JoeLee
Senior Member

I checked both end mills, there is no taper in the sides of either one. I also indicated the top of the work and tightened up the vise just to see...

To answer your questions, I did cut the slot using the X axis and I did rough out the slot before the finish cuts. Finish cuts along the sides were...

Well, it sounds like the issue is in the starter circuit. If the motor doesn't have a centrifugal switch then it's probably some electrical start...

My past experience with things like this is that there is usually some damage imparted to the plastic part that the dried out rubber band has stuck...

Good call............there's always someone on this forum that can identify an unknown tool or part. JL..................

This was one of the things that was stressed to me when I first got into hot bluing. So I guess I would want to avoid any cleaners that contain...

I should have been a little more specific on what the original finish was. 6061 mill finish is usually dull. 5356 is bright, but not a high polish...

Yea, light up the neighborhood. JL.............

That's the main problem with cheap casters. Every time someone mentions HF junk I know there's a problem. JL.............

Phosphoric acid is navel jelly, I have some, tried a little and it did nothing. I'm not sure if it's recommended for alum. JL.................

I have one of these that I use on my mill. It zeros the display on contact. It doesn't matter if you overshoot by a couple thou. JL..............

I understand the purpose of having the top spring loaded so as soon as the end mill touches it lights up and the spring loaded top protects the...

I've seen it before and thought ..... why would you need it?? Just touch the end mill to the work and zero the readout or dial. It's not like it's...

Not at all. If you understand how real precision spindle bearings are made and configured. Your not going to have any precision without any zero...

Is the guy in the video a refinery chemist in disguise?? JL..................

Not unless you have a really short lathe bed, like under 18" long. Maybe a jewelers lathe. JL............

The problem with using a clamp like that on a drill press is it's too high and gets in the way of lowering the quill or in the way or the spider...

A lot has changed since the 30's as far as structural requirements for bridges, and metallurgy. JL.............

I have to ask............what's with the last picture in your post???? The inside looks a whole lot bigger than the pics of the outside and that...

I think it's going to be a woodchuck hotel under the floor!! JL............

I don't know about that. Maybe the Chinese or India import crap but re-bar has to pass some pretty stringent tests at the mill if it's being used for...

Probably shooting rats. JL.............

Not yet anyways......right?? JL..............

This is my bead blast cabinet. I was thinking of making a sheet metal funnel or cone to place over the top of the dust collector that wold adapt...

If all I could get out of my mill was centimeter accuracy I'd trash it. JL...............

I have to agree.......... I've experimented with several grit wheels from 36 gt. to 60 gt. using the same DOC and in feed on the same piece of steel...

I've bought them one at a time, might have paid a couple bucks more, don't remember. I didn't notice that they price was for a qty. of 18. ...