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For hand clamping I use adjustable levers, either small ones like these: https://www.ebay.com/itm/362805186570?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=DCsEsXeSSta&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=ymb4Nv8lSGW&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY or larger ones like these...

Postage is why I bought the Diamond holders, bits, etc. at the same time as the Flexi-Vise (with spares as well): incremental postage was minimal. Village Press (The Home shop Machinist, Machinist’s Workshop & Live Steam) used to sell Diamond Tool Holders (they still sell the FoR Cutoff Holder...

I'll be there (probably Friday); we'll have to try to connect.

As I frequently annoy my wife by saying so, "I've been there." Did some initial planning work for a family-owned chocolate shop (can't remember the name) that had just opened an ice cream parlor; must have been 10+ years ago.

Starting at 7:18 this video from Eccentric Engineering shows sharpening:

Based on what's in the manual, the collets have a detent and need to be rotated in the spindle so they line up properly with the ball. There is a circular clip that holds the ball in place during use. See attached.

Odds & Ends: A Little Chore and Some Issues First the chore: I'm getting things set up for a video and so that I don't need to worry about battery power I use a "Battery Replacement" with my Nikon D5100. However, I also have a power adapter for my little Panasonic HDC-TM41 video camera and...

Excellent, thanks!!

Thanks for the update!

Thanks; I don't have AutoCAD so can't open directly; however, MacDarft will open DWG & DXF: As you can see, it opens but un-dimensioned it doesn't do much for me (and there are errors with the import). I can get DWG's converted to PDF's by the folks at my old job, but would prefer only to give...

Please add me to the list for the Die Filer files (couldn’t resist :)). Thanks!

Always happy to "help." Feel free to reach out via PM. Charlie

Welcome from "Greater Hershey" (easier for people to find/identify with)! Ask questions and have a good time. Hopefully we will see you Cabin Fever in January: https://www.cabinfeverexpo.com

Sorry, I missed it the first time and then I saw it after I posted. Good luck and please keep me in mind if things change.

Oooh, only an hour away! Must I take it all?

Welcome from Pennsylvania! What are your interests? Where in Scotland? I visited 50+ years ago when I was in the U.S. Navy (Rosyth & Greenock, with ventures into Glasgow and Edinburgh), and somewhere in the South in the late 90's on a short visit to a textile mill (can't remember the location...

Hi, Ralph, and welcome! I’m near Harrisburg, how about you? Charlie

Delrin® 100AF (20% Teflon fiber filled, brown color) would provide more lubricity than Tufnol and could have similar properties as Tufnol (and may cost less). I couldn't find an apples-to-apples comparison.

I have a Dustopper in front of an 8 gallon ShopVac with 1-7/8" Ridgid® hoses (2-1/2" between the Vac & Dustopper). I use this combination with Loc-Line pickups at my Mini-Lathe & Mini-Mill, with a 2-1/2” adapter on my Craftsman 10” 3-Wheel Bandsaw and various nozzles to clean up after using all...

Non-metallic gears are used in power transmission systems for a number of reasons including noise reduction, but also for cushioning impact and to act as a (relatively) low cost failure component rather than destroying the entire assembly & supporting castings/frame. Older gears for these...