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I finally got tired of cranking the the Z axis up and down. So I decided to have a go at adding a power feed. There are plenty of good ideas out there for me to copy and I decided to use a wiper motor to power the axis via a timing belt. I purchased a wiper motor from Amazon, $33.49 free...

My Weiss WBL250F lathe didn't include a faceplate, so I've been looking for one that would be an exact fit or could be made fit with minor modifications and or an adapter. The Weiss WBL250F spindle nose pilot is 52mm OD, with 3ea clearance holes on 75mm PCD for 8mm studs. Just by chance I was...

I added a DRO to the tailstock of my lathe primarily because I had trouble reading the graduations on the ram. Consists of 3ea 3D printed parts and some M3 SHCS. I posted the files on thingiverse.com. https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:6159891 Seems to do the trick. Just installed it last...

I have finished the electrical portion of this tool and I'm now ready to buy a 4" rotary table. Such as: https://www.amazon.com/Inches-Regular-Rotary-Milling-Machines/dp/B099KMBKTH/ref=sr_1_10?crid=3M7PEN1GQT71X&keywords=rotary+table&qid=1682803738&sprefix=rotary%2520table%2Caps%2C150&sr=8-10...

I saw a few posts about this topic. Another good idea for a cost effective light. This is the one I installed. Qasim 1 Pair 90MM 66SMD COB LED for Angel Eyes Halo Ring Headlight Fog Housing Lamp with Cover White 12V 24V DC https://a.co/d/7v9fNuS

I broke my screwless machinist vise half way through a project. It could be that I just overtightened it. The part appears to be sintered or cast? The dowel hole is a clearance and they used a grub screw to hold it in place. I fired up my little Taig lathe and made a replacement using some...

My Taig II is a great little lathe and I plan on keeping it for very small parts. For larger projects I added a bigger lathe and a mill. I just finished building the benches. I haven't used them yet, but they spin up OK and the DROs work very well. It took me a very long time to decide what...

Today I finished my first engine. Now to mix some fuel and see if it runs!