The Home Machinist!

I'm not sure but I think the Iscar version wants set up sligtly (.005) above center I assume it flexes to about zero.

These work really well BUT you can kinda consider your bar as being a consumable. We never broke an insert without damaging the blade this was in a commercial shop with CNC lathes.
I don't know if I could afford to use them for hobby use.

What little I know about CNC milling tells me it's all at the preference of the programmer who often is not the guy at the machine. In my opinion the programmer must include a accurate and complete set up sheet. makes it much easier if you have more than one guy running the job. If it were me I'd us...

I also own a Casio G Shock Solar silver plastic case and stainless band it just works is dead accurate updates DST only thing I do is every once in a while face it to a window overnight for time reception. I'm also a ham and can configure it show UTC instead of the date. Biggest problem I have is re...

I use Mit. and B&S nothing feels as good as my swiss made 0-1 mic mine was $15 used. I would suggest the friction thimbles. Also buy a cheap caliper and 0-1 mic use them for rough stuff or if someone wants to borrow. Saves your good for good. You may want look at Fowler for seldom used items the...

You can verify lower end knock by tightening the primary chain way hard like tapping the trans. back with a 2 x 4 and hammer. It takes excess play out and quiets the motor, obviously not a solution but it will show the problem. You'd be surprised how many old bikes used to be sold like this. Chances...

Check with Wisner's Gun Parts a Google search will find them. they make obsolete parts for these.

I think that's a great idea, could also swear I ran across info for building this style in an edition of HSM or MW

I'd suggest male female studs as well next time if you heat the screw area up it will help to break the bond. Maybe someone else had the top off and said I'll use this. If any blue or 242 would be better.

It does take practice, I kinda rotate one end (the small end with an extension rod) in ever smaller circles finally I rotate the mic in the direction it lengthens and if it's not centered at some point it will try to fall out. If it's on axis it will rotate. At least that's how checked a recess for ...

Hope this helps Volume II of Brownell's Gunsmith Kinks has around 60 pages on this subject using their products. Seem likes a lot of good info in it.

Another thought if possible use a thread forming tap you'll wonder how they make such great threads and they don't make chips, drill size is different and they won't work in hard materials, I think they are a little tougher than cut taps though.
Another plus of a head they tap straight.