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    The Spinster

    Well I've got my shop back and my machines adjusted and cleaned. Time for a project. It's a Saxony Spinning Wheel (aka Cinderella Wheel). Hey! It counts! It's a finger-treadle engine and I've seen those on the forum. ;D I got the plans for a full scale model and spent the holidays drawing a...
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    What size stock material?

    Square or rectangular stock doesn't have sharp corners. If I want a length of 1/4 by 1/4 material with sharp corners I can't start with 1/4 by 1/4 stock material. What is the minimum stock size I would need to mill the least amount from to get to 1/4 by 1/4? Does that hold for any size? In...
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    What is Copper?

    At some point (like right now) I will have a need to obtain some copper piping/tubing. So far all I've found is C101 and C122. C122 is 99.9% pure and has .02% phosphorous. C101 is 99.99% pure and has .0005% oxygen. Piping...measured by the ID Tubing...measured by the OD That's all I got...
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    mini-lathe - getting it right...maybe

    For all the poor souls that have followed my locomotive thread...I present a project that I hope will allow me to complete said thread. Time to fix/modify/adjust/tweak/but probably just learn how to properly use...my mini-lathe. The issue I'm hunting is true-ness (okay...and skill). Tailstock...
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    virus detection?

    Some of you may recall my computer caught a bad cold a couple of weeks ago. My son-in-law helped me restore the system. As part of that, he installed a new anti-virus system...'avast!'. Since then, I get quite a few 'threat detected' from it whenever I'm on the forum. I haven't noticed it...
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    Turning off equipment

    Just curious what others do... I have a mini-lathe and mini-mill...I don't know how this applies to other equipment... I sometimes find myself turning the speed knob to off and then switching out a drill bit or otherwise doing something with the chuck or spindle. This always bothers me as I've...
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    Measuring drill rod...calipers and micrometers.

    I got my first ever bit of drill rod (silver steel) today. It doesn't look like I expected. I was expecting some grundgy kind of stuff but it almost looks like finished steel rods you find in printers. Anyway...I've had some questions about measuring for some time and thought this was a good...
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    here today...gone today...a little adventure

    No one was harmed except my wallet... The day begins with finding out my fridge needs $400 of repairs. After work T and I head for the pool. Good therapy for my knee. And I admit, even after 34+ plus years of marriage...I like seeing her in a bathing suit (or less). She: What was that noise...
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    Marbles

    Completely off topic but I was reading the forum tonight and started thinking about marbles. We needn't go into why. This isn't about who still has them, who's lost them, who never had them, or who needs some... What I remember is shooting for marbles...games like '5 pot poison'...I had 3 shoe...
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    British 0-4-0 Toy Locomotive: he said

    I wanted to start this topic with 'When last we left our hero...' but when I looked at my avatar...I couldn't bring myself to it. I've been trying to come up with a new avatar but to be honest...I think that little kid there has misled many of you to my advantage. ;D More about that kid later...
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    X2 spindle/motor heat?

    Using my X2 mini-mill, I did a flycutting operation. I believe I wrongly had it in the high speed range. I have the belt drive conversion. I was taking relatively light cuts...maybe 5 thou. Maybe 10 at most. (Or thought so.) Aside from the motor stalling several times, I noticed the spindle...
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    X2 Spindle Stall

    With nothing in the spindle, I turned on my X2 mini-mill. I put some (hand) pressure on the spindle. At low speed...the mill stalled out pretty quickly. And I can't say I noticed any build up of torque (not that I did very much of a test). I increased speed and the mill stalled out pretty...
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    Homemade DRO...maybe...sort of...

    First off...I know next to nothing about a DRO. By that I mean, the features and usage of those boxes with the 7-segment displays, buttons, and nifty functions. Second...this may not go anywhere but it has a better chance of making it if I post it. In any case, it will be slow going. My hope...
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    Silver Soldering...supplies? tools? etc.

    Silver Soldering...what an interesting topic. What with Dennis' (4156df) portable hearth, Arnold's current boiler thread, and many other references (tel, firebird, etc)...not to mention my upcoming Toy Loco...I need to learn more. I've been digging around the internet quite a bit...but am still...
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    Tailstock cam lock for mini-lathe.

    Added a tailstock cam lock for my 7x12 mini-lathe. This has been done before...and some of you have even made your own...here's another store bought... For $30 from LMS (way too high in my mind) you get the following... It's 'easy' enough to install...but naturally I had my 'special'...
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    Speed going variable? Loss of torque?

    I have a 7x12 mini-lathe, import...the kind you can buy through several vendors but made at one factory. Cummins (ToolsNow) 5278. A few days ago I noticed the spindle speed would suddenly vary. Usually up and down while I changed the pot, but even when I left the pot alone. My initial thought...
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    Using pic/vid hosting systems...

    I don't know about all pic/vid hosting systems...but for Photobucket (which I use)... If you link a picture or video from Photobucket to the forum (and I suspect other places), you will be giving access to the recipient to all your other pics and vids. Maybe it's a setting...but my suggestion...
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    horizontal bandsaw doing a slow hip-hop

    I have one of those import horizontal/vertical bandsaws that you can get from Harbor Freight. (Pretty happy with it thus far.) Up to now...smooth cutting action. Today, I put a 3/8" bar of brass in and noticed that every second or two, the arm bounced up a little. Much slower rate than it takes...
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    Lathe tool grabbing and related cutting issues.

    I was turning a bit of 12L14 steel. Nothing different than what I'd done differently before. I think the tool got grabbed and dug into the steel. Stalled the motor. Reset everything and continued turning. Initially was getting a 'smooth' finish. Was using power feed. Suddenly, instead of a...
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    Making soft jaws for a lathe chuck

    Nice educational and detailed post. Thanks.
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