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    Im sorry...literally an hour's drive from the...

    Im sorry...literally an hour's drive from the largest city in Australia is remote now? I just cant buy that, not for a second. Im in Griffith, western NSW. Its six hours from my house to the start...
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    Haaaahahahahaha I spend money on being a...

    Haaaahahahahaha

    I spend money on being a metalwork teacher. Im contractually forbidden to sell stuff for plainly obvious reasons. Aint no profits here!

    For me, the biggest cost is time. ...
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    Dont Ask Me How I Know This (DAMHIKT) Im gunna...

    Dont Ask Me How I Know This (DAMHIKT)

    Im gunna throw what might be a controversial and confusing option out there. Why not just buy stock as you require it? There's some very good reasons to do...
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    Endmills will do it just fine, have done it...

    Endmills will do it just fine, have done it myself a heap of times.

    I do have a couple of ebay counterbores though, and im yet to be disappointed. Honestly, Im flat out finding anything on ebay...
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    Sticky: Ive never had much of a problem with the...

    Ive never had much of a problem with the tailstock moving while tightening collets. Occasionally it might move a bit, but its never resulted in a slipped spanner yet. Crap under the tailstock...
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    Sticky: You missed the thongs I was wearing too. Its...

    You missed the thongs I was wearing too.

    Its my workshop, Ill do as I please thanks. I agree with stopping the chuck with my hand, but its my hand, my shed and my lathe, I dont see a problem with...
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    Sticky: I made a knob! And then I filmed myself...

    I made a knob!

    And then I filmed myself polishing my knob.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jf20pu3DEU

    (Its perfectly SFW)
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    Great work mate. This is something Ive been...

    Great work mate. This is something Ive been contemplating, except making a conversion to metric (along with the other axis' as well). That dial is fantastic!
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    While ever you cut a thread thats not a direct...

    While ever you cut a thread thats not a direct copy of the leadscrew (8tpi), then you are going to create a situation where the spindle and the leadscrew are not at the same point in their rotation...
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    Looks like an excellent fit to me, good job! did...

    Looks like an excellent fit to me, good job! did you redrill the two oil holes? Might be worth countersinking them a little deeper so they retain a little more oil, stave off the next rebush?
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    I know how that goes, there's only just enough...

    I know how that goes, there's only just enough room left in the shed for the Speed Triple. Hell, I originally bought machines with the justification of making parts for my trackday car...'cept the...
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    Jeez I wish this myth would die already. The...

    Jeez I wish this myth would die already.

    The cylindrical unthreaded portion of the spindle nose - the "register" does no such thing. The two faces that control the alignment of the backing plate...
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    I believe you can buy one from pipeclay, thats...

    I believe you can buy one from pipeclay, thats one option.

    Option two is to buy the required gears to do the imperial threading. Id consider this option because it means youre going to finish the...
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    Pipeclay has the correct answer...why on earth...

    Pipeclay has the correct answer...why on earth would you not want a screw on one?

    If youre making a drawbar setup, then youre already cutting threads, but you have more components to make.

    If...
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    Thats what Ive found too, but the catalogue...

    Thats what Ive found too, but the catalogue appears to be in german and my german ain't so flash.
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    I can appreciate that 8 hours isnt exactly a...

    I can appreciate that 8 hours isnt exactly a mountain of experience, but all the best learning opportunities are needs driven. The skills youd learn, setting up in a 4 jaw chuck, setting the...
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    MT2 reamer sets can be had for 24 bucks and up on...

    MT2 reamer sets can be had for 24 bucks and up on ebay right now. Thats where I acquired mine and it works a treat.

    I was in the exact same position as OP, very good quality 260 for peanuts and...
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    It varies greatly with who you know and how...

    It varies greatly with who you know and how quickly you can move. 260 DGM's can go for big dollars to people who are desperate for that particular spec and arnt prepared to weather a long search,...
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    My interest in battery powered tools is very...

    My interest in battery powered tools is very limited. Most of the tools I could buy with a battery go through phases of use. Sometimes Ill need the tool very frequently, possibly frequently enough...
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    The moisture inside isnt specifically the...

    The moisture inside isnt specifically the problem, its the oxygen. Moisture just acts as an electrolyte to assist the oxidation process. However, once the oxygen within the newly sealed tube is...
  21. Set your compound slide to a shallowish taper and...

    Set your compound slide to a shallowish taper and lock the saddle to the bed. Use the compound to cut the shoulder required, but on a slight taper, and keep test fitting the chuck body to the...
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    A few things: - HAFCO end mills = garbage. ...

    A few things:
    - HAFCO end mills = garbage. Contemplate how tight a manufacturer has to be to braze HSS cutting sections to mild steel shanks for a 6mm end mill. Of course, youre not seeing the...
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    I had one of those mounted on an R8 shank for a...

    I had one of those mounted on an R8 shank for a chinese made mill drill toy. Granted, the mill drill was a complete POS, but I was not a fan of the collet chuck either. I could never get endmills...
  24. Ive got the same inserts in a 6 tipped 80mm shell...

    Ive got the same inserts in a 6 tipped 80mm shell mill and its taken some experimentation to get good results. It loves some serious feed rate and rpm, but to get it really into the region where its...
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    I like how impartial tony was, but after seeing...

    I like how impartial tony was, but after seeing THIS review, theres not a chance Id buy one. In saying that, its not the things that the reviewer says because he is relatively uneducated in what it...
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    Youll need to replace a bunch of parts. ...

    Youll need to replace a bunch of parts. leadscrew, crossfeed screw, the apron and add a quick change gearbox. The screws that come with the A and B variants have a shorter leadscrew to account for...
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    Gday Mal, feel free to add mine too. ATM 19975. ...

    Gday Mal, feel free to add mine too. ATM 19975. In very nice condition, looks like it was barely used and has come out of Tumbarumba HS. It came as a pair, my mate bought the other lathe there, a...
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    The plating process leaves around .05mm of chrome...

    The plating process leaves around .05mm of chrome on the bar, those dints are way deeper than that. If you were to regrind and straighten the rod, the finished diameter is going to be well below...
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    I think a combination of HSS and carbide is the...

    I think a combination of HSS and carbide is the best bet. A few sticks of HSS for regrinding into whatever odd feature is required, like threading or cutting sheave profiles. Carbide through ebay...
  30. Definitely no grease. If you use grease with the...

    Definitely no grease. If you use grease with the bearings preloaded tight enough to prevent chatter, youll end up with rapidly heating bearings which causes them to expand until they seize. Oil...
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    I would say theyre worth keeping, if youre happy...

    I would say theyre worth keeping, if youre happy to hunt for a matching body. I run plenty of chucks at work that no longer have matching bodies and jaw sets. As long as the jaws all share the same...
  32. Ill take it Bob, ill shoot you a PM

    Ill take it Bob, ill shoot you a PM
  33. Thread: eBay Reamer

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    Cmon guys, so much negativity! The...uhh...the...

    Cmon guys, so much negativity! The...uhh...the square bit looks ok?
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    Im with pipeclay on this. Its out of the...

    Im with pipeclay on this. Its out of the machine, put it in a press. Any local engineering firm will do it for a very small cost, its but a few minutes work.

    Heating it to 650°C is waaay into...
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    Using a wire wheel on a bolt / screw is a bad...

    Using a wire wheel on a bolt / screw is a bad idea, it creates lots of little nicks and slices on the surface of the thread. At the bottom of the thread valleys, a nick in the surface can be a...
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    OCD doesnt make you do that. Obsessive...

    OCD doesnt make you do that. Obsessive compulsive disorder means that you tend to do ritualistic compulsions, something like washing your hands over and over. A compulsion isnt doing metalwork, a...
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    A milling machine is a broad, catch all term,...

    A milling machine is a broad, catch all term, usually describing a machine tool where the workpiece is held steady while the cutter is rotated against it.

    A universal milling machine has more axis...
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    Yes. At my last school, where we had a few...

    Yes. At my last school, where we had a few DGM's, the kids would love to distract the operator, click the lathe up to top gear and engage the leadscrew geartrain, preferably in a pretty tall gear...
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    Pulling the spindle on a 9in isnt a big job. A...

    Pulling the spindle on a 9in isnt a big job. A mallet and a small flat head screwdriver, youll have it in your hands within two minutes.

    That said, you could remove the guard over that half of...
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    Sorry mate, its been that long since Ive used...

    Sorry mate, its been that long since Ive used autocad. I jumped ship at solidedge 17 and never looked back, not even for a second. The learning curve was super easy and in no time at all, you could...
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    Whoops. 2.27 yeah, fat fingers.

    Whoops. 2.27

    yeah, fat fingers.
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    Sorry Elan, didnt see the question. I drew it in...

    Sorry Elan, didnt see the question. I drew it in the following method:

    - draw 4 circles in a rough zigzag, tangental to each other. Add the constraint that all circles are equal diameter
    -...
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    I agree with elanjacobs - solidworks puts out a...

    I agree with elanjacobs - solidworks puts out a diameter of 2.27mm
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    I've made up THIS...

    I've made up THIS table for work, I printed it on 4 A3 pages and I carry a copy around on my phone for quick reference. It doesnt have your % engagement request, but some people might find it handy....
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    What were you comparing the mitu test bars...

    What were you comparing the mitu test bars against?
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    I thought I knew how to use a vice before...now...

    I thought I knew how to use a vice before...now Im just confused :(
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    Perhaps a gun drill? My concern for the drill...

    Perhaps a gun drill? My concern for the drill material is secondary to your chances of getting that hole to be remotely straight, especially when youll struggled to keep a hss drill sharp for that...
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    What sort of radius does your scraper have? You...

    What sort of radius does your scraper have? You might also be going too gentle, with the back of the tool too low, which is something I did a bit when I started.

    I agree with the sharpness...
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    In my experiences with ebay insert tooling so...

    In my experiences with ebay insert tooling so far, its worth noting that bigger (and more rigid) holders arnt necessarily going to yeild better results. Bigger inserts for general purpose turning...
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    Ive had carbide break off before, but only when...

    Ive had carbide break off before, but only when its being abused. They haaaate chatter and interupted cuts, you can trash a corner in seconds doing either if youre not careful. If we're talking...
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