A friend of mine, who runs a one-man machine shop, got one. He took an old dull end mill, set it up in the fixture on his surface grinder, and spent...
I'd do pretty much as Toolguy suggests. Cut off, make a new end with 5/16-24 threaded stub, assemble with Loctite 609, and it will never, ever, come...
You could try getting some rosin, dissolving it in turpentine, and painting the mating surfaces with the solution. Let dry then assemble and tighten....
About a month ago the fraud bureau of VISA called me up and asked if I had made four purchases at a store I had never heard of in a place I had never...
I have heard (no personal experience) that ball bearing tips on a steady rest can be a problem because chips can get wedged between the work and the...
Exactly my thought, flylo. The feed on the post-mount drill press in my grandfather's blacksmith shop had a cam-operated pawl that engaged a gear and...
I likewise took a typing class in high school. One of the most useful courses I've ever taken. It was taught by Mrs Monahan, who was about a million...
If memory serves, the remote wiring for my TECO VFD required a momentary contact pushbutton for at least one of the functions. I assume that would be...
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