The Home Machinist!

What model is the 3 in 1? I have never seen one like that. I know it's off topic but I'm curious.

I just traded for several Soba vices. I can find no info on these. One of them I was told was a prabellum vice used to mount odd shaped objects on the mill. They are made in India I believe at least that's whats on the crate. I will be selling or trading them only after I know something about them. ...

Richard thats what I have. I knew I would have do some work with the grinder. I sharpened one today and used it and it worked fine on cols rolled.

Thanks that makes sense.

Can you use old parallels for parting and grooving? I have a few laying around and it seemed like a good idea. But fishing with dynamite seemed like a good idea to someone also.

Is it binding up? I had an issue with mine and it was the keyway in the tailstock pulling back binding the dial and the screw up also.

Thats a good idea.it beats the heck out of spraying it with WD and then having to clean it up when you need it. Will shelf life be an issue?

I have a miller spectrum that I use only when I have to. The consumables are so expensive it's scary. I even try not to use it cutting non ferrous metal.

Has anyone messed with this stuff, if so how accurate is it when it is finished? Are there any tips to cutting?

wlw-19958 Will you describe how to make that chisel out of a file please?

When I was doing a job @ Phillip Morris they brought a 2 part mess in and pored it around the machines and on the floor. I know it can be bought @ Grainger, It covered the grout self leveled and wouldn't burn. They mixed it in a 5 gallon bucket pored it on the floor dragged a rake through it then wa...

That makes sense, Harold explained that to me when I made that mistake.