Recent content by machineman8625

Does anyone know where I can obtain steel balls undersize and oversize. I can buy 1/4, 3/8,/1/2 inch and Etc., but I am looking for 3 or 4 thousandths undersize and 3 or 4 thousandths oversize. Thanks

Thank you very much. Larry

What material should I use for a small hit and miss engine and how thick should it be???

The best way to remove broken taps is don't break them. DO NOT USE CARBON TAPS. They are like peanut brittle and snap off if you look at them wrong. Use HSS or cobalt

What would be the best reference book for using a rotary table or dividing head? Does the machinery handbook give referen ce on how to use them Larry

To repair the oval shaped bore, I guess bore it round 1/16 to 1/8 oversize. You can make the babbitt not stick by painting the area with a horsehair acid brush with stove polish that you can buy at any woodstove store. It is just carbon black powder in a alcohol, or some other quick drying...

I poured babbitt bearings and machined them for 25 years. What little I know about babbitt bearings I would be glad to share. I actually do not know why no one seems to use babbitt for model engineering. Larry

Me and my father have purchased several items from Harbor Freight. Their goods are the worst of the worst and almost unusable. Save up your money and buy somewhere else. Check out the lathes and mills at BILLS TOOL CRIB. I bought a 13x40 geared head gap lathe that hold .0001 tolerances...

Hi, I have a Bridgeport type mill with a SARGON x and y digital read out. It skips on one of the read outs. Any one have any idea how to fix it. Thanks, Larry

I junked a Pratt and Whitney #2 jig Borer and kept the tooling. Can anybody tell me what the taper is called on this tooling and what else would this machine fit. Thanks, Larry