The Home Machinist!

HarryJM wrote: ↑Mon Feb 26, 2024 10:28 am Bought one last week.

Pictures, or it didn't happen

Steve

Nice.

Steve

Bill Shields wrote: ↑Wed Feb 14, 2024 10:52 am I would need a bigger basement....

You already do.

So do all of us.

Steve

Steggy wrote: ↑Thu Feb 15, 2024 12:26 pm The main function of social media sites is to push advertising.  Their entire business model is built around it.

People who use social media think they are the customers.

They are the PRODUCT.

Steve

Was looking at some used step collets with not much left on them. Can you renew them by facing them flat, silver-soldering a steel (or brass) disk to the face and then using a slitting saw to put in the slots? You'd have to make sure that when soldering that you have the collet closed up to the same...

I have a Cameron drill - it will do 30,000 rpm and has the most sensitive feed of any tool I own. If you expect to do a lot of small drilling, see if you can find one.

Steve

Here is an image of a twist drill dulled for cutting brass/copper alloys. One note of caution. When the lip is honed, one should take care to NOT create a negative rake, or to create a radius. The objective is to reduce rake, with the desired angle to be 0°, with the lip dead sharp, not rounded. Pr...

Decided to start looking for one so please let me know if you have one for sale or know of one for sale. I’m located in Greensboro NC You might want to specify where you are. I'm looking too, and I've found some that were too far away, but might be close to you. If you put your location in your pro...

Someone suggested these: https://www.amazon.com/Optx-20-Stick-Bi ... B000W7CMW0

You stick them on.

Just have to figure what magnification to get to go on another magnification.

Steve

Bentworker wrote: ↑Sat Dec 02, 2023 12:43 pm Do you have VSP or some sort of vision insurance?

I do, but after paying $500 for lenses (one quote I got) I don't want to be stuck with the bill when they say "Nope, ain't paying for that".

Steve

I contacted one company someone recommended and they quoted me $500. FOR JUST THE LENSES. Went to a local eyeglass store and they can make them in polycarbonate for impact resistance and it's less than that including the frames. My insurance will pay for some of it; I just don't want them getting a ...

Sad to say, mill went to the scrapper yesterday.

Steve