The Home Machinist!

Just recently, I had to have a Haas TM1. ~6000lbs, shipped to a rigger in Manchester, NH, since I nothing at home to unload a truck with something that heavy. Then the rigger delivered it to my shop and placed it in position; all for about $1700. I thought that was reasonable.

Jim B

A quick Google search pulls up all kinds of nixie tubes. Check the number of pins and size and then go by that. Usually the operating voltages are the same. Also, search for Mr Carlson's Lab on youtube and look for the video on nixie tubes for installing and more information than you probably need. ...

I didn't bother because I just bought a brand new Kurt vise.

Jim B

I lucked out when I was working for the foundry. My supervisor, a Master Electrician, and I were cleaning out a large storage shelf. There was a fairly new 2 speed Budget hoist, 240vac, 3 phase, 1/2 ton, that he was going to throw out. I volunteered to take it home and he sure; "you've got three pha...

Are you looking to upgrade the CNC controller?

One that comes to mind is the Centroid Acorn, it works with stepper drives.

Jim B

"I recently received a loco and the crate had been destroyed with corresponding damage to the loco." It is for this reason that Mike at RRSC will deliver a locomotive, no shipping with anybody. He just doesn't trust them and for good reason. I just received a hot air furnace for my son's house. When...

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Jim B

One of my customers is a bearing mfg. Some things are done a little differently than in this video, but it is still amazing to watch. My wife can always tell when I have gone down there to work, I come back smelling like cutting oil. All I have to do is walk in and I pick up the smell.

Jim B

Hi Harold, I know where your coming from on the cooling system. The Inductotherms used Barksdale pressure switches made with all SS, so no rusting. Also, on the temperture switches coming from the furnace or furnaces, they used manual reset Klixon switches. As a mater of fact, they used those everyw...

I guy that I worked with did the same thing with their dog, only the dog was jumping up and down while they were in the RV playing cards and wondering "what is wrong with that dog"! He found out the moment he grabbed the chain. And the dog sleeped for for two days.

Jim B

I have a 13x40, 5hp, Clausing Colchester lathe that was built in '72. My wife bought me this one as birthday gift sometime in the late 80s. I have a Polyphase VFD on it to provide three phase to the lathe. I rewired the controls on the front of the lathe so they operate the VFD and and respond as th...

My Southworth will drift down as well. My major customer has Presto lifts and they have had 2 from the factory that drifted down. Both the factory and a local hydraulics shop told them that was acceptable. Not for my customer it isn't! They use 2 lifts to pick up a machine and work on it. I replaced...