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Its been a while since my last thread, http://www.homemodelenginemachinist.com/f28/i-stole-lathe-16864/ and this is about the same lathe, I have been wanting DRO from the start, but have run into problems every time, I would of course prefer glass scales, but a 1.3 m glass scale for the main...

When i got my lathe, there wasn't any faceplate, and i haven't given it much thought because in my 30+ years of machining, i have never used one. I have always preferred the independent 4 jaw, but i don't have one at home. Many years ago, someone gave me an old drillpress, it have been sitting...

After reading so much good about the tangential toolholder i decided that should be the first "real" tool for my Colchester. I started with a piece of unknown tool steel 25 X 43 X 140 mm I couldn't find the angle base, so i decided to try the magnetic sinus plane, a bit scary, but with light...

If this is posted in the wrong place, please move it. I have been using Photobucket for some years, and suddenly they have "improved" the editing part, making it impossible to draw an arrow or a circle to highlight a detail in the photo. This is how i did it before This is what i managed with...

I need to replace all the ball oilers on my lathe, i would like this model I need them with 1/4" pressfit mounting, my normal supplyer only sells metric, anybody knows of a place where i could buy them, preferably within the EU Holt

This tool is made by a fellow at work, it's brilliant for removing dowel pins from blind holes, it can of course be used for many other things Holt

Hello All. I am restoring a 54 years old Colchester Triumph lathe, and need some way wipers. i would think that it would be possible to buy some universal wipers, but i haven't had much luck on eBay (or other places for that matter) I would like to know if they go under other names, both in...

Last week one of our EDM machines had a faulty glass scale and the technician decided to change it for a new one, i scored the old one, and will try to clean it. Both ends of the scale can be removed, both ends are held in place with 2 philips screws and some silicone The technician pointed...

Last weekend i went to see an old Danish machine company lathe, it was missing quite a few parts http://www.homemodelenginemachinist.com/index.php?topic=17615.0 this week i have been thinking if it was worth the effort and money to restore it. meanwhile i was searching the web for another lathe...

I am about to buy a lathe, unfortunately the budget only allows an old lathe with bronze (or whatever material it is) main bearings. i am used to use a lathe with a top spreed of 3000 rpm, but i doubt the old headstock can handle this. has anyone made a new headstock with angular contact ball...

I would like to build a combined rotary table/dividing head, for the RT a 36:1 worm gear would be perfect (10 deg at each revolution) but most dividing heads use 40:1 worm gears. What would be the best compromise? I can't remember how to calculate divisions, i haven't used it since technical...

Hi every one! I have been lurking around here for quite a while, and decided it was about time to say hello. I am a skilled machinist, and have been working at a local little factory called LEGO for 13 years building automatic mounting and decoration machines. in 1999 it was hard times for the...