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    Some questions about a Taig mill

    HI guys. I'm in the market for a small milling machine. Have been looking at the SX2, X2, and Taig. Sherline looks a little too small. By the time you get an X2 set up and a belt drive on it, you can get an SX2 that already has a belt drive and a larger motor. I checked out a few sites about...
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    Finger chucks?

    Does anyone have one of these guys or used one. Looks pretty good for small holes. Looking for the good, bad, ugly?? Thanks fellas. Regards, j.d.
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    Minor diameter

    Hi guys. I just got a 5c collet adaptor and need to make a drawbar. Thread is 1.240x20. For a minor i come up with 1.179. Right?? Wrong?? Close?? Not even in the same zip code?? Appreciate any help here fellas, not the greatest math whiz. Regards, j.d.
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    Another E-Z engine build from a new guy

    Hi all. New guy here attempting an e-z air motor build. I have a bunch of metal laying around from the scrap yard, but no 1/4 inch. So cut some 1/2 inch off of some bar stock i have that's 2.250 wide to a little over 4.5" long. First thing i had to do was square up the metal into something useable.
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    E-Z engine question

    Hi guys. I'm making the e-z air engine for a first project. Going over the prints i see that the bore depth for the piston is 1.375. okay, i assume ( I know) that the depth is cut depth so you can ream it the same depth. My question is: what about the cut made by the point on the drill bit...
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    Another new guy

    Hello all. Just stumbled on to this site after getting interested in model engines. great place!! Recently retired from way too many years in the auto body biz. I have always been interested in machine tools so bought some before i retired and have been messing around making "Stuff" and decided...
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