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Welcome! Can you post a few pictures of the issues you are trying to resolve? Craig

Good stuff. I have an RF-30 with a Shooting Star DRO as well. It is a shame that the company folded on the owner's death. Your 3-knob 'wheels' are pretty cool and I see you use round balls on many such items. If you don't mind, do you have a ball-turning jig that you could share? Also, are...

Just spitballing but is it possible that your current wrenches are made of heat-treated carbon steel and the belt grinder has drawn the temper of the steel such that they are now pretty soft? Like a screwdriver, they may only have been hardened at the tips when new. That would kind of fit with...

Related, Quinn on the Youtube channel Blondihacks did a related modification to a portable bandsaw. She made a larger table that bolts on in place of the existing part. It simply has a flange on the back that can be clamped in her bench vise and it supports the saw in the vertical orientation...

Hi Alan: It never crossed my mind to modify the stand that way--that's brilliant! Could you supply a little more detail on how the quick release feature works? Also, where did you get the foot switch? I'm just a newbie metalworker. My portable bandsaw and stand are an import package that...

Map of the April 8, 2024 eclipse: https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/map/2024-april-8 Looks like my home, just south of Toronto, is on the edge of the total eclipse. I could drive an hour to Niagara Falls to experience it from the centre line. OTOH, we've had so much cloudy, gloomy weather...

Those are both awesome! For the mill, what kind of work envelope did you aim for? Similar to an RF-45? I take it this is your only milling machine now? Did you use another mill to construct this one? Very cool even though the handle for the Z movement is a bit close to spindle belt for my...

Welcome! Would love to see pictures of your milling machine and lathe mods! Craig

The reamer is a spiral and that looks like a Morse taper 3 shank so that might account for the RS3 portion. Maybe. 16 mm is also very close to 5/8 of an inch so a more precise measurement is probably needed. In addition, reamers are commonly available in over-size and undersize variants to...

Just a WAG but the "IRS" bit might stand for Inside Reamer Spiral (or Straight). Pictures would help. Have you measured them? Craig

Welcome! Beautiful work!! Craig (Near Toronto, Canada)

For pieces up to 2 feet (60 cm), I use: I took a piece of 4 inch (100 mm) schedule 40 pipe and cut it into 2 foot sections. Note that I use the spaces between the pipe sections as well as the 'cubbies' that the pipe forms. I use paint stick markers to indicate what material is what. Eg...

Keith Rucker made a video demonstrating how to use either a Starrett or Brown & Sharpe speed indicator: (Maybe skip the first 3 minutes of intro.) I believe there is supposed to be a conical rubber tip on the end of the stem of the indicator to make it easier to engage with the rotating...

Hi: Super clean and organized shop! In the freestanding bench, there appear to be pipe clamps incorporated into one side. What is that about? And, welcome aboard from Canada (near Toronto). Craig

Xerox had (arguably) a 10 year lead in what would become the 'personal computer' industry and utterly squandered it because senior management could only think in terms of photocopiers!! Steve Jobs attended a 90 minute tour/presentation in 1979 and then immediately focused Apple on developing a...