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Thanks for the tip airbus. :bow:

Hi airbus, what method do you use to cut them?

I screwed up by misreading more than once. Old eyes!! Bought this and have been happy. http://www.ctctools.biz/servlet/the-90/0-dsh-1%22-%280-dsh-25MM%29-DIGITAL-HIGH/Detail

Christchurch has just been hit hard again. There will be lots of casualties according to the news running here in Australia. Maybe the NZ members could let us know if they are safe when possible.

Another good trick to tuck away!! :bow: Thanks for sharing.

Marv, can you capture a frame from the computer keyboard? In other words, not have to physically touch/shake the actual microscope by pressing the button on top.

Are these the type of Spotting Drills being reffered to? http://www.sutton.com.au/Assets/4314/1/499980430_Drill_Spotting_Brochure.pdf There appears to bo 90 degree and 120 degree point styles.

Hi Ken, I think the picture fell off or something!! :)

Could one of these be mounted on an arbor to use on a Vertical Mill? http://www.mcjing.com.au/categorybrowser.aspx?categoryid=277

Hi again coolgoose, I thought you might find this site useful also.... http://www.nmri.go.jp/eng/khirata/metalwork/index_e.html

coolgoose, welcome. I have found the free video downloads from MIT to be very informative and refer to them often. As you are new to the game, please be aware that the instructor in the videos appears to place his fingers in some very dangerous positions with regard/disregard to the cutting...

Thanks for the kind words. One thing that isn't shown in the pictures is that the side facing away from the camera is bored out to clear the next circular bit of the vise. This allows the knob/handle to be a bit wider and more comfortable. Marv, do you align your vise that way so that the...

Thanks for the kind words. One thing I must point out is that I discovered that the lock-nuts don't really do anything. Before I degreased and Loctited the assemblies I found that the handle end would just wind out of the lock-nut. ::) My silly. ;D If I made them again I would make the...

Inspired by an article in MEW #167 by Mr Paul Hogarth. Often I try to nip the vise up with out having to use the big Crank Handle. It hurts my fingers! This is just a disc of Aluminium Bored to fit the round section behind the square section used by the crank handle. The knurled disc being...

I had been meaning to extend these for some time, then an article in MEW #167 by a Mr Paul Hogarth spurred me on. The original handles are too close in to the base and are difficult to use. I turned,drilled and tapped two joining pieces and added a piece of threaded rod with lock nuts and...