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by earlgo
Tue Mar 05, 2024 8:48 pm
Forum: The Junk Drawer
Topic: Anyone like shapers?
Replies: 20
Views: 951

Re: Anyone like shapers?

The Shape-Right indeed does have a VFD in the wall box at the upper left in the picture.
--earlgo
by earlgo
Tue Mar 05, 2024 2:45 pm
Forum: The Junk Drawer
Topic: Anyone like shapers?
Replies: 20
Views: 951

Re: Anyone like shapers?

Here is a very nice sized 8in Shape-Right shaper for the home shop. Really works well and is fun to watch, so the owner says.
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--earlgo
by earlgo
Thu Feb 29, 2024 2:43 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Yet another WHATZIT?
Replies: 13
Views: 835

Re: Yet another WHATZIT?

ChipsAhoy is the closest guesser. My friend who was a plant manager/mover/closer for Kennemetal rescued this fixture from the old Cleveland Twist Drill plant. It was/is used to measure the depth of the fluting on a twist drill. It could also be used to measure the web thickness at various locations....
by earlgo
Sun Feb 25, 2024 3:52 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Yet another WHATZIT?
Replies: 13
Views: 835

Yet another WHATZIT?

Probably not many have seen a fixture like this one, so whatzit? In picture 2, the micrometer end is pointed.
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--earlgo
by earlgo
Wed Feb 07, 2024 10:30 am
Forum: Lathes
Topic: Left handed lathe, for lack of a better name
Replies: 31
Views: 1327

Re: Left handed lathe, for lack of a better name

I think it has more to do with the camera and user. If you change the camera to the lens on the display side, ie selfie, you get a reversed picture.
--earlgo
by earlgo
Mon Jan 29, 2024 10:02 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: collets
Replies: 10
Views: 671

Re: collets

Using Sandman's dimensions, none of the ER collet dimensions given on the SHAR tool website match. ER40 is too big and ER32 is too small.
It will be interesting to know what you find out.
--earlgo
by earlgo
Fri Jan 26, 2024 11:31 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: A question about engineering drawings....
Replies: 44
Views: 1500

Re: A question about engineering drawings....

Sorry I got interrupted when I was commenting last night.
Hard to get DraftSight to do this. But relatively easy for OnShape.
Box Assembly
Box Assembly
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by earlgo
Thu Jan 25, 2024 9:00 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: A question about engineering drawings....
Replies: 44
Views: 1500

Re: A question about engineering drawings....

The last job I was hired at used SolidWorks, and fortunately I had just taken a class in that. After a couple of years as a contractor the company hired me because I was able to use SW as well as, if not better than, their regular employees. I stayed there 9 years made a few thousand drawings, train...
by earlgo
Tue Jan 23, 2024 8:33 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: A question about engineering drawings....
Replies: 44
Views: 1500

Re: A question about engineering drawings....

Having been a mechanical design engineer for some 45 odd years, I have never done a drawing with 2 similar views on the same page, nor have I ever remembered seeing one. I suppose the double views might be useful if there are so many dimensions related to the view that it might be clearer to do that...
by earlgo
Sat Jan 20, 2024 10:17 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Advice On Buying A Wiggler and Centre Finder 5 Piece Set.
Replies: 21
Views: 11581

Re: Advice On Buying A Wiggler and Centre Finder 5 Piece Set.

I built a wiggler similar to what Mr. Mowbray describes. The picture is missing the long end but it is very useful. The pivot point can be adjusted depending on the amount of accuracy one needs. If the lengths are 10 to 1 then a .001 deviation shows a very visible .010 at the long end, wiggler.jpg I...
by earlgo
Mon Jan 15, 2024 2:41 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Advice On Buying A Wiggler and Centre Finder 5 Piece Set.
Replies: 21
Views: 11581

Re: Advice On Buying A Wiggler and Centre Finder 5 Piece Set.

My rule is: wiggler on the drill press, edge finder on the mill.
--earlgo
by earlgo
Mon Dec 18, 2023 2:32 pm
Forum: Lathes
Topic: Boring for Chuck Jaws?
Replies: 25
Views: 27091

Re: Boring for Chuck Jaws?

I agree with GlenW. Instead of fooling with the 4 jaw and a DTI I use this #3MT ER20 collet holder and can handle stuff from 1mm up to 1/2". The Ebay collet chuck was so bad I reground the taper in situ, marked index marks on the spindle and chuck and have had very few problems since. It does h...