was used in a school, and was sitting in a garage for the last 10 or so years. I bought it off the same guy I got my Bridgeport mill from, and both machines...

I purchased a digital readout from Shars for my mill not too long ago. Their customer service is terrible, and don't know if I would shop there again. They sent me a dirty, scratched up scale and I wanted an exchange for a new one. Well, when it was all said and done I got my new scale 4 weeks...

Hello everyone, my name is Greg from Rochester, NY. I've been a CNC Machinist for 9 years and have a shop at home that I use to build all sorts of things and spend time in. I came across this site looking for ideas of projects I can make on my machines and building model engines sounds...