Recent content by Schnupfhuhn

Main question: " What do you consider to be an acceptable level of accuracy for model making? I have always strived for .001" as a standard where it counts, some times I make and ......" My answer: see what you can achieve. Usually h7 is a good tolerace field for a lathe. You can loosen up on...

Take a slip of paper. Take a micrometer or a good calipher with 0,01mm resolution (Tesa, Swissmade, but still no match for a micrometer). Start with a part. Put down your aimed at dimension. Do the work, measure. Put the measure on paper. You´ll get a feeling what precison you can achieve...

Hy Guys, Mike Wrathall has a nice writeup how to machine a t slotted slide for the 7xsomethings. http://www.wrathall.com/Interests/machining/T-slot_cross_slide1.htm If you read the page, the infamous JW Early surfaces again. Kind regards

I heared the same pitch around the same time: never had a problem, never heared of a mill where it won´t fit. I exchanged emails with Chris Woods from LMS and he supplies the Sterling Steele conversion kit. Pretty bad, 150$ plus customs down the drain, the only thing really useable part for an...