The Home Machinist!

Have we not seen and can't say a freakin' word and can't say that WE didn't even say that . Dark days ahead . I love machining but not the horrible . The Horrible where grand folks are slain by the Horrible A* virus A* THING killing us. Younger folks get a stellar deal and barely a mention of the fe...

The #6100 Versatapper arrived fine with all its parts. Thanks John.

oh man. helicopters

There are multiple traps. I mentioned "They" "them" what was 30 years ago. They, what is "they" ? We is the word. They lost great children who grew so tall and strong.
They mourn and I do also. One round. One dies for us. It is WE.

I have some experience with wiring fuse boxes, then breaker boxes. I cannot say a prettier wiring than yours. It comes with a risk- that the original guys knew- it was about appearance. One fried lead requires a pigtail. Haywire goes both ways. It is awful to look at but every wire, has the length t...

I dig a parting tool and all the plunge angles and relief.

Sometimes we need to put ourselves back into the time when that milling machine happened.
Do we think every thing was rosy and could catch some FOOD !
So much happened afterwards. Machines as this, downed our fighters.
The media across the world, doesn't tell about the extraordinary knowledge.

It is so temporary and see the engagements.

Please. It doesn't make sense now and it shouldn't .

Thanks for the pics. I will try to return the favor. oooooh it never happened.

Yes it is heavy concentration around the cutting tool. A person doesn't usually have that stability with a vertical head. It would be cool though. To have Two. Especially with a round ram, the vertical head may sit off a tad. That is while heavy business happens. Then the head is tuned into angles o...

How about thick Plexiglas? There is so much to see !