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I'll be there. John

I did that to a rotary table I made. The milling cutter was not tight enough in the collet chuck and moved down into the table. Have replaced the collet chuck with one that works. John

I guess I asked for that *club* John

Following the discussion about the Gyro Engine I sent for the plans. Phyllis Reichart wasted no time putting them in the post to the UK. My only problem is that the dimensions are in Imperial units and my tooling is metric. Should make for an interesting build and I am looking forward to getting...

Sorry to spoil the fun! ;) I have made one much like yours. Mine has a series of discs that are held in place inside the nut by a lip on the the face of the nut. Each disc has a plane hole to accept a screw size and the screw is held tight by the bolt section pressing on the screw head when it...

Is it a device to hold a screw by its head for machining? John

I wonder if the pivot bolt securing the rotating body to the base ever works loose. Does the Belleville washer prevent the bolt from moving in its threaded hole? If this might be a problem, one solution is to drill and tap the bolt hole right through the rotating body and then tighten a socket...

Hi Paul, That is looking interesting. Enjoy the holiday. John

Brilliant, thank you. John