The Home Machinist!

Wolfgang, I decided to check the runout on the collet sizes you mentioned. I didn't know gage pins were that inexpensive by the piece from McMaster. so I ordered two sizes, I have some precision ground .25 dowel pins so I used those instead of ordering one. . Runout was checked with the lathe cold a...

Best guess, 120 ft ?

Goos advice John, thanks.

curtis cutter wrote: ↑Mon Jun 03, 2019 12:29 am How many amps do you think you will need to see at the end of the run?

20 amps max. for just the welder if I'm reading rating plate on the MP210 welder correctly.

This is probably not going to take 10 min per tool - anodizing or black oxide treat a band on the tools.
Maybe gun bluing ? None of the suggestions are going to be high visibility.

As earlgo said, "just realize the tools will walk", especially in a student environment.

Thanks for steering back on topic, direct burial wouldn't be possible since I would have to break up concrete pavement in the tiny alley separating the outside kitchen wall to the back wall of the garage, something I rather not do.There's an existing pipe that runs into the crawlspace under the kitc...

Wolfgang, I have two sets of L20 collets that came with my V10P and Maximat 7, both sets are Schaublin that American Edelstaal offered as an accessory for the Emco lathes. The Maximat 7's were in near mint condition in a fitted Edelstaal wood box, unfortunately the V10P set came loose in a cardboard...

Interesting thread since I'm also a V10P owner. I think you should rule out everything else before you suspect the spindle bearings, it's also a 40 plus year old machine parts get scarce, bearings go out of style. Unless you bought the V10P new there's not telling what the past usage was like. If yo...

WOW, when you said castle I thought it was a metaphor for just a plain old house.
It's very impressive, maybe we should call you your Ex- Grace since you no longer own it.


I guess if I don't allow building inspectors in I could run an air line in tandem with electric.

LOL, when I wrote the post I had to proof read it a few time to make sure it was clear that I wasn't using the conduit as a means to supply the compressed air, just a sheath for two separate lines. Every one makes that reading mistake, probably because we need bifocals ! Harold_V - Interesting that ...

... but the instructions for my Emco's were quite specific about making sure the scroll pinions go back in the same location each time you clean the chuck. The reason was that the master zero marked pinion was what was used to finish grind the jaws for the best concentricity. Tbh it's never seemed ...

I have a a detached unheated garage that had the power disconnected a few years ago for home renovation the electric was ancient BX cable run thru a heavy wall conduit that connects to the main house,that conduit is probably plumbing pipe the previous owner used as conduit. Now I'd like to run new e...