The Home Machinist!

I was involved with darts twenty years or so ago, but was not involved with machining at the time. I just thought it would be a fun project. The fanatics want certain weights, lengths knurling at certain spots on and on besides making them from titanium, tungsten, brass etc. On top of it there are s...

TimTheGrim wrote: ↑

Fri Feb 01, 2019 2:15 pm

These guys are in the USA. Easier yet.

https://britishfasteners.com/index.php/ ... ts003.html

Thanks much made the order a little more costly but worth it.

I have a need for a 2ba set of taps, Tapered, second , and bottoming. I have actually ordered a set from ebay but it,s going to take a month to get them and if someone here has a set they would like to sell PM me. I need them for threading dart barrels I have no idea why they don't just use a metric...

pm me

Machine shop rates (here) $80/ hr 1200/80=15 hrs
Vet rate $1200/96hrs=$12.50/hr
I think this is one of the problems with rescue animals and puppy mill operations you can never be sure of the health problems. I for one have to commend you for being responsible and stepping up to your commitment.

I made them like this Guy's with a couple variations
http://jasons.works/

Not too long ago I made a friend some dies and mandrels based on the you tube examples.

there were a few different models of the 40 crawler MC40, 40C, 420C, and 430C. I actually have 2 of the 40C machines one a part machine and the other running but needs a little TLC and the right steering clutches need adjustment or replacing most likely replacing. I used it for primarily snow remova...

I am not a welder but have a Lincoln tombstone stick welder. I have a project facing me to mount a HF pickup crane to my F150. I want/need to mount it to the frame as cose to the tail gate as possible but all the stuff i.e. spare tire under carriage rack and towing brackets make it kind of awkward s...

CL listing in Bozeman Montana

http://bozeman.craigslist.org/atd/5579395488.html

First I have to thank all of you for helping me.Well I'm feeling a little more foolish. Yesterday I saw that LMS had clamping kits for the G0758 so I called and talked to Chris their resident expert he pretty much guarantied that they would fit, but they are on back order.I didn't trust my caliper m...

this is where I have a catch 22 . I have no vise to hold the t-nuts if I get a vise I don't have a way to hold it down. I suppose I could buy a couple T-nuts and studs and carefully grind them down on the bench grinder to use long enough to mill a few factory nuts to size or is this not a good idea?