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I did a search in the forum for " thread wires" and didn't get any hits so forgive me if this has been discussed already. I have to make an odd sized tap to make some replacement parts for an old steady rest I am adapting to my lathe. The thread size is 7/16-10 LH (not ACME). While I was out...

I have a project that prompted me to figure out a way to drill a 1 1/8" hole 7" deep in a chunk of aluminum. My mill has a 5" stroke so that was out. I clamped the material to the CXA toolpost on my lathe and put the drill in the spindle. I'm sure that's no big deal for you guys that use milling...

I am one of those that enjoys making tools as much as anything else. It was mentioned in another thread that we get side tracked during a project because we have to stop and make a tool to move on to the next step. Making your own tool holders isn't terribly hard with some cold rolled, button...

I replaced the M-head on my mill with a J-head a couple of years ago and kind of forgot about it. I was working out in the other garage last weekend and rediscovered it. Today I saw a link on the PM forum where someone found one mounted on a drill press stand. (talk about the ultimate...

Everybody here has probably already done their CNC conversions so there isn't any point in beating that horse, but I added a 4th axis to mine that I've found as useful as anything I've done before. There was a seller on the Bay that had a stash of servo driven 5" turntables and I was able to get...

My grandfather had very diverse interests and unfortunately he died before I was old enough to appreciate it and ask him everything I wish I had now. I remember shelves of brass and copper steam engines that disappeared quickly after the funeral. I inherited his wooden machinist box and some...