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01-18-2021, 09:18 PMpianoman8t8 replied to a thread Need help understanding 120v auxiliary circuit in a Syncrowave 300 welder in Transformers, Phase Converters and VFDI know I'm digging up an old post (really old) but, as I find myself digging around the internet trying to see how other people have powered a...26 replies | 11006 view(s) -
01-18-2021, 09:12 PMNice score! I've not gone to any auctions, figured my "wants" would be larger than my wallet or shop space. But every so often I hear stories like...85 replies | 3580 view(s) -
01-18-2021, 09:11 PMjerholz replied to a thread Help identifying and repairing this japanese vise in Antique Machinery and HistoryNope. It's just massive and seems like a useful thing to have around the shop. It's also an excuse to learn how to cut an internal acme thread. ...20 replies | 761 view(s)
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01-18-2021, 09:09 PMPlease do. My old-style blue 10HP PP has a decade of service on it, and I should probably be prepared to make the replacement.1 replies | 83 view(s)
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01-18-2021, 09:08 PMAs part of my cleanout I've started working the various smaller pieces through the parts washer. One of the pieces is the shifter gear - I'm trying...18 replies | 1219 view(s)
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01-18-2021, 09:07 PMReviving an old thread. I am refreshing a 1941 13"x5' and am in need of the drive screws for the ID tag, QCGB plate and a few others. I'm not sure...8 replies | 1474 view(s) -
01-18-2021, 09:03 PMSalty potato I don’t see 10 seconds as you describe it. I see you have about 1 maybe 2 seconds to drop below 500C before you hit the bainite curve....26 replies | 1342 view(s)
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01-18-2021, 09:00 PModdly enough I bought a big wood cabinet at a machine shop auction for nothing. It was just the right size and look to build into a wall in my shop...85 replies | 3580 view(s)
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01-18-2021, 08:55 PMlynnw started a thread Hexagon Brown and Sharpe CMM 343,454,2000, Microv setting up replacment control panel in GeneralHello, has anybody had experience setting up Brown and Sharpe Reflex Control Box, to the scales on the CMM? Need procedure to do this, too get scales...0 replies | 2 view(s)
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01-18-2021, 08:53 PMWill try to answer all. As for tooling I have hss roughing end mills in 3/8” and 1/2” and 1/2” carbide 4 flute end mills. I don’t have flood...7 replies | 134 view(s)
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01-18-2021, 08:50 PMdundeeshopnut replied to a thread Help identifying and repairing this japanese vise in Antique Machinery and HistoryFollowing this one and have a question. Does this vise have sentimental or some other hidden value unapparent to me to make it worth the effort to...20 replies | 761 view(s)
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01-18-2021, 08:50 PMthanks for the help and tips, i don't see alot of info out there either on a series 60. may contact monarch themselves for a little help. they did...5 replies | 278 view(s)
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01-18-2021, 08:49 PMjlegge replied to a thread Keighley UK Machine Tool builders - Question in Antique Machinery and HistorySounds like this was the UK version of precision valley or our Cincinnati area where machine tool builders were concentrated here in the U.S. Thank...6 replies | 225 view(s)
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01-18-2021, 08:48 PMI'm in the chain drill and corncob rougher camp. Pocketing is hard to get the chips out, your best bet is a plexiglass shield and an air blow gun. ...7 replies | 134 view(s) -
01-18-2021, 08:48 PMI know a gentleman that is good with a vertical mill. I bet we can figure something out.3 replies | 176 view(s)
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01-18-2021, 08:46 PMI know the motor on mine is out of balance. It's another thing to take apart and see if I can correct it. I haven't gotten to the wheel balancing...35 replies | 2328 view(s)
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01-18-2021, 08:43 PMBased on what I've read ... Yes. The carbide gets really hot really quickly, but since it's in and out of the cut relatively quickly (compared to...8 replies | 223 view(s) -
01-18-2021, 08:40 PMHi, I'm having trouble 304 no mill so good using endmill and a holder oh, also a CNC24 replies | 886 view(s)
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01-18-2021, 08:38 PMIf it were me I think I'd contact the closest Canadian Consulate in your area. They can advise you of the step by step process.2 replies | 162 view(s)
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01-18-2021, 08:37 PMOn light duty machines you're generally better off with a smaller solid carbide or indexable endmill with light depth of cut and high feedrate if you...7 replies | 134 view(s) -
01-18-2021, 08:36 PMdkmc replied to a thread shear gap adjustment in Fabrication: CNC Laser, Waterjet, Plasma, Welding & FabEvery shear maintenance manual I've ever read, and any sheet metal or fabricating book I've ever seen specifies .xxx thousandths of an inch of...46 replies | 2586 view(s) -
01-18-2021, 08:36 PMI built a few brakes to stop a planner heads (without brakes the heads would coast 20 mins or so )It takes a interlocked starter like a forward rev...2 replies | 117 view(s) -
01-18-2021, 08:31 PMI can eat alot of metal with a roughing or corn cobb cutter and spray mist or coolant flow to clear the chips. Thats on mills like yours put in low...7 replies | 134 view(s)
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01-18-2021, 08:31 PMrrrgcy replied to a thread The Future of Cloud Computing and Business Risk in Manufacturing in America and EuropeCase in point (merely from an observer non-participant in cloud computing). News today was during the hi-level meeting when Twitter decided to...50 replies | 1864 view(s)
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01-18-2021, 08:25 PMWell, grinding the jaws went without a hitch. No vibration issues. https://youtu.be/SUlEbQhBYH4 And I didn't have anything to cover the ways or...35 replies | 2328 view(s)
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01-18-2021, 08:20 PMJust a Sparky replied to a thread Reed Prentice 9" swing, Liberty Ship, 1941 lathe problem. in Antique Machinery and HistoryBroken key somewhere inside the apron or an issue with the clutch? If the feed selector lever refuses to leave neutral then that would suggest an...2 replies | 129 view(s)
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01-18-2021, 08:17 PMAgreed. I was actually expecting other 9 owners to chime in much earlier. Might just be a blind spot many missed. Good thread, informative. I was...20 replies | 665 view(s) -
01-18-2021, 08:16 PMThanks! The shoulder is too long for my liking but it sort of slipped my mind that I can use it on my lathe! lol. I guess I'll keep it for now. I got...2 replies | 69 view(s)
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01-18-2021, 08:15 PMHow many do you have to make? What tolerance do you have to hold? Is it a pocket in a piece of stock, if so what type of corners are...7 replies | 134 view(s)
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01-18-2021, 08:14 PMI've double checked and it's 200 SFM on the tools data chart. My guess is that's the old school programming or general purpose SF. It sounds like...8 replies | 223 view(s)
