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Today, 03:12 AM

John Stevenson replied to a thread Enlarging holes in General

Go onto Ebay, search for rotabroach 44mm Loads on there for £50 a pop you could have the job done in no time and accurate to boot.

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Yesterday, 05:33 PM

John Stevenson replied to a thread Thinking about making a Arbor Press and looking for opinions. in General

God, you will be there all day doing one keyway. Broaches do not need much force. See this table. ...

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Yesterday, 05:06 PM

John Stevenson replied to a thread OK. You won the $600M Powerball. Now what? in General

How much does it cost to get into witness protection ?

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Yesterday, 04:31 AM

John Stevenson replied to a thread Thinking about making a Arbor Press and looking for opinions. in General

I no longer own a Bridgeport. POS has gone to India to make more P'sOS CNC is sold and being collected Monday for onward transport. posted from...

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Yesterday, 04:25 AM

John Stevenson replied to a thread The new Bligeport - first installment. in General

Quite easy, spin the head round, position it over the work either in a vice or chuck bolted to the table and use the DRO to centre the cutter. No...

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Yesterday, 04:13 AM

John Stevenson replied to a thread Steel Rules in General

Link is in the post by DJC in post # 8 http://bbs.homeshopmachinist.net/threads/45519

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05-18-2013, 04:47 PM

John Stevenson replied to a thread The new Bligeport - first installment. in General

John, Machine came with a 2 axis DRO but old POS had a 2 year old 3 axis fitted so I kept that back and swapped the head over. Still got to fit the...

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05-18-2013, 03:58 PM

John Stevenson replied to a thread The new Bligeport - first installment. in General

My early mill / drill had a classic in the book. "Do not place in the sunshine room"

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05-18-2013, 04:52 AM

John Stevenson replied to a thread Help with lathe setup. in General

Sorry my bad, read it wrong so yes it is the right rear pad but to get a true result it does need the two collars machining then a light skim taken....

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05-18-2013, 04:36 AM

John Stevenson replied to a thread Help with lathe setup. in General

That's the way I read it given outboard end is smaller

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05-17-2013, 03:38 PM

John Stevenson replied to a thread Can anyone help me with their experience and offer me advice ? in General

Is it green ?

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05-17-2013, 02:40 AM

John Stevenson replied to a thread The new Bligeport - first installment. in General

LOL :p

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05-16-2013, 04:33 PM

John Stevenson replied to a thread Sir Johns New Retirement Career, Great Help Needed! in General

Where do I apply ? :o

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05-16-2013, 03:23 AM

John Stevenson replied to a thread The new Bligeport - first installment. in General

No it's on the 'official' makers plate :o

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05-15-2013, 06:06 PM

John Stevenson replied to a thread A Webster Moment--- in General

Clumsy bastard.

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05-15-2013, 05:14 PM

John Stevenson started a thread The new Bligeport - first installment. in General

Fitted a slotting head to the WM40 Bligeport, a Bligeport is a Chinese copy of the Bridgeport and in the case of the WM40 it's far bigger, beefier...

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05-15-2013, 03:24 AM

John Stevenson replied to a thread OT: Google in General

Go here and click the picture. https://www.google.co.uk/ Only lasts for today

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05-14-2013, 06:39 PM

John Stevenson replied to a thread Geez... you Canadians piss off everyone. in General

10 Snow 11 Gales 12 Ice 13 More snow

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05-14-2013, 06:00 PM

John Stevenson replied to a thread Polishing crankshaft journals? in General

Funnily enough I recently burn a set of nut crackers that i made for cleaning up some thick walled tubing, about 2 1/2" OD. This was used as a...

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05-14-2013, 03:57 AM

John Stevenson replied to a thread Polishing crankshaft journals? in General

Decided to look on google for some images and see if I could find what we used on the Rolls Royce merlin but found this instead. Must admit...

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05-13-2013, 03:59 PM

John Stevenson replied to a thread O.T. industrial lawn mower in General

I always thought lawnmowers in the US were Mexican, at least in the lower states :rolleyes:

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05-13-2013, 03:03 AM

John Stevenson replied to a thread Geez... you Canadians piss off everyone. in General

We have loads of trouble sending to Canada. For a start we can only use Royal mail or carriers. RM will only ship 2Kg max and this is to do with the...

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05-12-2013, 05:11 PM

John Stevenson replied to a thread Firsat 3D printed gun fired, would you pull the trigger? in General

As Winston Churchill once said "There but for the grace of God, goes God."

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05-12-2013, 04:37 PM

John Stevenson replied to a thread Firsat 3D printed gun fired, would you pull the trigger? in General

This is what i expected as an answer but had to ask. Which now asks the next question, is a handgun, read cheap here or S/H not a magnum or...

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05-12-2013, 07:41 AM

John Stevenson replied to a thread I drove about 730 miles today... in General

Definitely been a happier man since that POS went............

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05-12-2013, 06:39 AM

John Stevenson replied to a thread Firsat 3D printed gun fired, would you pull the trigger? in General

This is being covered in the US, by a US citizen and looked at under US laws. The US isn't interested if Herr Smitt downloads this in Germany, only...

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05-12-2013, 05:45 AM

John Stevenson replied to a thread Chuck escape in General

Just a general tip but if you want support but can't or don't want a centred drill just pop an old bearing on the end of the work and support this...

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05-12-2013, 04:37 AM

John Stevenson replied to a thread Is there a market for these ? in General

I rescued a Drummond round bed lathe from the scrapyard all complete and working on the fancy treadle stand for £10 the other month. Shame to see it...

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05-11-2013, 06:23 PM

John Stevenson replied to a thread Band saw problems - Heads up. in General

Clumsy Bastard :D

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