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i thought this would be a fun new years topic so whats your new years resolutions? ok ill go first my resolution is to finish the things i start, try and find a decent mill for the shop and use it to pay for its self ;) oh and before i forget everyone have a happy and safe new year

im about to start rebuilding my 12x36" lathe cabinet stand and i want to fit a foot brake and coolant pump has anyone had any luck doing this? i was thinking of using a disc brake from a push bike the cable type and a simple pivoting foot leaver i have my stock all cut up it just needs some...

anyone in my neck of the woods going to grandchester tomorrow?

not to rant or anything i read the other night that Metalmad tried to use his new magnetic chuck unsuccessfully on the mill and this morning i came across this Ebay seller who suggest to his customers that it IS used on mills and drills here is his add here...

hey everyone i need to make some small boring bars and me being the idiot i am i always buy HSS to large for really small work i was wondering if i could braze a square of 12mm or 10mm HSS about 4-6mm thick on bit of round bar to do the trick? i also wanted to make an internal threading tool to...

hey everyone does anyone buy there tools from CDCO are they a good supplier?? it just seems they have limited products i want to get some tool holders for my quick change tool post as they are very expensive over here and they sell them very cheap lol also how can i tell that the tool holders i...

well not for metal work but my other hobby is wood turning and i have been wanting a new lathe for some time well i just got this on sale yesterday i was going to get the cheaper machine but they sold out before i got there and im glad they did im very happy with edit oops wrong lathe :o

well i started a new job about a month ago sort of part time right now and its kind of hard to get to as i cant drive yet (ill be 18 soon) :P its an old school shop all most everything is done with the CNC's and they do use all the manual lathes but they dont touch the manual mills i had a chat...

just came across this on the net someone may know more but check out the cuts they are taking in there you tube vid http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uxo2AL1udIY http://www.emcomachinetools.co.uk/ProductDetails/Golmatic/GolmaticMD23UWG/tabid/125/Default.aspx

i came across this in the net take a look at the radial arm drill ;D http://www.mgmindustries.co.in/machinery.htm just a thought but does anyone know why India's lathes look so backward ??? i mean with the open drive, bad covers over the gears, no gear box just change gears most of the time and...

has anyone made a lathe, mill, shapper, drill, grinder, gear hobber or any other type of metal working machine tool from scratch or from scrounged and canalized parts off other machines to make a working general machine tool or for a specific operation...... i think that covers almost everything...

ok very odd question but has anyone ever tried making an oil can? you know like the old copper ones with a proper pump?

ok not sure where i should put this, ill try asking this as clear as i can years ago all machines had bronze bearings right and then slowly things changed and now roller and ball bearings are so well made and cheap they are the obvious choice for nearly everything lets look at the lathe i have...

ok hoping for a quick one here, today the sparky came and wired up my new 12X36" geared head lathe made by steel master and everything works, i had it on the lowest speed listening for any unusual sounds and well its fairly noisy is this normal? i could place a few of the sounds to the stand...

hey i was looking in a machinery catalog before and one of those small lathe mill combo machines got my eye one of these https://www.machineryhouse.com.au/Products?stockCode=L159 and from Enco http://www.use-enco.com/CGI/INSRIT?PMAKA=510-2586&PMPXNO=9033438&PARTPG=INLMK3 i noticed that you...

what sort of oil do you guys use as side ways lube on your lathes and mills? do you guys use the same oil/lube in the gearboxes? what about for a high speed spindle? and who here uses old motor oil for everything lol

hi my name is Patrick and i live in Brisbane Australia. i have had an interest im making things well all my life and started learning about machines and machine tools a year ago incidentally while trying to find as much information on what being an "engineer" would be life as a profession. i did...