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Anything that works but not a rag and not your hand!!! Todd I use acid brushes for cutting oil toothbrushes are busy cleaning my parts.

You can get surface grinder wheels in just about any width you would like I go from 1/8"-1". There are special wheels for grinding aluminum that they say will not load I've got those as well just need to try them out. Todd Sent from my iPad using Model Engines

Where are that you only get 110v? With 220v you could use a VFD that's what I put on my bandsaw with a 1hp 3ph motor works great just need to mount the VFD. As it's been said it looks great nice work!!! Todd

I've was thinking more on this subject and I have to ask what do you use to keep chips away when making cuts? How many have learn that if something is rolling to let it go don't grab it? I was taught and always have used a brush to move chips, I've eaten up a lot of brushes but never my hands...

I just added a spreadsheet for the Sine Values to use with Sine Bars & Plates in the download section. If other sizes are needed let me know it's simple to change.

This is a spread sheet for Trig Values for the use of Sine Bars & Plates. If you need other sizes let me know it's simple to change. I have both Inch & Metric sheets. I've done a second in Landscape so it can be printed on one page and added MM bars with Inch spacers.

I just finished reading all these post and would like to say the gentleman with the mini lathe is worst off a Dc motor just keeps turning until something breaks. I've seen a man loose a finger in a punch press, I've seen a man cleaning an inline production drill get wound up in the drill and if...

My kids used hair spray man did those potatoes fly! Todd Sent from my iPad using Model Engines

Be careful with ANY SPRAY LUBE we used spray white lithium grease to lube ejector pins in the molds till one day we had a fireball come out the end of the die. All it took was static spark to set it off and it was like a flame thrower. Yes kerosine is flammable so is Diesel fuel is flammable as...

DTE oil is used as a Hyd oil we used DTE26 for years in all of the machines at GM. That a look at the two files they give the cross overs to each oil. The plant engineering is easier to read. I also gave you the one from my Lathe I use AW32 hyd oil in the head. Todd

Found more useful information. http://www.engmatl.com

Found another great site engineering, gears, casting, plastic injection, and a whole lot more! http://www.engmatl.com

Hey another super place to get gear info I downloaded the whole catalog. http://www.qtcgears.com/Q410/Q410Cat.htm

Interesting question when I got my DoAll lathe one of the first things I did was drain all the oils and filled with fresh clean oil AW32 for the head, gearbox, and way lube for the apron. I also added Rislone with is an engine cleaner to break down the gunk that may be in there. This was run for...

Depending on the Vise jaws are they hard, are they junk steel, I've got hardened jaw in some of my vises and I've soft jaw in the cheap ones. So depending on the jaw it could be your problem I've found myself grinding the jaws for a better finish. Todd

I've the utmost faith you will make it work, Thanks I got the charts and I have a better on e for you found trolling the net last night. If you scroll down the pages of Q410P335 there is a chart side by side of the mods. I find once I start looking for something I won't stop till I found all...

Great minds must think alike KHK is where I ended up this morning while trying to find so information on gears and cutters. I downloaded the smaller one into the download section. BaronJ to bad you and Gus are so far away I think we could have a ball. Gus did go to eBay and see the bargains at...

I've added a few file for the download area on gears and gear cutting plus a program and web site so check it out lots of great information!!! Todd

Found this at http://www.khkgears.co.jp/en/index.htmlthey had a lot of information. I'm not sure where I found the program but it free and it looks easy to use. I couldn't download the last one Gears guide herebut if you go the site you can download it.

Better you than me we got to 35F now and a drizzly rain, they say it might get colder again this week. Todd