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Hi All
Here is the finished product ...but I still haven`t done the setscrew in the knob. I did a test on the
high speed grinder. It seems the new jig did the job. The grinding wheel was 1/16 out of concentricity. The
jig made it concentric and minimized the noise.

I was thinking about doing the setscrew in the milling machine. I`ve never done soft jaws. Sounds like
an interesting technique

Hi all I have a diy cnc I build some years ago http://www.woodsolutions.com/diy-cnc.htm I`m wondering if anyone has purchased a 4th axis from ebay. There are a vast number of these items on ebay. The most common seems to be a pulley reduction and at the other extreme the high end harmonic drives. Ho...

Hi I am making a diamond dressing jig for my tormek and it will be shared on my baldor high speed grinder. Here is basically what I'm making.http://www.tormek.com/en/accessories/tt50/ The projects almost done but the problem is retaining the knob on the lead screw. The knob has a 3/16 ID. There does...

Hi ken572 Ill take my chances with fire and use the box as is. Tomorrow I`ll work on the sides and add pictures when done. If I have a work piece that needs table clamping I`m out of luck and the chip tray must be removed. Also, just noticed that the left side is too high. Its higher then the bottom...

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This is serious and I have it in my woodshop. I added some plexglass sides yesterday and did a test no chips on the mill, me, the
floor or the tooling cabinet. All the chips are in one place for easy clean up.

Hi All I`m attempting a chip tray. There are a few pictures showing the construction. The box is basically a drawer that breaks apart on the centerline of the Kurt vise. I added a tongue and groove at the break apart joint to allow the two halves to align. The top edge of the box has grooves cut for...

I went back and purchased another set of tools and cutters. This time I was cheap and only handed over $30. I was looking mostly for cutters for my Bridgeport. I took alot of carbide milling cutters and even some broken bits. I`ve heard that carbide is going for $10 a pound as scrap. There are alot ...

Hi I got a bridgeport a few years ago. I`ve been buying tools slowly over the past few years. A friend just purchased a dumspter filled with machinist tools and I puchased what you see here for $50.00 PS I`m wondering if anyone has seen the strange cutter in pic DSCF14.JPG. Its the cutter to the rig...

Hi I got this recommendation from a member of the Practical Machinist. I liked the way the display shows the numbers instead of the usual LED type displays. I eyes aren't what they used to be. Yes, it is more expensive. Its on sale for $1200 instead of the $1500. That`s for a 3 axis. I`m a novice bu...

Error: Should have written... The machine has a 32 inch TABLE with a 15 inch move length.

I`ve been waiting a long time for a DRO. It seems the time is now for the purchase. I need a double check on the length of reader travel I selected for my Bridgeport. The machine has a 32 inch travel with a 15 inch move length. It normally is 20 but I have a servo power feed that reduces the travel....