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well guys as promised i went to work today and tried parting with the use of a live center. first item to be parted was brass, i set the parting tool on center and used hand feed. all went well until i got right to the center of the work piece, then the pressure of the live center pushed the...

greenie, in the 30 years of machining i have never heard of using the tail stock while parting off in the lathe. now with that said i am open to new or different ideas all the time, so before i draw a conclusion to your idea i am going to try using the tail stock while parting. i have some...

hope they serve you well brian, but you sure could buy allot of ready made gears from boston gear and a few other places. so what is the next project for you?? chuck

hello guys :) i am thinking about using viton o rings in my next gas engine model. up to now i use cast iron rings or no rings at all, but i would like to try the viton rings. my way of thinking is if i cut the grooves too deep the rings will not seal and if i cut them too shallow there will...

way to go matt th_wav th_wav i hope all goes well for you, keep us posted if and when you can. chuck

here is a tool bit setter i made a few weeks ago simple and easy to use and easy to make. chuck

i work in the semi tubular rivet business and they always use fractions like that for size and length. example 10/64ths diameter x 28/64ths long (5/32 x 7/16) it is a crazy way to measure things but as far as i know all rivet manufactures use this system. we had a box of rivets one time that...

brian you will be surprised how well a smaller mill will handle a roughing cutter, i only have a sieg sx3 and it is just a small bench top mill. this is the supplier i use for end mill's http://accusizetools.ca/ the 1/2" cutter i used is only $10.00 give it a try and i think you will be...

if i didn't know you better rich i would think that nice shiny myford has never done any work..................how do you keep it so new looking ??? :big: the new motor should be a nice improvement to the lathe. cheers and all the best in the new year chuck

i know it is too late now but you should try a roughing end mill, you would have been able to cut that slot in 2 passes. i tried a roughing end mill for the first time about a month ago and man oh man do they cut :o i had a 1/2" roughing end mill in my mill and took a cut .250" deep (in...

nice engines :) the gas engine would be a casting kit that was produced by mr paul beriesh back in the late 60's, i believe it is called the little brother. it is a loose copy of an associated hit and miss gas engine. if you need help fixing it up i have all the drawings for this engine (if...

i am with the guys on this one :bow: i am good at working with glass myself......................i can break it and sweep it up with the best of them :big: keep up the good work. chuck

i got an engagement ring from my soon to be wife ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D merry christmas to all and all the best in the new year. chuck

well i just got my 3 h.s.s. tool bits in the mail last night, and as the add said "there is plenty of usable bit left". i can see lot's of uses for these bit's and i thank you for your kindness in sending me these. :bow: :) merry christmas and all the best in the new year chuck

thought this might interest some of you guys :) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zlp1aG1VJRI&feature=youtu.be chuck

noitoen................that was well worth the wait..............i am going to show that video to my dad and see if i can get him interested in making one. thanks allot for the link :bow: chuck

huston we have a problem :big: :big: you forgot the link chuck

just finished making this little tool for setting my lathe tool bits on center. it was an easy thing it make and i thought about putting up pictures of the whole prosses but it is very easy to figure out from the one picture. chuck

i had a "k" type vise given to me so i thought i would see how good it was by putting it to use. well when i put a block of steel in it the block would lift about 10 to 12 tho. so i adjusted the movable jaw but it made no difference. on further inspection i noticed that the jaw did not lift but...

i received a micrometer from alain, it is in excellent shape ;D the problem is the package it arrived in was kinda torn up and i could not read his return address. i have messaged him 2 or 3 times with no reply, so i was wondering if someone who received a micrometer might be able to pm me...