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03-07-2021, 04:58 AM
Thread: Mounting HSS in a CNC lathe
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It's a lathe tool, which in 99% of cases is set...
It's a lathe tool, which in 99% of cases is set on centre height by adding packing slips, and that's all there is to it, ...............if once at centre height you have vacant space of top of the...
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03-06-2021, 01:05 PM
Thread: 100,000 UK Covid 19 Deaths
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Yup, .....same old same old, .......they'll be...
Yup, .....same old same old, .......they'll be re-running I Love Lucy next.
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03-06-2021, 06:45 AM
Thread: Sheldon Hex Turret
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that's good, ...........and lucky, cos if the...
that's good, ...........and lucky, cos if the shanks have been burred up or relieved as my #4 they can be swine to get out :eek:
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03-05-2021, 04:45 PM
Thread: Colchester Tool Post
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Only when I've absolutely had to Tyrone usually...
Only when I've absolutely had to Tyrone usually for access, .......and I hate the things with a passion :(
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03-05-2021, 04:41 PM
Thread: Geometric die heads and a MT4 tailstock
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If you go to pages 10 11 here...
If you go to pages 10 11 here http://pounceatron.dreamhosters.com/docs/coventry-herbert-die-head.pdf you will see various methods of maounting die heads in tailstocks
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03-05-2021, 04:34 PM
Thread: Sheldon Hex Turret
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Another possibility is the shanks have shallow...
Another possibility is the shanks have shallow recesses machined in them so the cotter bolts don't mark the shanks, ......which means the cotter bolts have to be in exactly the right place to let the...
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03-05-2021, 03:08 PM
Thread: Tap drill for 3/8-28 tap
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I was sorta 1/2 expecting that :D ........but...
I was sorta 1/2 expecting that :D ........but having had my ass kicked before (for merely suggesting a check was made - as they were so close) decided to stay out of it
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03-05-2021, 04:15 AM
Thread: Colchester Tool Post
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AKA Topslide tee slot breaker.
AKA Topslide tee slot breaker.
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03-04-2021, 04:43 PM
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@ 90c / lb thats £12,600 less haulage
@ 90c / lb thats <> £12,600 less haulage
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03-04-2021, 02:17 PM
Thread: First Covid 19 Vaccination Shot Today.
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That's the way I'm looking at it
That's the way I'm looking at it
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03-04-2021, 02:16 PM
Thread: First Covid 19 Vaccination Shot Today.
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Unless I heard it wrong - not any more they ain't.
Unless I heard it wrong - not any more they ain't.
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03-04-2021, 08:32 AM
Thread: Milling a 100m fishing boat ?
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Sounds like just the job for Titan CNC
Sounds like just the job for Titan CNC
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03-04-2021, 04:34 AM
Thread: Milling a 100m fishing boat ?
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How can I put this? .......all in the cause of...
How can I put this? .......all in the cause of rubbing along together
Whilst admiring your interest, may I suggest you stick to commercial fishing and we'll stick to machining. :D
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03-03-2021, 05:21 PM
Thread: Milling a 100m fishing boat ?
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I seem to remember a good few years back they...
I seem to remember a good few years back they milled a racing motorcycle frame from a solid lump of Alu alloy, and a success it was not.
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03-03-2021, 03:13 PM
Thread: D1-5 Taper turning
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Any help Lathe Spindle Fittings Page 2...
Any help Lathe Spindle Fittings Page 2
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03-03-2021, 02:37 PM
Thread: O'ring groove design
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That's stainless for you .............or some...
That's stainless for you .............or some folk are just born lucky :D
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03-03-2021, 12:23 PM
Thread: Tool holder finishes
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I think worn and scratched black oxide tooling...
I think worn and scratched black oxide tooling just looks worn and scratched, but warn and scratched Nickel & Chrome plating looks tawdry - like people just haven't cared.
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03-03-2021, 04:43 AM
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+ 1 on what he said, and it is that simple - this...
+ 1 on what he said, and it is that simple - this was covered a few weeks back on PM
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03-02-2021, 06:43 PM
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FYI, according to my calc 15,000 sets are about...
FYI, according to my calc 15,000 sets are about 14,000lbs Aluminum
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03-02-2021, 04:18 PM
Thread: O'ring groove design
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As has been said already, stainless on stainless...
As has been said already, stainless on stainless will soon become a single part.
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03-02-2021, 03:10 PM
Thread: Who to call for custom taps?
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Just a thought (OTS is often cheaper) Left...
Just a thought (OTS is often cheaper) Left Hand Taps - Inch Sizes - High Speed Steel.
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03-02-2021, 07:05 AM
Thread: 100,000 UK Covid 19 Deaths
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A thought and question. If, when the Covid 19...
A thought and question.
If, when the Covid 19 first broke out, had the Republican President and resident of the White House, said and done some thing similar to this.
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03-02-2021, 05:46 AM
Thread: Lathe for Sale in Northern California
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Someone get there before the weather gets to it...
Someone get there before the weather gets to it !!!!
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03-01-2021, 07:40 PM
Thread: OT Radio Garden...amazing
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Just tried it and it's playing Rural Radio UK...
Just tried it and it's playing Rural Radio UK form Martham (about 30 miles away)
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03-01-2021, 02:20 PM
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FYI ...
FYI http://vintagemachinery.org/pubs/2102/18035.pdf
& http://vintagemachinery.org/pubs/2102/18034.pdf