pete

What pulley position to choose? That's literally impossible to properly give any accurate answer for since it depends on just what...

Here is an link to a YouTube of a automatic thread stop that I made for my 13 x 40 Jet lathe. I actually don't know why most lathes do...

While I do have a Haimer 3D edge finder, I still keep a couple packages of Zig Zag brand cigarette rolling papers in the same tool...

Before I learned the hard way what I finally understand now. Drilling holes or even using a drill press has a few more complexity's than...

Still not good enough for a 0,25mm drill IMHO. I buy those in sets of 10 x 3mm shanks, and make around 10 ~dozen holes. Each set-up is...

If those collets weren't even close to matching what's in writing for there run out specifications Baron, then they should have been...

Hmmm.... Maybe not. Quality costs money. Cheap never achieves the same standard....

Whatever videos you watched that show marking and then FILING collets due to excessive run out are being produced by literal know...

I have a cheap import and when I tighten work in the jaws the rear jaw moves .007 +. Have solid rear jaw tilting vise I use now. The...

The rods used to fixture the fitting were then used to keep the wall from compressing when it was put in the vise to profile the flange...

There not machinist jacks and there meant to be pre set with either a micrometer or a dti that's also been compared and zeroed for...

People also forget it's not just about short parts and a lathe turning parallel at least well enough to work on those SC. Any twist in a...

My sincere apology's for going missing. Personal issues (sigh) That really sucks about your test bar warping Petertha. Possibly I'm...