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Its been a while since my last thread, http://www.homemodelenginemachinist.com/f28/i-stole-lathe-16864/ and this is about the same lathe, I have been wanting DRO from the start, but have run into problems every time, I would of course prefer glass scales, but a 1.3 m glass scale for the main...

Great idea of using the normally non-used edges on inserts, working a place where lots of inserts are thrown away it would be easy to get a lifetime of inserts. about the tangential toolholder, I made this a couple of years ago and been very pleased with it...

Spit is the best tapping fluid you can get when you are tapping steel, especially if you don't have to tap hundreds of holes, for many years I worked as a machine builder at the LEGO factory, and every time I should make some treads in the "field" I used spit because it was ready available, and...

Feel free to use my idea if you like it: http://www.homemodelenginemachinist.com/f28/i-stole-lathe-16864/index10.html#post180379

I might try that, in fact i believe i have some of it somewere. I guess I'll have to sandblast the surface before adding the stuff?

I didn't get a grinder home for the weekend, so i had to bore the jaws, i used a long solid carbide mill, and it went very well, already at the second light cut, i noticed the cutter touched all 3 jaws :D I took some more cuts to widen the contact area, but the rest have to wait until i get a...

When i got my lathe, there wasn't any faceplate, and i haven't given it much thought because in my 30+ years of machining, i have never used one. I have always preferred the independent 4 jaw, but i don't have one at home. Many years ago, someone gave me an old drillpress, it have been sitting...

As i have written before, i wanted to weld and grind the jaws, because they were very worn. I was talking to my boss today, and it turned out that we had some tread for the tig-welder, that hardens when welding, and this afternoon, i took the jaws to work,and started the job. Unfortunately i...

Hello Bill You might be surprised at how thin the hardened layer can be. I did some alterations on an arbor at work, and when i was through the hardened layer, it machined really well. You have two options when turning case hardened steel, you could take shallow cuts with a very sharp tool, or...

I can imagine that Inbus is used in all German speaking countries (that would be Germany, Austria and Switzerland i guess) I saw them named Inbus on the drawers of a big tool cabinet in the workshop at the former LEGO factory Willisau Switzerland, where i have been send to alter machines from...

A mill, so i wont have to mill on the lathe, or drive 12 km to work at evening to make parts Should have known that a couple of years ago, when i was attempting a rolling road arrangement at WGT in Middlewich, apparently under 10 miles from you :o Holt

Hello Philip and wEc1 to the forum About posting photos, many of us have an free account on www.photobucket.com we upload our pics on our site, and link to them in our posts. Please feel free to ask when in doubt Holt

I see something else obviously wrong with that lathe. It is in your garage, and not in mine >:( Exactly that size lathe i was looking for before i got my Colchester. Enjoy Holt

To be honest, i haven't used it much yet, it's only two days since i finished it, but those two clamps can take a fair bit of load. I haven't got the skills to calculate the clamping force, but i am confident it is enough. Holt

In my youth, i took a certificate in arc welding, but haven't used it in many years, with some practice i should be able to refresh it (almost as riding a bike ;D) When working as a toolmaker, precision grinding is everyday work, i have access to this: And this: And this: Said in other...

I have had my dial indicator mounted at the cross slide, it measures a bit over 10 mm total, at two full turns (exactly) the dial indicator moves 10,00mm (exactly) The compound moves twice the distance as the scale (double up on that also) The main handle doesn't have a scale, but i believe it...

Come to Denmark, and i will do the EDM for free ;D Holt

I just wanted to add some basic dimentions to the tool in case someone want to copy ;) I am sure that the most here are capable of filling in the blanks ;D otherwise feel free to ask Holt

I also know how it is to work without DRO. In my time as apprentice, 30+ years ago we didn't have DRO, neither the chemical plant nor the school had DRO on their machines, the two next places i worked at, had no DRO, then i got work at a small local toy company (LEGO ;D) they had DRO on all of...

The t slots are in line with the table movement, and will not show anything regardless of the angle of the table Holt