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I work for family owned shop, for the past 22 years. I make 20 an hour now. I rent from the owner, for around half the areas going rent. I live 300ft from my work. So ya 20 is low but I figure, reduced rent + no gas or commute to work = roughly 5-6 $ an hour. However I do not get paid...

I have gotten drills that were not properly factory ground. I just threw it in my drill pointer, a big time saver, vs hand pointing. I have noticed tin coated = better for aluminum , especially if young castings. Allot of drills now are split point and tend to grab and tear more. Maybe due to...

After manual machining for 19 years learning how to use hori/vert mills, lathes, vertical lathes, od and surface grinders, the small company I work for bought a cnc mill. We had a student machinist, from the community collage, working for us at the time. They helped me get the basics of...

I did fix the D-B 1212A, It was a valve that had been put in backwards, prior to us receiving it. I took every piece of that valve assembly apart twice. The first time I put it back exactly how I had found it,only cleaner. The second time I looked at the wear marks, now it has a very clean...

I am also setting up several of these used machines. I am having a problem with one that will not reverse. I tried to pm Brian, however his box was full. Brian, if you could please contact me regarding these machines your assistance would be greatly appreciated.

His question was not for micro work, or CNC, it was for manual milling. I can tell you that if you use the mfg recommended rpm/feed you will, chip/brake/burn your tooling. Yes that is not always the case. No one asked if he was flooding the tool with coolant, or using a mister. Hell he may be...

The shop i work in has one of these lathes, converted to a modern control box. However the variable speed is constant(no rpm increase as diam. decreases ), This has lead/feed screws and hydro tail stock. If anyone needs pictures of this lathe feel free to ask, also I have a copy of the parts...