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How's our standing for mass murders ?

Right after the Parkland, Florida shooting, some of the mainstream media trotted out their "mental health experts" who explained that someone only 18...

Looks real nice Brian!:)

These guys just showed up in the mail. They measure about 5.1" o.d. with a 0.520" wide face. I was expecting them to be a little heavier, but since I...

They don't feed the ways, the one shot deals with that. Thing I'm curious about is the instruction to put grease into the ball oilers on the gearbox....

It's worth noting one thing: The worldwide average for homicide is 6.2 per 100,000 people. In the United States, in 2015, the homicide rate was...

afaik you're not getting into a ballscrew equipped machine for <1000, maybe more. The low cost ones are belt drive. Even with micro stepping that...

I'm sure you're aware that the murder rate in London now exceeds that of New York city. http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-43610936 ...

I got off early this afternoon from my "real" job, so I came right home and built a new pivot bar for the engine I am working on. Now, although...

I wonder if Mr. Pete is aware of his awesome powers.

The link between protesting gun violence in schools, and possibly what controls might help to reduce that, verses interest in first-person-shooter...

JT- If your saying that I started an obnoxious and disrespectful thread, then, with all due respect, I disagree with you. I did not make any...

The missing youtube link above is... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_VAasVXtCOI A belief in dowsing is caused by the ideomotor phenomenon. ...

The trouble with the USA is that guns are treated as toys in a rich third world fashion. Remember the anti Vietnam protests, they worked in the end.

Precision Matthews has similar recommendations for the PM949 mill ...

Nope, not just protecting against the British. That's why the 2nd amendment reads "A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a...

If they feed the ways, use oil not grease. My theory is someone once upon a time put them on a mill so the newbie would have to take the mill...

See manual page 20: http://content.jettools.com/assets/manuals/690182_man_EN.pdf Lubrication per manual Spindle bearing cup oil: Mobil DTE...

Wasn't the second amendment drafted to help protect against the British, who, at the time were a real threat to American independence? Who is going...

Be_Zero_Be, Great looking lathe, congrats. You did not mention collets or collet chuck in the tooling. There is a Jacobs collet chuck on...

Nothing in the manual nor from tech support. If you are interested see page 20: http://content.jettools.com/assets/manuals/690182_man_EN.pdf

But I love apple pie. Cant we pick a different food? How bout carrots or sweet potatoes? Oh wait, I like sweet potato pie TOO!! Im out. I cant...

Couple of silicon bronze rods, l shaped, 14 x 7 seems to work, for some! I’m not going to say more as it only seems to work for some, an open mind...

The center drill is mounted ridgid with no adjustment as in 1 pic on the pattern plate out of 1/4" plate.In 2 nd pic you can see how it's bolted with...

Basically this thread needed locked from post #1. it's obnoxious and actually disrespectful. It's saying that the "kids" have no point, and are...

I only see a black rectangle in post #24 Inspection shows this: <iframe width="640" height="390" title="YouTube video player" class="restrain"...

Doc: I would bet a dollar to a donut that the fittings are intended for way oil. Many mills used to be fitted with zerk fittings, but intended for...

I don't know that there is a standard for anything that the machine manufacturers do. Even the electronics range from 12V to 480V. Of course,...