Clancy, here are the casters I have on my PM 3520b. I really don't use them, if I ever move it, I use my engine lift. Fiddling with the threaded part to engage the casters is more effort than I...
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Clancy, here are the casters I have on my PM 3520b. I really don't use them, if I ever move it, I use my engine lift. Fiddling with the threaded part to engage the casters is more effort than I...
Nothing like that new shop smell. Congratulations, nothing brings me more enjoyment than being in the shop. Well there might be one or two other things.
Over the past weeks, John K. Jordan and myself have finalized a pretty good set of instructions to build a sharpening system cheap. It doesn't have an adjustable platform, but has plenty of...
At a recent auction I bought a HF that had a real long finial. I simple wrapped the HF in saran wrap, covering the hole in the top, reversed the finial in the hole (finial pointing down) and wrapped...
Folks,
I thank all that contributed to the thread I started a few couple of weeks ago, "Need some help for our club". With the additional help of Don Geiger and John K. Jordan, I now have a very...
I bellied up to a Laguna at the Nashville symposium and found it a bit low for me. One other thing to consider is the PM is proven concerning parts and the set up is pretty simple. Also...
I don't think these guys are lazy, but nor do I think sharpening without a jig is a good option for them. That actually is the problem, they have been hacking an edge on their tools by hand and some...
We had a workshop yesterday on sharpening. I was surprised at how many folks had some tools that had been mis-sharpened. I feel that some of them can't afford a sharpening system. Does anyone have...
Paul, very nice, I really like the red one and the one to the far right.
This one looks like the one my club uses and they have a focal length at about 16". Don't get hung up if the picture is a little fuzzy if you can still see the edge of the hollow form and then...
I've seen posts about this system once in a while. I've tried to help explain, but without pictures. And found folks were kind of confused about how it works. Tonight I was trying to clean the shop...
My eye goes for #3
That's how I did my 4 inch bench top.
Ben,
The mounting holes are bigger than the bolts, or should be to allow alignment. I simple got it close, snugged up the bolts and moved the tailstock over the joint and tightened it real tight. ...
Ed, concerning how you see things, remember the camera is looking at the cutter and moves with the cutter, so when you move the cutter it looks like the work piece is moving. We're use to seeing a...
I've built and sold a few and kept one for myself. I've bought a bunch of these camera's from ebay, these camera's have a fixed focus, but work well at about 12" from the work piece. The only real...
Thanks Steve and you guys have a wonderful holiday as well.
I've used 2 or 3 of these: http://www.ebay.com/itm/291122353744?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT
Looks like the same as the Amazon ones. My only issue was putting the...
Dom, again they look fine. After a while you'll recognize the feel of a sharp gouge. Just don't push too hard, let the tool do the cutting, kind of like shaving you face, you wouldn't bear down...
They look good to me. How does the tool feel? Are you forcing the cut or able to maintain a light hold on the tool while it cuts and produce these curlies?
Tom, I had a HF version of the Grizzly lathe you showed. I really couldn't get it to do much for me......too small and under powered. So I found the SB 9 on CL up in Indiana and drove up there to...
I have a South Bend 9 and use it......for metal work. Mainly making stuff for the wood lathe.
Whew Reed! After reading this for a few days I thought you died or something! I thought this was your epitaph. However you do deserve all the kudo's. As a matter of fact I re-watched one of your...
As the folks said at American Science and Surplus "it will move your butt". It will stall, but takes a lot and giving that the mills table as some gear reduction, I can't hardly stop it with my...
Just got done with my power feed for my G0759 mill. Basic inspiration comes from the Grizzly power feed. The box is 2 pieces of aluminum angle, drilled tapped and screwed together. The motor is a...