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Who's going guys, I've just ordered 2 tickets for me n' eldest Son ............... he's fascinated by CNC so it could be an expensive weekend >:( Clicky Link See a few of you guys there hopefully. CC

R8 tooling without question, as you say, the only reason to for MT3 would be if you had a lot of MT3 tooling already. As for the cost of ARC preparation, I'll defer that question to those who have that model, they'll be along before long ... however, I don't know if you've already found This...

Due to the fact I’ve replaced both my lathe and Mill with bigger / heavier items I have for sale a lathe and a Mill, I would be much happier for them to go to one of the forum members than eBay, so I’m offering them here first. I have been hanging on to them as my eldest son was showing an...

for us UK lot ............. though we try and stretch it as much as possible ;D anyway ................... I may have a bit of a problem :o things seem to be changing a little :o so ............... pop quiz ............... ??? answers on a postcard ........... below :big: CC

Sorry Gang, I seem to have been AWOL for a considerable time ::) .............. apologies for now, explanations in time ;) Anyway, nice to be back, how ya' all been ;D CC PS: did anyone miss me ::)

We lost Arthur today. Arthur has been a part of our lives for longer than we can remember. He was always there. Arthur lived in our kitchen. He slept there in his special corner, and wanted for very little. He guarded our house when we weren't there, and was a steadfast companion when we were...

Click here .............. at the present time (21 hours to go) it's at £23 ($46) ............... although they do say ........... "not for precision work" ??? Just for when the link expires ................... :o CC

Some of you might have noticed from another thread that this hunk of "old iron" is about to take up residence in my workshop this lathe could well be older than me :o ........... certainly takes me back to my schoolboy machining days ;D I'd been thinking of changing the little 9"x20"...

or perhaps even therapy ::) let's face it, 12 month's back, nay ........ even 6 months back, Mike and Vern were 2 lad's who lived further down the street, Mill was a nickname for my (middle) ESS .. ....... Millie, 8) ;D ;) ............ and turn around was a phrase used...

or ................. Single Point Threading ??? ......... and how I broke all my cutting tools in one afternoon :-X OK ..... this is my first attempt at said "Dark Art" ... :wall: .......... I've chosen an M12 x 1.75 thread .......... cos' that's what I need ..... I've abandoned practising on...

OK, a while back, after breaking a 4mm tap in a piece of steel I received some dam good advice :bow: (Thank you Chaps) about the "correct" size of a Tapping hole, ie 70% thread is usually OK, so 3.5mm hole rather than 3.2mm for a 4mm thread etc ... Since then I've tapped a lot of 3, 4 and 5mm...

Right Gang 8) I've had my little X2 Mill for about 3 months now and found it to be a very capable little feller, it's had a belt drive conversion and an air spring added, both of which have been imho well worth doing. Having used it a fair bit, OK mainly playing just to get used to it I've...

Not just for Tel ............... here's a typical British Summer Sunday ....... and of course don't forget it was men's final day at Wimbledon ....... ::) Our 4x4 Club BBQ, held on the first Sunday in July every year .................... It was sunny for an hour or two before this mind ...

Me again with yet another question gang ::) ......... ;) Having managed to actually create a little engine that actually runs :o ..... OK no one is more surprised than me ???# One of the problems I came up against was actually delivering compressed air to the engine . Solution seems to be to...

Oh well, it had to happen sometime ??? Please Note ............... This post contains pictures of raw and unfinished engine parts, if you are a lover of BLING and are easily offended by a lack of polish and sophistication please look away now ............ the following pictures are of a very...

Not started an engine yet but to help get used to the equipment I've made a couple of bits, so far the net result (apart from lots of swarf) is a new tool post for the lathe and a ball turning tool ........... it's not the prettiest thing you ever saw but it works :D ;D Must admit I've...

Not sure where to post this ......... so here will have to do :D .... ..... if it needs moving guys, feel free. I was chatting with Ralph (Divided He ad) and we were thinking of ordering some spare belts for our 9x 20 lathes ....... this company in the USA sell the long Vee belt for the 9x20...

OK, I know this should be simple ........ but .......... in order to make a bush which has a shoulder at each side, ie the internal diameter is a litle smaller, say 1 - 2mm at each external edge than in the centre ................. bit like this ........ Approx sizes ......... External...

Well, it's only been here just over a week and it's had a couple of modifications ......... courtesy of little machine shop ;D ........... have to say their service is first class, I ordered the bits on Monday and UPS dropped them off here today (Friday) .... :bow: .......... I've waited longer...

Well hopefully, after today's trip to Harrogate :o I've now got a bit of tooling and can start machining a little ;D First thing I'd like to do is make a new Compound Clamp for my 9x20 Lathe, as recommended on many a site, particularly by Steve Bedair, as it happens I have a suitable sized...