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I have a 6 X 4 band saw and it works very well most of the time. I have been offered an old mechanical hacksaw a Rapidor. Its a nice looking old saw I think converted from overhead belt drive. Apparently it works ok on solid material but jams on pipe and angle. It this a set up (speed...

Really really enjoyed reading your post. Very nice work and write up. What camera do you use you get very nice close up pictures?

Finally managed to successfully thread cut on a machine that fell from 5 feet I have welded the bed the skirt and the gearbox housing straightened the lead screw repaired many other parts that got broken. I also finally found out why it would not part off correctly. combination of gib setting...

Are they any good has anyone got one? Always on the look out for a new toy and have been offered one for £170 new. Its made in china and new tips etc are available on evil bay Will it be an always use tool like my mill or will it be a space taker like most of my wood working tools that only...

I have been trying to correct the x ways on my X2 style mill. I made a new jib and had to re mill the ways as they were way out 0.16mm drop at one end. with an uneven angle on the way. I should regrind them but do not have access to a big enough surface grinder. So I have been using very fine...

I spent many hours messing with old worn chucks thinking a good make must be better even if old. then finally i bought a cheap Chinese chuck mounted it. No looking back will never spend the time trying to fix a worn out chuck again. Why not look at reusing the mounting plates and buying some...

Hi I have stainless bits like this made by a laser cutting company www cut-tec .co.uk Obviously you want them made in soft steel they should be able to do that. No connection etc etc. But you probably want the satisfaction of making them your self. I would ruff cut the discs about 5mm bigger...

I have made my decision and it arrived today a large table X2 with the 550 watt motor. So far I am very impressed with it the axis only has 0.1 mm of back lash the y axis and about 0.14mm though. It can with a inspection sheet. I must admit I thought it would be made up like a place i used to...

Hi What power motors are you going for? Also what pitch lead screws Ball screw will you use? I am going to do a similar conversion soon. Regards Paul

Say I use a piece of 16mm studding with a 1mm pitch. So 1 full turn would move the studding 1 mm. I tighten the nut with a 300mm spanner with a force of say 30Nm Does that mean i get a clamping force of: 3.14 X 300 X 2 (max circumference of drive) to 1mm of movement -->1884 : 1 56520Nm...

Thanks for checking.

I am currently using a manual mill drill this i could convert this but do not want to be with out a mill. So am thinking of buying either a X2 or X3 possibly the x2 super mill( the new one. As it has an easier Z conversion than the mill drills. Does this look feasible and importantly reliable...

Does this look correct please check if you can. I want to build a hydraulic press but need to check the calculations Force = Pressure X Area Available pump gives 130 bar pressure = 130x10exp5 N/m2 = 1885.5 PSI Force needed is 30 000kgf = 294 300 N 294 300 / 13000000 =0.02264 m2 Giving a...

I wonder if you could make a filing machine out of a big box store scroll saw? might have to slow it down a bit? What do you think?

How noisy are these saws? i was looking at one before but thought they might be quite noisy but they rotate and quite a slow speed.

Interesting idea, But I guess the development cost will be more that your power costs for 200 years. I think making energy efficiency improvements is the way to go. Fitting more insulation, a condensing boiler solar water heating system. Lots of good projects there. What about water energy...

How different in size is that mill from a bridge port ? (short bed maybe) Looks very very nice. Machine moving is an art. Both my lathe a horizontal mill are in my ownership because they got damaged while being moved. My pack of cast iron welding rods for £2 has come in very handy. I think...

I got fed up with designing and making things for other people. so set up www.precisionflow.co.uk making clamp on ultrasonic flow meters Its a nice mix of electronics and precision mechanical parts.

I have a real problem with tool chatter when I use a flat or parting off shaped tool. The tool tip is set to work centre height. The tools chatter as soon as i start to cut at all speeds. I have a new chuck with run out less than 0.03mm i can not see any movement in the compound slide or...

Yes that is the one I bought it is a genuine Starrett