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- Tue Mar 09, 2010 3:21 pm
- Forum: Milling Machines
- Topic: #2 morse taper spindled mill
- Replies: 4
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Have to hold the collet still with your foot, giving you two hands free to tighten the collet. First thing I would do is come up with a quill lock that doesn't need to be held by hand. If you haven't already, with a lint free rag, wipe off as much oil as you can off the mill's taper and collet Belts...
- Tue Mar 09, 2010 3:15 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Another new old guy.
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2901
Welcome back Daddy! Now, if your my daddy, I get to borrow the Monarch! :) :D :lol: I never tried it, but there are digital tachs made for bicycles. I'll bet one of those would work on your lathe for about $15 at your favorite xxxmart. I also saw one somewhere that you just print out and tape to the...
- Tue Mar 09, 2010 3:07 pm
- Forum: Lathes
- Topic: cleaning lathe spindles / mill spindle brushes???
- Replies: 9
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- Tue Mar 09, 2010 3:03 pm
- Forum: Lathes
- Topic: Chuck alignment
- Replies: 13
- Views: 4537
- Mon Mar 08, 2010 4:48 pm
- Forum: Milling Machines
- Topic: A Small Mill: My Sieg X3 Saga
- Replies: 101
- Views: 83648
- Sun Mar 07, 2010 5:06 pm
- Forum: Milling Machines
- Topic: My First Mill
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3892
- Sun Mar 07, 2010 3:50 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Power Feed for Drill/Mill
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4776
- Sun Mar 07, 2010 3:39 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: 3 jaw chucks and boring bar holders and some venting to boot
- Replies: 12
- Views: 3112
- Sun Mar 07, 2010 3:27 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Made myself a birthday present!
- Replies: 25
- Views: 8017
- Thu Mar 04, 2010 1:45 pm
- Forum: Lathes
- Topic: Lathe chatter
- Replies: 24
- Views: 9436
One thing I thought of, if you want to eliminate gib adjustments, get it set up for a cut, then tighten all the gibs down all the way, then engage the half nut and let it cut. If the gibs were loose, it should not chatter. Oh, another, to verify it's not a tool height problem, try setting it a bit h...
- Thu Mar 04, 2010 9:35 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Would like to say hello and introduce myself.
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1390
- Thu Mar 04, 2010 9:32 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Evening all...
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2103