The Home Machinist!

Not sure if this link will work - https://catalog.archives.gov/id/7035823 there is a download button, and the image is decently big to print ( 300dpi 4438 pixels x 6494 pixels) It's still a little soft but easily fixed to your liking in any photo editing software If the link doesn't work go to - htt...

Made me smile
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/07/styl ... party.html

Yep, I know about India made stuff, Vertex adj angle plates are out of reach in this point in time.

A little Xmas eve sleuthing came up with this - http://www.loganact.com/history.htm what's interesting is that Houdaille, which bought the company let the trademark expire some time after '71 ( ? not clear when in the short history I linked ) so most likely an enterprising Japanese company or ex emp...

Never thought of the backlash on that Shars one, a good point ! Rigidity is a factor in my decision since my mill is on the 'light' side, looking around I may go with a India made one without the worm screw, the base seems more substantial but I may be in for a headache since I want to get two so I ...

Russ, that's pretty much how i figured I would set the angle using a angle block, a sine bar would be nice but that's down low on my acquisition list. Wally318, I would think that accuracy would the flatness of the slotted table, I pretty much figured that the arc is whatever it is from the factory,...

BigDumbDinosaur wrote: ↑

Sat Dec 19, 2020 12:53 am

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Fri Dec 18, 2020 7:38 pm

Yep, you're not the only one, I guess with quarantines and whatnot YT figured it was a good time to make some ad dollars,

That's Google who made that decision. A greedy bunch, if there ever was one.

You are correct sir.

I'm in the market for a pair of import adjustable angle plates so that I can mill a bevel on
longish pieces. I've looking at this one :
ebay link
It seems much more steady than the hinged pivoting ones.
Anyone own one and what do you think of it ?

Yep, you're not the only one, I guess with quarantines and whatnot YT figured it
was a good time to make some ad dollars,

Pete, thanks for the detailed explanation.

I've been looking at videos and reading info on metal shapers, and the one thing that
stood out is that the pivot for the clapper is a tapered pin.
Seems that a straight pin would work just as well, since all it is a pivot for the tool post
why a tapered pin ?

I had a job that required me to reproduce some perfume bottles with the stopper in a clear plastic, the stopper pattern was turned out of acrylic so that I could cast them in a clear epoxy so the stopper pattern has to be polished clear. My sequence in getting the acrylic pattern clear was : 220 / 3...