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04-12-2021, 07:22 PM
Thread: Wanted to share this tshirt
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Machinist version of fake news... ...
Machinist version of fake news...
OK...footprint is not rigidity, repeatability or sheer mass.
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04-01-2021, 02:57 AM
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Oh.... Well, can only go by g-coder05's...
Oh....
Well, can only go by g-coder05's signature/ profile
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03-31-2021, 12:02 AM
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Grievously un-informed??? 26 years USN? How many...
Grievously un-informed??? 26 years USN? How many Viet Namese associates adore you? Family LOADED with prime Greatest Generation, some ranking officers land, sea and air, WWII through early Viet Nam...
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03-30-2021, 11:27 PM
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Yes, more than once, lots of chucks. Mine beat...
Yes, more than once, lots of chucks. Mine beat any commercially made, no kidding.
Piece of cake;
a] Use a milling attachment, part 4 jaw chucked to index.
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03-30-2021, 10:43 PM
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I see you have distinction of Banned, banned as...
I see you have distinction of Banned, banned as offensive to a rather crusty forum. But you can still enter to read [steal] ideas outside your own creativity. Seethe on!
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03-30-2021, 10:15 PM
Thread: Career Change: Manual Machinist
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"what I would need to know" huh? First off, if...
"what I would need to know" huh?
First off, if your best class was undergrad basic machine tools and STILL wonder at skill set gaps...a card does not fix it. Fact is, "card carrier" indicates... -
02-13-2021, 06:59 PM
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Unless you are much older, hugging twice a day is...
Unless you are much older, hugging twice a day is therapeutic; but only a K&T 2D, Cincinnati Monoset, Pacemaker-Monarch or Axelson, any DeVlieg, G&L something, you get the idea. Appreciation for tech...
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02-13-2021, 06:09 PM
Thread: Drill Grinder for sale
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Nice enough laid out machine, copy or not. Could...
Nice enough laid out machine, copy or not. Could be Brierley is the copy...
Re-Paint tells me original, right over tags and serials. Canadian motor tag says so too. Near guarantee Anglo made, moving... -
02-13-2021, 05:45 PM
Thread: Seeking custom tap and die set
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There are two (or more) issues with multi start...
There are two (or more) issues with multi start taps, let alone full depth ACME. Even if one had a lathe that clocks additional starts, achieving a high tool grade finish is a different story....
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01-30-2021, 11:02 PM
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Most of us regard 'price' different than 'value'....
Most of us regard 'price' different than 'value'.
Laying out $XXX for 1 complete volume of information, that might take 4 to equal is a normal perspective.
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01-27-2021, 09:07 PM
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Similar but not for sale, mine arrived, also B602...
Similar but not for sale, mine arrived, also B602 with serial 1190, but has cabinet and spindle motor. Interesting that more than 1600 units separate the two examples.
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01-27-2021, 07:17 PM
Thread: Dillon Manufacturing Chuck Jaws
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You (we) know Dillon Precision, possibly their...
You (we) know Dillon Precision, possibly their other branches of Dillon Aero and Dillon Optics.
There is no obvious connection to Dillon Manufacturing.
Dillon Aero - Wikipedia
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01-26-2021, 01:52 AM
Thread: Dillon Manufacturing Chuck Jaws
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Except a liquidation of power chucks is far short...
Except a liquidation of power chucks is far short of the the bot's longish list "Our lines of chuck jaws include:
Application Chucks
Manual Chucks
NC Rotary Tables
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01-15-2021, 11:08 PM
Thread: WTB: Eutectic spray weld torch
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Don't expect replies from CA, apparently no...
Don't expect replies from CA, apparently no longer legal to operate metal spray.
But import car tuners dragging parts, overly tinted windows, Maxwell coffee can muffler tips, excessive exhaust and... -
01-15-2021, 10:46 PM
Thread: Fabrication Apprenticeship
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NOT directing this against OP, that's more than...
NOT directing this against OP, that's more than wrong.
I'm using his sentence, so often voiced by hiring body We've had quite a hard time finding experienced metal workers over the past 5-6 years.... -
01-15-2021, 10:40 PM
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Yup. As if this big crowd imagines themselves...
Yup. As if this big crowd imagines themselves members of the witness protection program. Or whatever.
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01-15-2021, 10:34 PM
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2" is quite the common spindle bore, right into...
2" is quite the common spindle bore, right into some pretty damn big machines. 2" only held me back once, crowning muzzle of a reproduction '49 Walker. Big dang sub-frame too long to get behind...
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01-15-2021, 10:15 PM
Thread: Buy used or new machines ?
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I respond with old posts frequently. Noting spam...
I respond with old posts frequently. Noting spam just might save someone who's not read every single post a thread contains. None of us can provide one time "this is OK now, but it wasspam, really!"....
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01-15-2021, 04:15 PM
Thread: Starrett parts supplier?
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A quick-fix recommendation, then low grade thread...
A quick-fix recommendation, then low grade thread hack:
If spring is broken near original loop, bend out adjacent coil into a hook and reattach. While it's apart, put a dab of paint/ on
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01-13-2021, 09:13 PM
Thread: What you can make on old machines
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Not only a living, but can make new machines as...
Not only a living, but can make new machines as well; so I'm told.
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01-13-2021, 08:53 PM
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Oh yes, impossible to find. It's not unlike...
Oh yes, impossible to find. It's not unlike looking for the right machine tool; look at enough and you'll know.
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01-13-2021, 07:28 PM
Thread: ‘39 10EE tachometer repair
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Caveat for ads touting Steam Punk before more...
Caveat for ads touting Steam Punk before more important details like, 'it works'. Any bozo who can't figure out how to test hasn't even an electric hand drill, or is well, a bozo.
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01-12-2021, 07:36 PM
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Page 4, of a 10 year old thread. But truths are...
Page 4, of a 10 year old thread.
But truths are truths........such as page 2 where it was mentioned how [pick two] careless-unscrupulous,un-knowledgable sellers can be. It's a tossup who is worse,... -
01-11-2021, 11:31 AM
Thread: What Are These Mystery Collets?
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Not aware what scale these are, but appear well...
Not aware what scale these are, but appear well made to be interchangeable. I'd be tempted to build tooling for them, provided the ranges overlap. Potential use in lathe, mill, grinding for sure.
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01-11-2021, 11:01 AM
Thread: huge collection of manuals 40's on up
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I'll suggest, being as we all have some manuals,...
I'll suggest, being as we all have some manuals, an easy way [to me anyhow] method of making personal list. I've built up a substantial shop on my own, and keeping track of what's in and what's...