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To me, it doesn't have the feel of an authentic website as it's so incomplete. The video which is linked is 7 years old and has nothing to do with a "new" mechanism. Years ago as DRO's became more inexpensive the trav-a-dial became obsolete. Nothing has changed since then.

I received a reply from CRTools, specifically [email protected]: So there you go. If you give it a shot and order some taps, report back on how it went.

Well, that sucks! The Tap & Die company had no problems sending via the post and it wasn't very expensive. I've bought tools from RDGtools UK in the past but they don't stock MTP taps or dies. I'm sending an email off to CRTools and see if they can ship to the USA.

PM Models has MTP taps & dies but only in the sizes they use for their fittings which are bigger than you want. Specifically 3/16", 1/4" and 5/16. The Tap & Die company in England was where I bought my MTP tap & dies several years ago as even with shipping it was so much cheaper. They were...

With my table I used a t-slot cutter to mill out the slots so I could use the same mounting hardware as the mill. That's one of the good things about it. Before I bought the tilt table, for angle work I used the simple arrangement as shown below. While it has some limitations, it's very quick...

While I hate to spend any more time on this angle table than I already did a few years ago, I still will post a bunch of pictures I took at the time to show that I didn't half-ass my attempt to repair the table. It was a fully-assed attempt over several days with not a whole lot to show for it...

I have the bigger version of that thing. About the only thing going for it is the price... Set the table at an angle and then sweep the top. I have to shim mine just to get it within a several thousands. I think the mating surfaces are done with a sander. You can't get the full 45 degrees...

Great runner!

There are many, many videos on Youtube demonstrating the single point threading technique and how to grind the tools. Since this is LH threading, you will be moving the saddle away from the chuck which should be easier.

The GTD tap handles changed over the years so only you can determine what thread you will need. The chances of an old American tap handle using metric threads is approximately 0.001%. You will need to use the lathe to cut the oddball LH thread. That's why we have expensive toys in our shops...

LOL, open your eyes! In very snapshot your posted, what does it say at the bottom? o_O Yes, Cura can't set the acceleration faster than the top limit in the firmware (Marlin), but you can certainly set it lower. It's pretty much the default setting of every printer to use lower acc/speed...

In Cura, make sure all the settings are visible via: Settings/Configure Setting Visibility

Just snug them up. That plate just keeps the saddle from lifting from the bed. Unless the bolts that hold the plate are a real sloppy fit, they won't back out. Yes the book is well worth it. Large print as well, they know the target audience.

Yes, the fibre washer is OEM. Yes, someone lost original. Now you need to wonder what else is missing on your lathe. :) The reason I originally asked is while the fibre washer was cutting-edge technology back when this lathe was designed, there are now much better options: specifically a...

It's certainly nice and clean! Too bad they don't stay that way for long, but if you got new felt it should run well for a long time. It's hard to tell from the pictures, but are you still running the fibre washer beside the take-up nut on the spindle?

The john-tom site went tits-up back in 2022. Using the Wayback Machine I was able to find the original archive from that site and the Beam Engine plans (PDF) look identical to what Ken posted. Here it is anyway for completeness sake.

I can't find the original plans for Gerry's beam engine in the download section. Gotta link?

He has an Amazon link in the text as "lightweight PLA" but here it is separated for you for easy clicking. https://www.amazon.com/OVERTURE-Filament-Cardboard-Dimensional-Probability/dp/B0BQRF32YY/?th=1

This is fascinating! I didn't even know that lightweight PLA existed and most of the reviews mention using it for RC aircraft frames. Nothing about casting. Can you go into further detail? That's just loose sand in a bucket, correct? No tamping green sand around molds or anything like that...

If it's small It's probably metric versus inches. Scale to 2540%.