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Comet Mill Parts needed
Hello All, I can't find anything in the "search" engine, so I am hoping someone can answer my query. I have an old 1990 Comet Mill. U315, the only number I can find is on the head. This thing looks like a Bridgeport J-head clone. The bearings are shot and the brake is broken. Does anyone... -
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Machining G10
I tried to search for this subject but ran into a wall. I have a G10 flange with several stepped 5mm holes that need to be plugged and redrilled. I plan on turning some plugs and epoxying them into the holes, then milling them flat. Can anyone recommend what epoxy to use and what speeds for... -
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FS:Wilton vises, shaper vise, many steady and follow rests
Hey Sean, If any of the Wiltons are still available, I'll take one. PM me. Thanks, Parker- rparker
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WTB-Hand Drill/Tap Guide
Some time back I saw a reference to someone that was fabricating and selling a hand drilling and tapping guide. Can anyone direct me? I'm talking about a guide that's approx 1" thick x 3" diameter, of hardened steel, with several holes for various sized drills. Thanks.- rparker
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OT: What's with the white slang?
"Common" is a word my long gone grandmother would have used, right along with "Trash". She sometimes prefaced it with "white" and interestingly enough, while she had other colorful adjectives she used for the various races, "trash" was one she reserved for a class of her own race. As an... -
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Acurite scale question
Is there a difference in quality of the SENC150 vs. the ENC125 Acurite scales, or is the difference actually in the controllers? -
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OT: Removing Ticks
I brought back a hitchhiker from Costa Rica on my right cheek. I could feel the danged thing on my butt and assumed I had a pimple. That night it released while I was asleep, which immediately woke me up. My wife was howling as I jumped out of bed, with my hand gripping my butt and charged into... -
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Old Bearing Stash
Moving an old shop and found some old bearings(still sealed in original packages) and am trying to find out what they might fit, and/or if anyone needs them. 2ea MRC-206 SZZ and 2ea BCA Bearing Ball Annular KZ3110-155-6719 dated 6/68. -
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If the world ended today
At the end, I'ld grab my trusty Stevens Favorite(the one my Grandpaw taught me to shoot 60 odd yeas ago) and ALL my bricks of .22LR and my black powder rifle. Charcoal and saltpeter and some kind of projectile, and you're good to go. The best was the first time I heard Hitchhikers Guide was...- rparker
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OT- getting rid of skunks
In the landlocked canyons, here in San Diego, the city fathers (and motha's )have found the solution to ALL productive furry friends. They simply let the coyotes multiply to the point that they have decimated the rabbits, skunks, foxes, 'possums, and severely thinned the 'coons, so that now... -
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Acu-Rite Scale cross reference help
Help! I'm trying to replace a broken Acu-Rite scale for my old Millmate, without paying through the nose. According to Acu-Rite, I need their SENC150 P/N 558115-13, plus the adapter cable P/N 38-52-10-104. Can anyone tell me if a SENC150 P/N 572282-25 will work? How do you decipher the part... -
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WTB-Bridgeport 2J Head Bearings
Thanks Paul, but my spindle bearings sound OK. It's the upper bearings that are noisy. Parker- rparker
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ever had a drilling accident?
Big dull drill bits & thin metal Back in the day(when any job was a good job), I was installing a solar collector. You know, one of those parabolic tracking water heaters frame mounted on a flat roof. The frame was made of 1"x3"x.062" wall rectangular tubing, with the long side of the tubing... -
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WTB-Bridgeport 2J Head Bearings
Need new bearings for my 70's 2J head. Where is a good place to buy parts?- rparker
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WTB/Acu-Rite Encoder/Bridgeport
I need a y axis encoder for an old Acu-Rite MillMate with the flat 9-pin DS connectors. It's on a Series I Bridgeport.- rparker
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