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Unless you are cutting a lot of tapers or single-point threading do yourself a favor and replace the compound with a solid block that you can mount a QCTP to. This will increase the rigidity of the machine ten fold.

I'm all ears! :bow:

I'd love to have a 10 or 12 inch rail for my mil column!

Can't wait for that one to hit the shelf. That will be just about perfect for the x2's z-axis.

Nah...I'm just a tightwad. :big:

And here (except for the bluing) is the completed project. I started out with a 2" cube of 12L14 which turned into the post body. The cam is a piece of 303 stainless round I had knocking around the shop, and the center post is 3/4" drill rod. 1/4" drill rod was used for the handle, and 1/2" for...

I got a shipping confirmation on my two today. Supposed to be here early next week. ;D

Spin that sucker around and put it back to work. :big:

6 volt wall warts are easy to come by. :big:

I ordered 2 of them a few hours ago...I probably snatched them out from under you. :P :big: It's funny the power we collectively wield over a company's inventory in a situation like this.

I started building my new QCTP today and the only suitable sized block I had on hand was 12L14. Man I love working with that material!! I made the toolpost body out of that, and found a nice piece of 303 to make the cam and retaining post from. The pistons and handle will be O1 drill rod. So how...

Dagnabbit...something else I have to buy!! ;D What's the power source?

Definitely time to work on the board. Sounds like new MOSFETs are in order.

Yessiree...that is exactly what I needed to know! Found some good prices on Ebay. I will post up pics of the chip shield project when I get the parts together. Thanks 'vette!! :bow:

I want to make a couple of flex-neck chip shields for my lathe and mill. I have a clamp-on magnifying glass that I really like, and would like to use the same flexxy stuff for the chip shields but I have had no luck locating it by itself. Here's a pic of the magnifier: Any ideas? I guess I...

The old timers I learned from always told me "A third less speed, a third more feed". ???

My Spidey Sense tells me that he's from South Africa. :bow:

I use a coarse carborundum dressing stick on my bench grinder and save the diamond for my surface grinder.

Ah...definitely not an Oldham then.

It's neither. It's an Oldham coupling. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFk48l3ozH0&feature=related