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Question about putting VFD on a step pulley mill.
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What pulley position to choose? That's literally impossible to properly give any accurate answer for since it depends on just what...
Nov 26, 2023
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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...
Nov 26, 2023
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Questions regarding drilling small holes, and runout.
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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...
Nov 24, 2023
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Questions regarding drilling small holes, and runout.
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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...
Nov 8, 2023
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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...
Nov 7, 2023
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Questions regarding drilling small holes, and runout.
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If those collets weren't even close to matching what's in writing for there run out specifications Baron, then they should have been...
Oct 30, 2023
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Hmmm.... Maybe not. Quality costs money. Cheap never achieves the same standard....
Oct 30, 2023
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Questions regarding drilling small holes, and runout.
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Whatever videos you watched that show marking and then FILING collets due to excessive run out are being produced by literal know...
Oct 25, 2023
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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...
Oct 3, 2023
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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...
Oct 1, 2023
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What is it?
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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...
Oct 1, 2023
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Machine Tool Alignment
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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...
Sep 19, 2023
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Machine Tool Alignment
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My sincere apology's for going missing. Personal issues (sigh) That really sucks about your test bar warping Petertha. Possibly I'm...
Sep 16, 2023
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