Recent content by kevin45

You want to be very careful using a boring head as a flycutter. A boring head is not made to take the load that a flycutter does. Years back, we were making some panels for the Paris Air Show, and one coworker who was also a Tool & Die maker was using a boring head as a trepanning cutter. He...

Conductor.....Have you gave any thought to roofing the shipping containers? If possible, level both of them up and square them to each other, add some trusses over both, then concrete in between, and close the area in between the two containers. If you have a way of moving them around, put about...

There could be one of a half of a dozen things wrong. First off is deflection of the material. Second is the lathe is bolted to a wooden table, third is that it is bolted to the floor, fourth is that do you know whether the floor is level or not, five is that you have everything bolted down...

I'll use dial calipers as "reference only". If I want an accurate measurement, I will use my mics. To me there is too much error in calipers all for the fact that there are two adjustment screws at the top pushing on to a brass shim. If one day you ate your Wheaties, you may put a tick more of...

I'd like to have a power drawbar. At work I had one on my Bridgeport. I had to mount it on the R.H. side though as I couldn't raise my left arm high enough for it mounted on that side. With the Lagun though, I am lucky in that the brake will lock when you push it back. You have to rotate the...

I think this is the first Forum of all that I have been to, that addresses the problems of working with disabilities. After having 10 failed surgeries on my left shoulder (5 total replacements, 4 revisions, and 1 scraping) I can no longer raise my left arm or crank a handle. When I was...

When I was working at the shop before going on disability, I ordered one of these type of stools from I believe either Penn Tool or MSC. The height is fully adjustable and although you can't actually sit with your feet off of the ground, you can park a butt cheek or two on it and it takes the...