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I have made a lot of panel labels, usually printing on paper and then covering with clear, laminating sheets. If you look into professional front panel...Last edited by Paul Alciatore; Today, 12:54 AM.
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You did not say how many flutes those reamers have. Reamers with an odd number of flutes WILL measure under size across two of those flutes.
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Yes, there are other things that should be correct before you shim or scrape the column. I said that above. But, if you do not move the head up or down...
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I believe I gave the easiest way to "calculate" the thickness of the shims in post #8, above. I can do math, up to and including calculus, but...
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Compared to just adding shims, that would be at lease 100 times more work.
But, whatever floats your boat....
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Great project! Thanks for sharing.
That machine, with the so easily removable positioning unit, is just begging to become a multipurpose...
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We have seen so many examples of broken vises. Wouldn't that feature make the vise weaker?
Like all my purchases and particularly my shop...
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The procedure I described above only makes the quill axis (not the column) perpendicular to the top of the table. It is only one step in truing a mill....
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When I shimmed a round column mill I only loosened the four bolts enough to get a putty knife under the four corners when I rocked the column one way...
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Sometimes it is hard to understand what you actually mean. I might infer from the Blakes both wiggling while the import does not, that the Blakes are...
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Yes, that is a good point. It also applies to the swinging arm style of DTIs. In both cases the dial may be reading in tenths but, with a long arm, that...
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Paul Alciatore replied to semi OT...Submersible UV light - treating alcohol to cure resin out of it.in GeneralBuy jar with a lid that seals well. Or just use the one the alcohol came in.
Punch hole in cover.
Run wire through hole....
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Or just make a dedicated arm.
To tram many mills in the fore-aft direction you scrape away the putty that hides the joint and loosen the...
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So when you are adjusting something, you always guess correctly the first time and no trial and error are needed. In that case, you don't need any kind...
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I don't have one and have not used one, but a question just struck me.
Is it possible to use one for tramming a milling machine head square...
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As for another threading dial belonging to a lathe, there are only two factors to consider. First, does the gear on it match your lead screw? The criteria...Last edited by Paul Alciatore; 02-01-2023, 08:43 PM.
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This appears to explain why the gear is needed for threading and not just a desirable item for the threading dial. And it helps to explain the wear, which...Last edited by Paul Alciatore; 02-01-2023, 08:42 PM.
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Some time ago I wanted to make and sell some change gears for the SB-9. So I started to plan the machining steps I had to take to make the gears and other...
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Pity is, I seem to have missed the fourth and fifth steps.
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