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Thank you very much . The Taig tailstock is the probably what I dislike about my lathe the most . I'm going to have to digest this a bit more . Rite now I'm workin on some mods to my South Bend lathe & think I'll move the Taig furthur up the whats next page . I've been looking at Taig's with...

hey there folks , I have a couple of these small Miller 2000 compressors . They were probably sold as air brush compressors in their time . I can not find any info on them anywhere online , so I'm reaching out to see if any one here may have a manual for them . I know one needs oil for sure &...

Thank you sir . I can't tell by the pic , but on yer new housing that the quill leadscew goes through is there a step that gets clamped between the upper & lower extrusion of the tailstock ? thanks animal

Both of your machines are mighty fine machines . I would like to learn more about the mods to the Taig lathe if you care to share . A tailstock like that has been on my list for quit some time . thanks animal

Very nice & clean operation ya have there , I bet it took a couple tries to find the right spot for everything . I learned 2 things from your video . 1 don't let my wife see just how clean your operation is . 2 I should have bought stock in Tupperware & Rubbermaid sometime ago . 3 don't let...

Bore gages take some time to wring out your own bugs . I know the ones I have are more accurate than I am . I do recall reading somewhere that ya should be able to change the indicator with a more accurate one if desired . animal

BaronJ , thank you very much for posting all those pic's & sorry for your troubles while posting . I don't think I have ever tried to post pic's here . I know some forums I'm in I can post pic's with my eyes closed . Others I just ask for a email add & send the pic's that way . Theres nothing...

BaronJ do you have any more pic's of this grinder project ? I would like to make a grinder setup like this . What does the small handwheel do thats between the 2 large spindle stands ? Belt tensioner ? thanks animal12

Art if it's not too much of a hassle i'd like to see the drawings you have . I have one of the Big Red mill drills from HF & it has no fine feed thanks animal

So are you making Cad drawings for the real parts to be machined ? How do you get from those drawings to the 3D printer ? Are you just putting the cad drawing into a slicer ? Yep I'm real new to the 3D printer world . thanks animal

I'm interested to see what ya did Art thanks animal12

Good deal , thanks animal

You have a real nice setup there , something to be real proud of . Its nice to see shop made tools like your big bandsaw . Did you make the tool grinder next to the belt grinder ? thanks animal

How about using a steel insert in the brass heads for the spark plugs to thread into ? I don't know if I missed something in reading this thread , how did you solve the blue smoke issue ? animal

Thanks , I can get Ethanol free gas but it's 100+ miles round trip . I live off grid so up until I recently got a generator that runs off propane I always kept 25-30 gallons of gas in tanks . WHen your snowed in for a week ya need the reserves . The jury is still out on the propane unit , it...

I read a while back that toda's pump gas ( ethanol ) has @ 1 30-40 day life before it starts to degrade . Certain gas stations make my truck run bad . Problem is you don't know their gas affects your vehicle till its in your tank . animal

As long as they can ride their bike to the dealership to hang out with other " biker's " on the weekend A sputter or two is fine . I have a 46 that I'm getting to tear down all the way & replace worn out parts & such . Fortunatly with a bike that age I never have to go to the dealership . animal

Like the title says , I'm wondering if theres any small engine / steam engine shows or clubs in the Reno Nv area . thanks animal

I've seen some guys use a small machinist jack under the tool / holder . I wonder if using a big HSS tool might be suitable for a job like this , like a blank that's 1/2" x 1" . May have to make a tool holder but maybe having the mass in the tool will help ? animal

Good luck & I hope your grandson enjoys himself . animal