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Treadmills can be picked up for free quit often . After they sit doing nothing folks just want them gone . You can use the controller that in in the treadmill to run the motor , & there's several Youtubes on how to make your own controller for @ $30.00 . animal

Clockworkcheval , not to hi-jack this thread , but can you give some more info on your motor setup for your Taig ? . For needed tools for a shop one tool that I don't see mentioned much which I uses all the time is a belt sander . I have a couple setup with different grit belts which get...

John what did you end up with for your ER 40 to rotary table setup ? animal

Do you have any pic's of the homemade milling machine ? hanks animal

The Knucklehead has those 2 exposed rocker bolts / nuts on top looking like knuckles on a fist . The Knuckle head was also Harley's first production overhead valve engine . animal

thanks animal

Did you have plans for the roller you built or did you find a design online ? thanks animal

Thanks . I'm getting ready to do a motor swap on a machine & haven't decided between a MC-60 or a 2100 . If you want to get rid of your original motor pulley let me know , my kid is looking for one . animal

I realize this is a old post . Is that a MC 60 your using ? How are you finding the speed range of the machine now ? Did you keep the original 3 pulleys or are you just running a motor & spindle pulley ? thanks animal

OK I found it , It seems to help if I look at what I type before I hit send . animal

L98 do you by chance have the link for the yates book on Archive ? I've not been able to find it on Archive . thanks animal

I wouldn't worry about the power requirements for the electric boiler . 800 watts = 6.6 amps so any house hold circuit will run it fine . Just don't use the same circuit as the fridge, microwave or any electric heater . animal

when your through learning , your through experience is something you don't have until the day after you need it . animal

I contacted Mitutoyo via phone , then I sent them pic's of my bud's scales with S/N & a say or so later they sent me the part numbers . Here's what I got from them . There's 2 different part # due to 2 different scale length . Mitutoyo Lip Seal #64AAB154 qty 2 Mitutoyo Lip Seal #...

I just went through this for a but with a Mitutoyo DRO , Mitutoyo call's them Lip Seals .& they do sell them . animal

Malofix , your lathe is not cutting wrong , when you turn your dial .001 that means it's removing .001 from each side of the material being turned which turns out to be the .002 that your seeing . SO just remember that each time you turn your dial it's removing 2 times what the dial says . hope...

do you have a link for where you get the engine ? thanks animal

I have one of the 5 piece 3/8's turning set from AR Warner which I love . Still on my original inserts & have the unused spare insert that comes with the set after @ 5-6 years . When I asked them about using carbide on their holders they told me to get TPMT carbide inserts . I haven't made the...

That's pretty slick . What kind of spindle speeds where you using ? thanks animal

The link to the Chinese milling adaptor shows a attachment that looks to be a direct copy of the milling attachment for a Taig lathe . Those things are pretty small . I don't know what lathe you have but look at the dimensions close before ya pop for it . animal