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The story of my shop life. In order to do that I have to repair the other piece of equipment and in order to that I have to make a new...

That fits about 80% of the members here.

S/S had what you are looking for but he has retired. Apparently someone else has taken over the business...

The taper is .602/ft. #4 1/2 is .624 /ft and #5 is .631/ft so it is just something that South Bend used. I have no idea why they chose...

The MT3 and the main body are one piece and the retainer/seal at the end does not have any obvious way to remove it. I assume that it is...

Yes. My poor typing skills strike again.

You have to send them a .STP or STL file. Quote comes in just a couple of minutes.

OK I will try to regrind it in the headstock and if that does not work I will just buy a new one. I should be able to cobble up...

I just had some gears laser cut from 1/8" brass and they came out very nice. The price was also very good at about $8 each for a 2" dia...

I have this ball bearing center which got too close the the tool bit. I would like to regrind the point but I cannot figure out how to...

Are you able to take food into the building or at least snacks? Are there vending machines?

But why do I have to learn so often?

Obviously I am not the only one who has a problem figuring out how the bits are sharpened. I have seen variations of the holder in right...

OK Thanks. That is what was confusing me. I know that it needs both side and rear rake so I was wondering if the rake was generated in...

I have been thinking about making some tangential tool holders for the lathe. I found this which shows one design. There are many other...