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Thanks yep I'm going for the true scale look I was even thinking of building my own if I need to.

Is there any place to get BA Bolts / Screws in US? I'm working on some Steam Engines and they use a BA standard I'm having a hard time finding much in the US and the over seas shipping and cost is to much. What are others doing? Thanks Mike

Thanks I do a few in fact but this is a Radius all my grinders are flat I thought about the tool steel approach but where I'm at that could be difficult. I don't have any way to heat it and the neighbors may not like me torching some metal. Mike

I need to make some 1/2 inch HHS form tools for my lathe I was thinking of buying some blanks then shaping them using a carbide tool on my mill. But from what I can tell that's a bad idea. Does anyone have any other methods short of surface grinder (I don't have one :() or buying tool steal...

Thanks for the help. Looks like the key is to have it adjusted then tighten it down.

Thanks for the response. The friction joint if I have that right swings free should it be tight? It's at the point where the probe connects to the bottom of the indicator. Mike

I picked up a coaxial indicator to dial in the center of a steam engine cylinder on my mill. Using the short straight probe and running the mill at about 300 rpm it seems to be spinning but the indicator does not register any fluctuation as I would expect. I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong but...