Is it the bar ringing, or the part?
Looks like quite a bit of stickout there. I try to minimize the radial stickout of the cutter so as to minimize the torque on the bar.
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- Wed Dec 29, 2021 7:05 pm
- Forum: Lathes
- Topic: Guidelines for Boring Tool Grinding
- Replies: 20
- Views: 10239
- Mon Dec 27, 2021 3:42 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Cold Rolled Angle Iron
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3211
- Mon Dec 27, 2021 11:15 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Cold Rolled Angle Iron
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3211
Re: Cold Rolled Angle Iron
Glenn writes:
>Sharp corner cold rolled steel seems to be the standard cold rolled forms of angle.
The drawing does not show a sharp corner on the cold-rolled.
Why does it have to be cold-rolled, though?
>Sharp corner cold rolled steel seems to be the standard cold rolled forms of angle.
The drawing does not show a sharp corner on the cold-rolled.
Why does it have to be cold-rolled, though?
- Mon Dec 27, 2021 9:27 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: How precise are measuring instruments?
- Replies: 43
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Re: How precise are measuring instruments?
Thank you Pete for your explanation. Are you saying that if I get a reading of .355", that the piece could actually be .354 or .356. With a recently calibrated high quality instrument (I wish I had such a thing) it means that the piece is between .354 and .356 . The rule of thumb I learned (I ...
- Fri Dec 17, 2021 6:54 am
- Forum: Lathes
- Topic: Lathe disassembly question, take carriage off?
- Replies: 37
- Views: 18565
Re: Lathe disassembly question, take carriage off?
"White gas" is gasoline. I use it, but only outdoors, working on the ground.
Acetone works well (keep it away from paint and plastics) but it is nearly as dangerous as gasoline.
Acetone works well (keep it away from paint and plastics) but it is nearly as dangerous as gasoline.
- Thu Dec 16, 2021 3:51 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: New medication for us aging folks
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4105
Re: New medication for us aging folks
But really bright light will make your pupils constrict. So what does this stuff do that a really bright reading light won't?
- Thu Dec 16, 2021 11:40 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: New medication for us aging folks
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4105
Re: New medication for us aging folks
Constriction of the pupils will also tend to make it hard to see in anything but bright light.
- Sat Dec 11, 2021 9:37 pm
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: Eliminating this danger
- Replies: 32
- Views: 10854
Re: Eliminating this danger
The wiring is pretty bad, but that could easily be fixed.
- Sun Dec 05, 2021 3:49 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Grub screws
- Replies: 19
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Re: Grub screws
liveaboard writes: A trick for people without the means to cut keyway grooves; Drill a hole along the shaft and hub, basically creating a round keyhole. Tap it. Then you can put your grub screw in, but the entire length with be on shear. This is referred to as a "Dutchman" for some obscure...
- Mon Nov 22, 2021 8:46 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: VFD END OFF LIFE
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3097
Re: VFD END OFF LIFE
I agree with Bill. It's probably easily repairable.
- Sat Nov 20, 2021 3:52 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Repair Shaft Seal Surface?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2995
Re: Repair Shaft Seal Surface?
Pack the hole with grease plus something such as string that you can pull out later. This is to keep swarf out of the hole. Install the sleeve. Grind a hole in the sleeve with a die grinder. Fish out the packing and the swarf with it.
- Sat Nov 20, 2021 10:08 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Repair Shaft Seal Surface?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2995
Re: Repair Shaft Seal Surface?
The sleeves I've used aren't very hard but I've never tried to put a hole in one.