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Thanks a lot for all the advice guys. When ever I get stuck I always turn to this forum and get great advice :bow: I finally found the problem. There are multiple problems: As hobby mentioned in his response, the clamping is one reason. When I tap the unit, it moves semi parallel rather than...

Thank you Jeroen. I will try your suggestions and report back with the observations. Sri

Hi Everyone! I have recently purchased a spin indexer and have been going through the below posts http://www.homemodelenginemachinist.com/index.php?topic=5766.75 http://www.homemodelenginemachinist.com/index.php?topic=2681.0 These are very informative posts for a beginner like me. Before I...

Thank you for the advice John. I just bought the mill and thought may be I won't need the attachment anymore :)

Hi Guys, I have a milling attachment for mini lathe for $125 (shipping not included). It's never been used. I have bought this from littlemachineshop.com with the intent of using it on my 7X14 lathe. I bought a milling machine and no longer need it. The milling attachment replaces the compound...

Thanks ShopShoe! I haven't noticed much accessories with both the mills (I will be double check again). One thing I noticed is the weight difference. Amazon lists Shipping weight for Shop FOX is 470 pounds where as G0619 has shipping weight of 418 pounds.

Hi Everyone! I am looking for purchasing a benchtop milling machine and after searching the Internet for other people's experience, I have decided to buy SX3 mill. I would be using it mostly for my model building hobby. While I am searching ebay, Amazon & Grizzly sites for finding a better...

Thanks a ton everyone for taking time and explaining it to me. I have copied this thread to a word file and kept it in my tutorials folder :) I have finally managed to drill the two holes for cylinder and valve. I have used trail and error attempts to get the punch mark centered by my dead...

Thanks a ton Dave G for taking time and explaining me with pictures :bow: I am reading it again and again to absorb the method :) ShopShoe: Luckily when I bought my lathe, it came with a 4" 3-jaw chuck. I unnecessarily bought an adapter plate with my 4-jaw chuck and later realized that the...

Thank you bearcar1 for explaining the setup. I am going to purchase a wiggler this weekend and will follow your steps. Thanks Kvom & lordedmond for those suggestions. Tin: I tried the same way but did not use a dial indicator. However, I have punch marked the two holes on the diameter line of...

Thank you Dave G for explaining your method. If you can spare some time, please post some pictures of your setup for this method and I am eager to learn about your method and use it in my engine build :) bearcar1: I do not have any reamers at this point of time. Actually I am looking on ebay to...

bearcar1: Thanks for correcting me on measuring the hole sizes. You have to excuse me ..I am still in learning phase :) I thought of building a wobbler for my first project but then decided to take on some thing slightly complex so I can learn most out of my first project. I have a combination...

Guys, I have to drill two holes one 0.5'' wide and another 0.25'' wide in a round aluminium stock. 0.5'' wide for the piston and 0.25'' one for piston valve. I am working on building my first engine project and I found some instructions and plans here...

It worked :D I finally got a smooth mirror finish! Thank you Jasonb for telling me to use left hand tool. I used left hand tool and some WD -40 for cutting oil and it did wonders. Thanks Steamer for advising me about WD-40 Thank you picclock for showing me the pictures of carriage lock. Yes I...

Thank you Jason, Neils & Steamer. I will try with your suggestion today and let you guys know the outcome. I have WD-40 with me so will try with that as cutting fluid.

Thanks Jason for the advice on the cranking the handwheel. I am cranking the using the handle. This time I will try using both hands on the rim with constant feed. I noticed the pip in the center. I will adjust the tool height this time. When you said to use opposite hand tool, do you mean...

Oops! forgot to attach the pics in my previous post

Thank you everyone for all the advice! This time I took some better pictures of the finish and the cutting tools I tried. I used both carbide insert one and HSS bit and obtained the same result. I am trying to face Aluminum 6061-T6511 Bare Extruded Round rod. Can anyone post a pic of facing...

Hi guys, I have started working on small engine project and did my first turning and facing operations on the lathe. Turning gave a good smooth finish on the aluminum bar that I am planning to make a cylinder. However, facing is the one that I have trouble with. I haven't obtained smooth...

Thank you George. Your suggestion worked :) I now have QCTP mounted on my lathe. Thanks rleete for your suggestion.