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    Grinding wheel ID

    A 2 part question here. I have a dozen or so of these wheels and I think they fit a Gorton cutter grinder, does anyone know for sure? The size is OD 4", width 1 1/4' hole 7/16 raised face 1/2'. By mikeatmaverick at 2012-04-19 By mikeatmaverick at 2012-04-19 2nd question, does anyone...
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    tailstock mod

    I was frustrated trying to line up the centers on my Rockwell 11" lathe. The tailstock adjustment was by means of a 5/16 -18 screw and seemed too coarse. Drilling out the screw hole tapping for a 3/8-24 screw made adjusting the centers much smoother. The new screws were made from allen head...
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    DRO on lathe

    Would like to equip my Delta rockwell 12" lathe with a DRO. Has any one done this? What brand did you use? How about scale location as I have a taper attachment. I fitted a grizzly unit to my Tree UVR and that went well so this sounds like a good step.
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    Rockwell lathe value

    I have a line on a 14" rockwell lathe in good shape with a moderate assortment of tooling. Does anyone have any experience with them. Availability of tools and parts, strengths, weaknesses and comparative prices are what I'm looking for. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks, Mike
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