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I know this is a little off topic, but since this is a generally good place for information, I thought I would ask... Can anyone point me to a general reference table/webpage for ergonomic information for building things? Mostly, measurements dealing with spacing and distances. I'm trying to...

So I've been wondering something tonight. Tonight, I was cutting a 1/2" hole 3" deep in aluminum (for a tailstock die holder). My 9x30 lathe has a tailstock with a little over 2" ram. I have drill bits longer than that and like tonight, I occasionally need holes deeper than that. This puts me...

OK, half vent, half question: Early Friday morning, my house took a lightning strike. Blew one circuit electrically, but also came in through the broadband cable. Short version is that I'm now the proud owner of a new surge protector, new modem, new router, new XBox, new Roku box, etc...

So I've been fiddling around with grinding my own HSS lathe bits lately mostly using the old South Bend pamphlet that I got here: http://dale.chatham.org/Interests/MetalWorking/HowToGrindLatheTools.pdf It's been something that's been on my "list" for years - inserts are great, but I like to...