The Home Machinist!

Just a piece of stationary garden art - no moving parts - it doesn't "work".
-Marty-

"clampage": I like.

Shortly after Jacobs somewhat quietly switched at least some of their production to Chinese mfg, I bought a Jacobs keyless 5/8 chuck, not realizing that I was not buying traditional USA Jacobs. First the thing locked onto a .500 drill, then after I got that freed it locked onto a .375. Now I am back...

First and foremost, thanks to you all for the excellent thoughts on this. Multiple belts are a very interesting possibility. I had that on a Sheldon/Vernon mill I once had, and it worked well. It does introduce a new consideration, though - balancing the belts. I would think that over time as the dr...

These things are always a matter of the tolerances you want to hold. Stoning, by definition, removes metal. The same stoning operation can return a parallel to perfectly good service for one operation but not for another that requires very tight tolerances. If after stoning to reestablish what you l...

l want to turn up a couple of round belt pulleys for a lathe tool grinder setup I am building. Toolstock will typically be small -- shanks 3/8 and smaller, HSS. Driver (on shaft of a Bodine 3700 rpm DC motor) needs a 3/8 hole and a PD of approximately 3". Driven (on one end of a DuMore grinder ...