The Home Machinist!

I wondered how the 60* dead center is supposed to fit, exactly. Is the work piece supported by the tip of the dead center, or is the work piece supported by the circumference of the drilled hole resting upon the 60* circumference of the dead center? --Bill Here is a drawing of a center drill. If yo...

Thanks for taking all the pictures of how you do things, not jut the finished part. It helps us new guys learn different holding methods. Also your pictures are very well done.

Way cool!!!

Here are some pictures for you viewing pleasure. This is the dead center I made a couple of weeks ago. It was a trial of setting up and cutting, using the taper attachment on the lathe. IMAG0337.jpg This is a picture of the V blocks I bought off of Craigs List. They did not come with the bar that ho...

I am still alive and kicking, and have been in the shop briefly in the last few weeks. I have had a cold for two weeks, but feel much better at the moment. I made a dead center out of some 12l14, just for practice, a couple of weeks ago. I am pretty sure that the material is to soft for practical pu...

Hi Seal Killer. I have owned my lathe for 14 months now, and posting here for the same amount of time. You were the first to welcome me here. I knew nothing about machining before then. The first thing I turned was a piece of, cold rolled round stock, bought at the local supply store. I just started...

Nice job Jim.
I love being able to take something broken and fix it too.

first I made sure they were spotless clean with disc brake cleaner If you use brake cleaner, you need to read this article before welding or heating your part. It may save you life. http://www.brewracingframes.com/id75.htm I have used break cleaner many times and did not realize the dangers, until ...

The only cable that is allowed, by code, to be run inside of a duct, must be plenum rated, or one must run a conduit through the duct for the cable. The reasoning is that if the wire were to catch fire, it would not be spread by the air. Here is a link I found for cable. I know nothing about this pa...

Ditto an what Harorld said Spro! This is my favorite Holiday! My life had not always been as wonderful as it is, at this time,, and I expect that it may not always be this way, depending on how long I have on this journey, but at the moment I am very thankful, for the family and friends in my life, ...

Hi Allen I am one of the new guys here, but this is what understand. You should make a copy of your threaded spindle, including the distance to the shoulder, for a test plug. Once you have that, as you make the backing plate, you can use the plug to test the fit. That way you don't have to remove th...

Harold I believe you are right. I my self have spelled it wrong. I think it is a product of improper enunciation, when spoken, that leads to, improper, phonetic spelling.
Just my thoughts on it.