The Home Machinist!

The plating comes off easily. I was running some test beads in a 2" x 4" grid on a piece of scrap. When I finished I moved the scrap piece and found a 2x4 section of zinc peeled off.

I agree with you Spro. A nodding head is a significant advantage over a fixed head. The head of the mill in question can tilt left or right 45 degrees, which allows it to do many angles without resorting to an tilting vise. I tend to compare that mill's capabilities relative to a Bridgeport because ...

Had its distant relative made in the 70s,one heck of a lot better than any round column drill/mill I've ever used. Lack of a ram and a bit shy on Z along with lowest speed being too high not a bad machine. Don't care what anyone says it ain't a Bridgeport !! And Bridgeport's are not known as metal ...

I have a similar model built in 1978. 6x26 with the same head and features. Only real difference is yours has a separate pedestal and mine is one piece with a cast iron pedestal. I don't have a power feed either. Mine was used in a production shop where they were doing LOTS of brass. I found brass c...

I used one to take the paint off of my MIL's (mother in law) favorite sprinkler prior to welding the stamped steel base back up so it could be staked to the pot-metal main part again. The paint was covering rust, but was secure enough that wire brushes were not knocking it loose. The small HF needle...

I have one of the HF tables as well as a table made from 3/4 inch plate that someone welded 3 pipes to. I find the HF table works well, but the gold coating is Zinc, and you don't want to breath burning zinc. I have used it a lot, bit there's a problem when you lay things on the table; things tend t...

If you want feedback of the your welds you post, it often helps if you include information about the settings you used. For instance I'd expect that weld to have been done with 3/16 er72 filler, DC, around 120 amps with a 1/8 inch lanthanated electrode and around 15 CFH argon. If you are only doing ...

You have the compound turned to about 30 degrees. Make it parallel to the bed and you will have another 3 inches or so. Problem solved. You don't want the center post of the QCTP to push against the bottom of the T-slot like a set screw. That puts extra pressure on the slot and can deform it. The id...