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I have the piston bore held in the vise on my mini-mill. With the DTI that I have, there is no where near enough room between my chuck (or 3/8 collet - tried that too) and the work to insert the DTI to find the center so that I can drill the cover plate holes around the circumference. This is on...

I'm posting this here as it's not something I'm selling, but thought others in the NJ/NY/CT (US) might be interested - looks to be in very nice shape with very good tolerances - not sure if the price is right? http://newjersey.craigslist.org/tls/3002216960.html This older Hardinge...

I bought a cheap 64 piece set from HF and find that the dies do not let me thread small diameters with any precision. The dies cannot cut up to the inside shoulder and leave a large uncut area that makes threading bolts and precision valve fits impossible. (Yes I am flipping the die and making a...

I purchased a used 7x10 Central Machinery mini lathe and I notice that the graduated dial on the compound advance spins too freely, so that it is impossible to measure advance or retreat. I have fiddled with it some, removing the dial, cleaning up the parts, (thought there might have been too...

Just wanted to say hello to everyone. I'm new to the art and science of model engineering. I was introduced to this world as kid 30 years ago by my Uncle David in England who had built quite a few live steam models including stationary and locomotives. Now that I have two (step) sons aged 6...