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02-27-2021, 04:34 PMI am not seeing a timed lead screw, but I'm probably not looking hard enough.74 replies | 3327 view(s) -
02-27-2021, 04:32 PMJust got one of these little buggers, and I mean little. Looking at the type study above, this would date after the J.R. one that was found, prob...97 replies | 30699 view(s) -
02-27-2021, 04:26 PMhenrya replied to a thread Carbide Insert Threading Tools and Helix Angle for Manual Threading in GeneralI used HSS ground with plenty of clearance all around. More positive rake is your friend here as would be the ability to thread at higher speeds. But...9 replies | 323 view(s)
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02-27-2021, 04:21 PMWell I got some painting done. I think it looks pretty good. Here is a video of me removing the old paint with a small air die grinder I have. It...16 replies | 609 view(s)
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02-27-2021, 04:11 PMTo disassemble the tailstock, first remove the handwheel (you got that figured out already) now the quill and screw will slide out the front. To...40 replies | 2729 view(s)
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02-27-2021, 04:07 PMHey! Thanks for this. Hardmilling detail on some small parts that need to be dead on. Decided to probe/rotate instead of indicating. Leveling part...7 replies | 2495 view(s)
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02-27-2021, 04:03 PMThat was my first thought when I saw the post.11 replies | 333 view(s)
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02-27-2021, 04:01 PMLOL! "Not hardly atall". Tip O'Neill was a "liberal". Good on 'im. He actually knew what that meant! Miz Mille Malice is just another noisy...90 replies | 2999 view(s)
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02-27-2021, 04:01 PM+1 on what the blob said. You will unnecessarily put wear on both the lead screw and the half nuts using them for your feed. TRAIN yourself and GET...3 replies | 58 view(s) -
02-27-2021, 04:01 PMThis is a forum, not an airline. No need to announce your departure. Your loss.11 replies | 333 view(s)
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02-27-2021, 03:56 PMHomebrewblob replied to a thread Anyone ever deal with Parts Plus? in Shop Management and Owner IssuesThat location went up when I was a kid, it actually moved from a location close by. I was born and raised in Norwood and that smyth parts plus has...37 replies | 15651 view(s)
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02-27-2021, 03:54 PMcrossthread replied to a thread What are your Injury Reporting Requirements at your shop? in GeneralThis is how we dealt with it.8 replies | 331 view(s) -
02-27-2021, 03:52 PMThe rated output of a fluorescent tube is determined in lab conditions by testing it with a ballast having a ballast factor (BF) of 1.0. ie, the...51 replies | 1666 view(s)
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02-27-2021, 03:48 PMI’m a good machinist but can’t spell sorry9 replies | 229 view(s)
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02-27-2021, 03:42 PMMiland is a liberal? Hmmm. I’m in the boat of whatever makes our country greatest. I feel for humans that feel oppressed or disenfranchised...90 replies | 2999 view(s)
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02-27-2021, 03:41 PMdalmatiangirl61 replied to a thread "surface rust" - what is that, really - definition proposed in Tooling, Parts and Accessories For Sale or WantedI think it would be best to get a universal consensus of what "good condition" means first.15 replies | 344 view(s)
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02-27-2021, 03:40 PMElwood1968 replied to a thread Mystery NMTB50 Drive Gear in Cincinnati Milacron, Kearney Trecker, VN, USA Heavy IronJohn, thanks for the reply. No idea as to why it appears virtually unused. It was reportedly mounted on a larger (maybe No. 3) Cincinnati mill of...2 replies | 64 view(s) -
02-27-2021, 03:29 PMI'd say hardly humorous definitely not hilarious. Nothing to see here. By the way, my Chevy's better than your Ford.......yawn.1 replies | 96 view(s) -
02-27-2021, 03:28 PMjohnoder replied to a thread Mystery NMTB50 Drive Gear in Cincinnati Milacron, Kearney Trecker, VN, USA Heavy IronI'd guess really old (NMT50 goes back to circa 1928) but never used Why? Straight cut teeth - almost unheard of only a bit later - and helical...2 replies | 64 view(s) -
02-27-2021, 03:27 PMIsn't it strange how sometimes Goggling can turn up all kinds of history and sometimes it cannot. That logo looked familiar, but the picture of the...37 replies | 15651 view(s)
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02-27-2021, 03:22 PMYazz... and the tear-bringer is that they SAID it was "furnished as standard equipment.." So where did they all go? :( Mayhap that explains...4 replies | 106 view(s)
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02-27-2021, 03:21 PMBillE replied to a thread OT: Anyone travelled to Canada within the last year to pick up machinery? in GeneralAh, was wondering how a time in use figure was derived! Wouldn't have turned the nose up at the machine missing the novelty of the Activ dro, as long...23 replies | 829 view(s)
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02-27-2021, 03:19 PMRichard King replied to a thread Strategy question: leave the area under the headstock alone? Or scrape everything? in Machine Reconditioning, Scraping and InspectionSome pictures...12 replies | 510 view(s) -
02-27-2021, 03:19 PMIt fired stone balls and I seem to remember reading that the last time it was fired was in 1807, oddly enough against the British fleet. I say oddly...1 replies | 183 view(s)
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02-27-2021, 03:18 PMI had a job doing M1 in 304 No problems at all.1 replies | 170 view(s)
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02-27-2021, 03:17 PMHomebrewblob replied to a thread Anyone ever deal with Parts Plus? in Shop Management and Owner IssuesHmmm, now we’re talking I’m sure it’s the same name and logo. That parts plus logo is on my Napa store. And they say on a banner hung up behind the...37 replies | 15651 view(s)
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02-27-2021, 03:15 PMLocal contractors' version is "If you fall off a ladder you're fired before you hit the ground."8 replies | 331 view(s) -
02-27-2021, 03:14 PMBiden was able to destroy a company that's been in business for 40 years in 2 months? Wow, he really is a terrible president. Thanks for the...33 replies | 1381 view(s) -
02-27-2021, 03:13 PMNorth American bark, and used rotting pallets...with the nails...:D90 replies | 2999 view(s)
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02-27-2021, 03:11 PMRC Mech replied to a thread WTB: Crouse-Hinds Explosion Proof Telephone in Tooling, Parts and Accessories For Sale or WantedFirst time I've ever seen one of these. Are you on the all-burrito and soft-cheese diet? :D Very cool bit of kit.1 replies | 72 view(s)
