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03-03-2021, 12:08 AMcgrim3 started a thread backlash comp parameters for 1997 Daewoo Puma Mitsubishi Meldas 500 controller in CNC MachiningDoes anybody know what the backlash comp parameters are for a Mitsubishi Meldas 500 controller? This is for a 1998 Daewoo Puma. The parameter manual...0 replies | 0 view(s) -
03-03-2021, 12:03 AMRprecision replied to a thread Restoring BP ways and spindle bearings? - Cost and Effort? in Bridgeport and Hardinge Mills and LathesTo me the spindle bearings are not outside the realm of DIY service and or minimal cost service. Grinding and scraping the ways is not. Part is...1 replies | 204 view(s)
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03-02-2021, 11:45 PMbit of elbow grease, some oil and a tidy up will easily net you a couple hundred on top of whatever you're asking. For PA, a change gear lathe and...27 replies | 1125 view(s)
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03-02-2021, 11:40 PMSorry, technical difficulties. Pictures should be showing up now.2 replies | 23 view(s)
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03-02-2021, 11:38 PM25 years ago,I made a triple lifetime all stainless 125 foot hose reel.It has stainless on stainless gland.I used 3 oring grooves right next to each...18 replies | 811 view(s)
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03-02-2021, 11:36 PMJST replied to a thread Strategy question: leave the area under the headstock alone? Or scrape everything? in Machine Reconditioning, Scraping and InspectionI like that, it's pretty much what I had in mind. It's going to depend on how much wear I find in the dovetail. Being a V that is open toward the...22 replies | 1343 view(s) -
03-02-2021, 11:35 PMthere are no pictures here2 replies | 23 view(s)
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03-02-2021, 11:32 PMI have a 24" Diacro box & pan brake I got VERY cheap. It had been damaged and stripped of its fingers. I repaired the damage and I'm now making...2 replies | 23 view(s)
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03-02-2021, 11:26 PM7 to 15 tenths iirc. Better to be looser than tighter given replacement bearings are no longer being made. Mine wouldn't turn when I shimmed it...2 replies | 145 view(s)
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03-02-2021, 11:22 PMMight make research easier for you to use a well established outfit who has been selling lighting online for decades. I have found them very...5 replies | 172 view(s) -
03-02-2021, 11:19 PMI wouldn't justify passing on it because of a small amount of work that only comes a couple times a year. I would send that little bit of work out to...6 replies | 358 view(s) -
03-02-2021, 11:16 PM932 bearing bronze from Bravo Bronze. Priced around, and they were still the most affordable. ~$160/ft. Started with 2.5” OD, 1” ID, to cover both...330 replies | 73456 view(s)
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03-02-2021, 11:15 PMJST replied to a thread Strategy question: leave the area under the headstock alone? Or scrape everything? in Machine Reconditioning, Scraping and InspectionThere is nothing still "good" on it other than the headstock end, and to some extent maybe the tailstock end. All surfaces that were not under the...22 replies | 1343 view(s)
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03-02-2021, 11:12 PMthese guys have commercial units. The roadway lights caught my eye for parking lots. super powerful, the guys said they are perfect for areas...5 replies | 172 view(s)
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03-02-2021, 11:12 PMEmails are running now, Ian. Looks as if I have all the parts you need and more. But something else is perhaps possible, and we need more expert...11 replies | 614 view(s)
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03-02-2021, 11:10 PMIt is normal and expected, you know who does it and you just deal with it and do some gentle talking.26 replies | 1287 view(s)
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03-02-2021, 10:57 PMI think the price so way stupid even if baby new but it you want it,....... Sure a nice SG but....15K???6 replies | 358 view(s)
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03-02-2021, 10:56 PMHodge replied to a thread WTB: Crouse-Hinds Explosion Proof Telephone in Tooling, Parts and Accessories For Sale or WantedIronically I saw a pay phone in a business today. So of course I picked up the receiver and checked..... Non working. I would have paid just to use...11 replies | 910 view(s)
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03-02-2021, 10:53 PMThere may be, but why not just write them yourself? If it's to be training type material to be used for your employees, that is probably the best bet...1 replies | 122 view(s)
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03-02-2021, 10:51 PMkustomizingkid replied to a thread Almost new machine day...will it be my last? in Abrasive MachiningHave you gone and talked to the fellow in person... if he is as you say he is there is a likely chance he will be pleased to have it go to you for...6 replies | 358 view(s)
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03-02-2021, 10:51 PMI will check out the ones you mentioned....Hendy, South Bend. I had a look this morning and I could not find anyone in Canada selling LHT acme...5 replies | 283 view(s)
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03-02-2021, 10:39 PMGrade 5 should be fine. To do a nice job don't use the 1 1/2 bolts, they will have threads in the holes, get bolts that are straight shank in the...34 replies | 1646 view(s)
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03-02-2021, 10:38 PMTBH, it sounds a bit expensive unless it truly is in "ace" condition. But if the budget works and you want it, do it. I'd confirm that the ways...6 replies | 358 view(s)
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03-02-2021, 10:38 PMSmooth move. Give 'em plenty of light so they can find everything they want.5 replies | 172 view(s)
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03-02-2021, 10:37 PMI like the MAPPS IV a lot. On that machine it's most likely a Mitsubishi controller behind the scenes, but the MAPPS interface adds a ton of...18 replies | 1153 view(s)
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03-02-2021, 10:35 PMThere is a Chuck handle laying on the lathe bench so there may be a 3 or 4 jaw floating around the shop. BKylee, if your not sure about the...27 replies | 1125 view(s)
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03-02-2021, 10:34 PMYour "cobalt" IS high speed steel. Just a different high speed steel. The highest common HSS is M42, 8% Cobalt.11 replies | 3696 view(s)
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03-02-2021, 10:32 PMTrueturning replied to a thread What are your Injury Reporting Requirements at your shop? in GeneralThere seems to always be people who will steal. A owner gets sort of numb to it after a while and learns ways to deal with it to some extent.26 replies | 1287 view(s)
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03-02-2021, 10:31 PML Vanice replied to a thread Has anyone reasearched the "Echos from the oil country" books ? in Antique Machinery and HistoryA few years ago, I drove to the Oil Creek area to pick up a Hardinge lathe. We stopped at the Drake Well Museum and Park and enjoyed it very much. ...11 replies | 1167 view(s)
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03-02-2021, 10:20 PMI apologize for my ignorance here: how is MAPPS IV to work with? (I almost never program at the control, in case that matters -- but maybe that's...18 replies | 1153 view(s)
