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Threading is not one of my favorite things to do in the shop. I made a tap holder as Joe P. posted and it worked very well, with one exception. No matter which tap I needed for the job, the tap follower was always configured incorrectly (pointed vs crown). So I came up with this idea so no...

Amazing! Beautiful work.

Thanks for the comments Tug, "botched" is pretty mild for my "mistakes". It was good that I had most of the materials as it was not a game-changer when I messed up. The base, cylinder, crosshead cap and connecter rod were the only items that I used out of the kit. I should have used the 6-32 or...

My first one completed…almost. Some parts need to be adjusted to the proper size. And only 14.7 pounds of brass, steel and aluminum in the scrap box. I wanted a forest green color but out of my wife’s couple thousand cans of paint, there was no forest green. It was reluctant to run but I was...

I am somewhat surprised by some of your comments/tone. I have owned the lathe for 45+ years and have never had any trouble of any kind except for one item and that was the dealer's fault. I had paid extra to have it wired for 220 but when it arrived it was 110 and that was incorrectly wired with...

That is a pleasing thought Ved.

Thanks Peter, I did bore on the mill as it was set up for other tasks.

Thanks Charles, I did bore but on the mill. Used 400 paper to polish a bit.

Thanks for the suggestion Lan, I did bore.

Tell me, it is a small knee mill and especially when the Curt vise and 8" RT are on the bed. I did not notice it 20 years ago be boy have times changed.

Thanks for the comments Dave. I also like reamers and I have quite a collection but they are less than .500. I decided to bore while I have it in the fixture.

Thanks for the information Norman but this seems to not provide a definitive answer, it can be either-or. I was hoping someone would have the lathe and would know from experience. Even that would not be absolute as there are different possibilities. It is not critical for me at this time, I was...

I tried but was not successful so gave up.

That seems to be the closest to the adapter that came with the lathe but does not match up precisely in the MH at least with my limited knowledge. Thanks for the response Chris.

I checked these in MH but none seem to match the adapter that I have. Thanks for the suggestion.

You may be correct Tim, I admit to being ignorant in my understanding of the data in the Machinery's handbook but I have not been able to find anything with the dimensions that I have with the adapter.

My apologies to all who have responded to my question and I have not responded and I will not go into the "why". Your responses are appreciated.

Amazing!!

Getting ready to open the bore in the PMR #3 cylinder and being ignorant on these matters, is it best to ream the bore or bore it? My mill does not have a power Z-axis.

Thanks for the info Martin...it is not a MT 2 in the spindle as there is a sleeve that reduces to a MT 2. much larger but not a MT 3 as it is also too small. Perhaps a 4 or 5 and I have found the specs so hopefully will be able to compare.