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04-22-2021, 09:22 AMNa man, please if you can help that would be awesome. Their support just tells me it cannot be done. I'll go point by point here. Esprit...23 replies | 7244 view(s)
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04-22-2021, 09:20 AMTorchHypnosis started a thread Building another lathe, anyone know where to look for bed and headstock? in CNC MachiningHello all, and thanks for reading. It's time for me to build another lathe, and I am curious to hear your thoughts and opinions. I am going to...0 replies | 0 view(s)
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04-22-2021, 09:20 AMI think that is just extra Loctite. ------------- Think Snow Eh! Ox73 replies | 3847 view(s)
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04-22-2021, 09:19 AMIf anyone is interested in learning more about Mastercam and Fanuc 5-Axis, my team is hosting on YouTube Live a 5-Axis simultaneous accelerated...0 replies | 0 view(s)
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04-22-2021, 09:14 AMThe part will be clamped in a vise. It is a 6 flute countersink The last time I tried this I was running about 300 RPM. I got about 140 holes,...5 replies | 144 view(s)
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04-22-2021, 09:13 AMThanks for bothering to take great photos. I would imagine this is another Army contract that specified EVERY piece had to be made in Ohio circa...16 replies | 711 view(s)
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04-22-2021, 09:11 AMI bought this and haven't broken a tap since. 220V single phase. I used it once to see if it worked and that's it. It works fine, pump is strong. It...0 replies | 0 view(s)
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04-22-2021, 09:08 AMmark_b replied to a thread I bought a 74 your old compressor with a Quincy 325 – 14 pump. in Antique Machinery and HistoryNine days later this is what a $25 washer looks like. But I finally have the parts to put the head back together. This was not UPS fault it...78 replies | 4672 view(s)
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04-22-2021, 09:07 AMNOT "flex" rather. Nashua. Uncoated. Made for commercial-grade HVAC duct seams. The GOOD ones. Don't be home without some. Teeth-resistant....5 replies | 103 view(s)
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04-22-2021, 09:03 AMLatest Google earth photo doesn't look good for Watts Campbell. A significant portion of the roof has fallen in and there is a hydraulic excavator...29 replies | 40618 view(s)
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04-22-2021, 09:02 AMSome green/blue oil oozed out of the head just under the varispeed when I turned the head back upside up after 24 hours of upside down, is this the...73 replies | 3847 view(s)
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04-22-2021, 09:02 AMI wrote this post before I fully understood the guidelines at Practical Machinist. By saying DIY I must assume you mean hobbyist, as in our...22 replies | 4605 view(s)
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04-22-2021, 09:01 AMI feel like your assumption that automation is putting people out of work isn't exactly the case. I'm sure it is happening some, however automation...64 replies | 3140 view(s)
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04-22-2021, 08:59 AMHi. The Lynx is way better machine, very fast, strong and the rigidity is awesome. To be fair, my first Haas CNC was a TL-1 and TL-2 model. The...4 replies | 270 view(s)
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04-22-2021, 08:59 AMPhil in Montana replied to a thread What are the current dollar values of Antique Machinist tools? in Antique Machinery and HistoryYou missed the bus, kids now days dont want anything to do with work, letalone grand dads tools, should have sold 20 years ago...Phil4 replies | 112 view(s)
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04-22-2021, 08:55 AMRichard King replied to a thread cleaning up my Clausing-Colchester 12" (colt) U.S. version in Machine Reconditioning, Scraping and InspectionIf you go to the top sticky's You will see I helped start this forum. Your the one who started with the reply to my advice. You finally tell the...9 replies | 838 view(s)
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04-22-2021, 08:51 AMthermite replied to a thread RPC help needed - Will cedarberg model 50 power my tablesaw? in Transformers, Phase Converters and VFDDataplates are but "snapshots" taken off an ANALOG device that actually WORKS to semi-linearized CURVES .. for different "slip classes" .. and any...3 replies | 95 view(s)
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04-22-2021, 08:51 AMSkeeterWeazel replied to a thread Slotting with 1/8" cutter, need suggestions on speeds/feeds in CNC MachiningI hear you, but this site is recommending .00039 as a starting point. Remember, this is only an 1/8" cutter. link below...19 replies | 601 view(s)
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04-22-2021, 08:50 AMI've never read a more uneducated post about Esprit than this. You've had the software for a month and are trying to come across as an expert, that's...23 replies | 7244 view(s)
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04-22-2021, 08:50 AMInteresting archival jumble, with a number of the photographs dating to the pre-Wright Brothers era. The early photographs make understandable MIT's...2 replies | 36 view(s)
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04-22-2021, 08:48 AMsorry forgot to say. the material is 1/2" A36 steel.5 replies | 144 view(s)
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04-22-2021, 08:43 AMSIP6A replied to a thread WTB Lassy Tapper and Lassy Tap n Die Guide in Machinery for Sale or WantedOr he could have spent the time he spent setting in front of the computer learning how to tap a hole straight.29 replies | 2104 view(s)
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04-22-2021, 08:39 AMDWD...."Drawing While Driving".....and here I thought texting was a menance....:ack2:3 replies | 148 view(s)
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04-22-2021, 08:35 AM. SketchBook3 replies | 148 view(s)
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04-22-2021, 08:31 AMA few more photos.2 replies | 36 view(s)
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04-22-2021, 08:29 AMOrbital77 replied to a thread cleaning up my Clausing-Colchester 12" (colt) U.S. version in Machine Reconditioning, Scraping and InspectionThe Moderator said you are TRYING to be civilized. Doesn't seem to work. I see the entire sub-forum is plastered with your posts where you bark at ...9 replies | 838 view(s)
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04-22-2021, 08:29 AMSIP6A replied to a thread What are the current dollar values of Antique Machinist tools? in Antique Machinery and HistoryI suspect that like most antiques the prices on antique tools are falling because there aren't younger collectors coming along to replace the ones...4 replies | 112 view(s)
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04-22-2021, 08:28 AMThe old photos from the turn of the century MIT labs in Cambridge Mass are a portal to the past, as they say. Amazing equipment including some big...2 replies | 36 view(s)