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Is it possible that the shaft moved within the rotor? If you supported the armature by the rotor instead of the shaft when pressing on the bearing it...

You are using an indexable bar. Most inserts for cast iron or steel have a hone on the cutting edge. Those inserts don't do well on small depths of...

it is funny....I took more literally the Q about them making money. I hope there is something left of the printer when it arrives!

Another thank you for putting in all that effort. Like many others I have a lot of photos locked up in PB for this site and others. So far I have not...

I personally would not depend on a Harbor Freight Genset. There is just no way you can produce a machine for 80% less money and have it worthwhile to...

hadn't thought of that...I guess it will work. How do you pick the edge up when the edge finder is moving along a chord (and do the math in your...

Put a decent muffler on your generator. Use one from a car or truck. Huge difference.

Apparently for the big boxes anyway.

Well I already assumed by the price that China was subsidizing at minimum the shipping.However so does the US government in the form of monopolies...

Why iterate? Pick up an inside edge, move one axis (don't move the other) until the other edge, divide by 2. Repeat for other axis, done - you...

Yes the mill I have is a 9x32 claimed weight is 800 lbs. A machinist friend was talking to me and said that a sharp tool and even cuts through out...

Yes that is the method I've been using from the start, I meant to include that in the beginning but I was tired and couldn't think of a proper way to...

Yep. I used to play around with boring single cylinder go-kart engines on my crappy Smithy 3-in-1 when I was just starting out. The cast aluminum...

Its a real sore point with regard to unfair trade. iirc, (and this may be an oversimplification) the money stays where the thing was posted. ...

Has there been any discussions on here regarding HSS vs carbide? :rolleyes:

To answer your question, I don't think USPS actually does make money.

yeah, I didn't want to stear toward another time wasting hss vs carbide discussion, but the reality is for a very light lathe the geometry and...

Great build Max! Looking forward to the next part.

+10. The single best skill I've learned for the home shop is how to properly make HSS cutters from inexpensive blanks (or previously broken tools...

Always go with a better shipping option than the free one, from Banggood.

I personally do not understand putting lipstick on a pig. A bigger, better lathe will offer so much more than a few upgradezzz on a mini boat anchor....

I think you would give up flatness.

Plastic gears can serve as a mechanical overload protection (fuse) device. Replacing a sacrificial plastic gear with a metal one is like installing...

Have a look at: http://www.arceurotrade.co.uk/Catalogue/Projects-Articles www.mini-lathe.com The Mini Lathe, Neil Wyatt, Crowood Publishers Dave...

bench grinder, stone,hss blanks and a few minutes of reading on how to grind them? That imo is where your greatest payback will be what Jerry and...

I sure hope that nozzle works as I could use two of them at my cabin in Minnesota. I spill some fuel almost every time I fill something. Bill

Thank you for making the effort to actively preserve your knowledge for everyone elses benefit.

If you hav eliminated the spindle MOVING in its bearings, and any problem of way alignment, then deflection of a small diameter piece is likely. I...

That was really good of you - first class. I've a lot of long photo series posts over the years and thought of mucking through it all just makes me...