The Home Machinist!

Matt,
Not sure it will help you or not, but I once wanted to turn my drill press very slowly. I took the drive belt off and ran the spindle with a socket on the end of my VSR cordless drill. Worked great for what I wanted to do.
Joe

I'm curious about the clearance above the railhead under the drop section.
Joe

Plumbing causes tourette's.

Dave,
I'd like a pair of the safeties from the next run. PM sent.
Thanks,
Joe

How about using something like these Rod End Bolt Blanks from McMaster-Carr 6065K171. You can drill & thread them to your liking.
Joe

Don't take it personally. I've been looking at it and would love to give it a new home, and I wouldn't even try to talk you down on the price. Problem is with a wife and kids and the recent giving season, I've had to pay penance for a years worth of toy and tool buying by getting them them some nice...

Terry, I built an interface for a simple four function Futaba controller. I have direction, speed, and horn controls, no other functions needed for my application. This sound really interesting. If you get a chance, could you post a pic or two of your interface? I'm building a little battery powered...

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Interesting, but am I missing something? When I look at the drawing and the table of dimensions, dims E & F look wrong unless the drawing is not to scale. In the drawing the length seems to be about 2 to 3 times the diameter, but by the table it's only a small bit longer than it is wide. Is it m...

I have big screw hooks, the kind sold to hang bikes and such, in the rafters of my garage. Long pieces are off the floor, easy to get to, and even 20 footers aren't a problem.