The Home Machinist!

It's very simple, have one computer running XP for your Rhino software, and your other computer running Win 10 for everything else. I have Mastercam V8.1 (2000 vintage) on an older machine running XP. You can get the older machines for next to nothing, or in my case it came from someones trash. It i...

" All we ask is that you wear a mask when inside the roundhouse and are within 6' or less of other volunteers." Rob, so if there is no one else in the roundhouse or your 6'3" away from a volunteer you don't need a mask?? You need to change your wording/policy a little bit to protect everyone.....mas...

Gee how tight do you make the collet....it's much the same as tightening bolts, spark plugs or anything else...tighten it till the threads start to pull , then back off a quarter turn.... All kidding aside, I was told many years ago that 3/4" is the maximum diameter end mill recommended on a Bridgep...

Harold, when I first saw this post I thought the same thing, there is no D1-2 taper....but I too stand corrected. There is however something wrong with the chart attached above: http://qfguides.tripod.com/american_lathe_spindles_specific.htm The chart says the D1-3 taper "B" dia is 2.5", where it is...

wow that's sm..all Small

What I need is a bimetal crosscut saw blade that cuts in either direction.....yeah, that's the ticket.

If I do that then the blades will uncoil in the opposite direction....I'm doomed!

Born in the North, maybe I need to move south, or hang upside down....go figure!

What I want to know is why in the last 20 years has every, and I mean every blade I have purchased for my Marvel saw has uncoiled backwards????

Nyle

Glenn, Keep a good eye on everything once you get the trolley on the rail and start using it. Being that the I beam is tapered as are the wheels, the weight will try to force the wheels away from the center of the beam. You may have to stiffen up the side plates. I also would advise a thick walled s...

My understanding is once the gear box heats up, the grease warms up and flows/ works it's way back into the gears. Overfilling the box with grease will actually cause the box to get to hot. I've been told that spindle bearings on Bridgeports, lathes, CNC machines, etc should not be more than 1/3 pac...

Saw the post on Facebook. Not what I am looking for.