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ctwo - thanks for the input... kinda what I was thinking too rudd - thanks for the info! The shaper has a vice and I beleive the original stand. I'll find out for sure. Also understand the toy part. I just think they are fun to watch run and I don't think it would hurt my tool grinding skills any. F...

Hi all, I really, really don't need either of these machines but think the shaper would be fun to play with. Both machines are in really good shape and well tooled. The guy started @ $2400 for the pair, I refused, then he came back @ $1600 and I refused, then he came back and asked what I would give...

Very nice!
I'll bet it works great for the intended purpose.
Les

Hi Hendo, Where in Wyoming are you located? Like John says, the manual looks to be pretty straight forward for the threads you want. for 28TPI it appears that you need the 24 tooth gear in the "a" position and the 84 tooth gear in the "b" position, both engaging the 127 tooth gea...

That would be wonderful, except that LEDs require constant current, not constant voltage. Their voltage requirement is temperature-dependent. EDIT to add: Incoming supply at 4.5 V, 2 diodes dropping 0.7V each would result in 3.1V to the LEDs. Incoming supply at 5.5 V, 2 diodes dropping 0.7V each wo...

Steve has it right. Silicone diodes exhibit approximately a 0.7 volt drop when forward biased. The difference between 5V and 3.6 is 1.4 volts so 2 diodes in series would accomplish that voltage drop leaving 3.6V for the leds. I am surprised that he had to parallel another set of diodes but I don't k...

Very nice!
I have the same mill and have to agree that the lighting is terrible. I converted the original lamp to leds but like your idea much better. it illuminates both sides of the mill.
Thanks for sharing,
Les

See what info you can get off of the motors. My guess is that they are probably syncros, not steppers. Gecko makes drivers for both. perhaps he has the wrong drivers?
regards,
Les

Welcome aboard John!
Sounds like you have some nice machines.
Folks here have been a great help to me.
Les

Steve, My hat is off to you and everyone that helped you with this lathe. I can tell that you are proud of your efforts and rightfully so! Even if the recipient of this fine lathe decides that machining isn't for him, he will never forget this Christmas and the fine gift he got. It is this kind of g...

I'm not sure how well they would work in your lathe. I bought a set and they work just dandy in my 8" rotary table and they seem to be fairly decent. I made a little adapter/drawbar arrangement that goes in from the back of the RT. Then I made some arbors with various diameters to fit the colle...

Pretty slick idea on the retainer Dave! I was going to make a handle a while back but couldn't come up with a plan to hold the blade in the handle.
Les