Recent content by Mattkguns

very cool engine, im always a fan of triples im pretty new to air engines, so it took me a few minutes to figure out why you had the two eccentrics acting on the single arm. is there another build/ resource somewhere that goes through a little more of how the timing and such is set for the...

Thanks for replying Phil The lock works just fine, I just cut my teeth on the big lathes at school and they don't budge when taking a face cut. Have you found that the right vs the left lock works better for you? I'm considering making one of them a lever lock so I don't have to keep pulling...

question for you guys, whats the best way to keep the carriage from moving while taking face cuts? ive tightened the lock screw down a little, which seems to help, and all the way down for finish face cuts. is this just a quirk of small lathes? or am a missing something? thanks, Matt

Alright, got the compound slide mount chucked up and indicated with .001" on the lathe at school, faced off .080", and now I have full use of my QCTP, woo Next up... Possibly an attempt at threading Matt

Actually, its a belt drive setup And yes. Perfect size for my current needs and restrictions. Matt

Gus, thank you for your interest, its always a joy to talk about your new toys :) heres my first mess of chips that need cleaning and heres my first parts made, they are feet on my bench levelers they arent done with any real precision, just for fun really. i need to modify my compound...

good tips, tin, i appreciate the input. ill have to acquire some hss for some interrupted stuff in the future all the more reason im happy i went with a larger lathe. Matt

sorry defreels, this is very much the wrong thread to post this in, especially as i dont know much about steam engines. try the showing them and the work in progress section, lots of builds in there Matt edit: seeing as this is your first post, i should welcome you to the forums, you should...

I see your points about the smaller tooling, but I do already have a set of 1/2" carbide insert tools. That's another thing, why does it seem like no one likes the carbide inserts on these smaller lathes? I've seen mention of finish and some other things, but I'm getting pretty good surface...

and... we have QCTP! that sits about 10 thou high... :wall: i thought by ordering the 100 series i would avoid this... oh well. ill just have to take the compound rest plate to school and face it down .100 or so. unfortunately, the campus is closed because of "inclement weather." damned texas...

cut some metal and polished a sliding valve for an air motor i built in school a couple years ago. loving what ive seen so far Tin- good point, realized what you meant when i went out to the garage. need to get a 9/16-18 tap when i get out next. Matt

Ill probably do that, Tin Get some practice in with the 4 jaw. gotta figure out how to mount one of the tool posts though, seeing as i dont have the mount... Matt

here she is some cleaning left to do and probably going to center it on the work bench... eventually... as of now, its bolted in place there, and the bench is quite solid. i didnt really think through the placement of my bolt studs, other than their distance from each other. Anyway, quick...

Thanks for the responses guys, I see I need to reevaluate my oil decisions. While I'm here, does anybody know where to find a current grizzly coupon?

just got into some money, and i am now buying a lathe! im getting a grizzly 10x22 g0602, im pretty excited about it. im getting the http://littlemachineshop.com/products/product_view.php?ProductID=3527 tool package. the live center...