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Restoration of Gaertner Toolmaker Microscope
Thanks for the excellent postings folks! I ended up with a Gaertner TMM last week that is in fantastic condition. I’m missing the light sources but it has a fiber optic ring lite I can sort out with a used light source I have coming. Any details on the bottom (backlight) assembly would be...- NC Rick
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- Forum: Antique Machinery and History
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A suggestion for dealing with hobby machinist posts
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A suggestion for dealing with hobby machinist posts
I have been around the site for a while. I don’t post often and on a few occasions I have contributed in a way that seemed to be helpful to others. Our business of the last 20 years has been reliant on machine tools and my mediocre skills are critical to providing a living for my wife and I as... -
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Tormach or not?
Also, if this works out I can have one of my guys operating it instead of me. the Brother tap&drill would be awesome. I don’t know how to use this stuff and I’m an old guy. I’ll see what I can learn. No rigging, no electrical special stuff. I already have 4 VFDs running and am technically... -
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Tormach or not?
a lot of shit spoken here. The OP asked about a very small machine. I just purchased one. I would way rather have the TM1 to the Tormach 440 but the price is well over double even when the little guy is decked out. The size of the TM1 isn’t close to what I can fit in my shop. I hope to be... -
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24" swing by 96" Engine lathe wanted Midwest
I have a friend in the Chicago suburban area with a large Polish lathe he would like to move. It would be a nice one. From what I recall, it is that big or bigger. Than what you are after. It will be in outstanding shape. Likely built in the late 80s. And purchased new by them. He was making...- NC Rick
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- Forum: Machinery for Sale or Wanted
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Setup to drill and tap 5/8 hole
You need a drill press. Not a fancy one, just a drill press. Line up the hand wheel and clamp it to the table. It might take a little time to setup but I’d guess it would be a 30 minute job. -
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Setup to drill and tap 5/8 hole
Damn, I don’t know much but we were doing 5/8” taps in blind holes on big printing presses either balancing on a beam or standing on a ladder. Bought a smaller Magnetic drill dress for drilling cast iron overhead. With the mag drill I needed ratcheting tap handle. I didn’t have a spring... -
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Setup to drill and tap 5/8 hole
Cast iron is so easy to drill and tap but I think it is critical to guide the tap in a straight hole. The through hole you have helps. I have done all that with no lubricant. It is easy to make the tap track off the line of the hole when hand taping. I’d start the tap in a drill press and use... -
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Enlarging a hole in aluminum on the drill press
I have drill bushings and a couple of those “unibit” drills off Amazon ordered. I’m hunting counterbores or step drills with the correct dimensions. Not much luck around here. I tried to make a step drill but my skill and equipment limited the results yet the shop made drill worked better... -
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Enlarging a hole in aluminum on the drill press
Man, I love these ideas! The mill or any kind of precision alignment is out as it needs to be done in the drill press by a non-machinist. I worked at a place as a teenager in the early 70s using multi head drill presses and fixtures and I never thought of a fixture and drill bushing! That’s... -
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Enlarging a hole in aluminum on the drill press
Hi folks, I have what I am sure is a rookie question so I appreciate your understanding. We often need to enlarge holes that are either 10mm or threaded M10 but need to be 12mm. Often this happens one part at a time but more common is 6-10 pieces. I get good results using a stub length drill in... -
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This Old Tony?
To me, TOT set the bar for YouTube videos. I like the content but the production quality and worm hearted humor makes what he does appeal to pretty well everyone. I’m sad to hear of is dad in law passing a lot as his style and skill makes him and his family feel a lot like our own. There seems... -
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Cushman Top Jaw Issues
I'm not too smart so you should choose another plan. I think I have the same chuck. I hard turned the jaws with some success and then decided I needed soft jaws so I made some. (Never had them before). The time these took me is silly considering the cost of "American standard" Asian ones...