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Need to pick some brains. I am converting my POS wood cutting bandsaw to metal cutting. I have built a Rube Goldberg contraption to reduce the speed and it works too well. I wanted to get 100fpm which I believe is the proper cutting speed for mild steel. Please check my math below...

I had my mill/drill machine for 4 months and had just spent 40.00 for a "good" 3/4 end mill and was anxious to try it out. I had the part securely fastened in the vice. The end mill tightened in the collet and I was ready. I brought the part up to the endmill and there was a bunch of clanking...

I just got my mill-drill a couple of months ago and have been making a lot of swarf. A project or two has painfully emerged so I am very pleased with myself. On a couple of occasions when seating the workpiece in the vice, tapping it smartly with a dead-blow hammer it hasnt seated against the...

I am not sure where to post this so Please move this where it should go. For those who have any interest of all in machining I found a fantastic site. http://techtv.mit.edu/ In the search box type in "Machine Shop" and there is a series of 10 machine shop related videos. They are...

I have a question concerning expansion of parts due to heating when using the lathe. I made a die holder mentioned in my previous topic. The holder started life off as 2in square stock. I drilled a 9/16 hole through the center and then bored the end out to fit a 1in diam die. When I went back to...

I am ashamed to admit it but my interest in model engines is minimal, however I have a keen interest in building everything. I lurked around this site for a while but just had to join because of the friendly atmosphere and all the metalworking techniques and tricks I have learned here is just a...