User Profile

[elf]

Back in the treadle lathe heyday, all lathe beds were made of wood and toolrests were also wooden. So all you really need to turn longer pieces is to...

[elf]

I turned a 12 foot sailboat mast on my 20"x36" lathe. Try that on your mill

[elf]

Use one to adjust your boring head on a mini mill.

[elf]

Where are you going to find a drill press that small???...

[elf]

Your GoogleFu must be weak 😃 StepMores makes several smaller machines which I would expect to perform similarly to the 6060 and are easy to find on...

[elf]

See post #37...

[elf]

90 degrees = 45 degrees 2 hours after regular bedtime

Here are the settings for a V groove instead of ballnose:
...

[elf]

I could 3d print a better one than that ...

[elf]

Just rotate the shaft 90 degrees and use a standard flat endmill to cut a V groove.

[elf]

I could do it for you on my rose engine as long as it's only 6" long

[elf]

You don't need a fully equipped shop to make an epoxy granite mill. Simple tools and accurate measuring will do it.

[elf]

See post #37 ...

[elf]

Have any new techniques been invented since then? If not, then the thread is still relevant....

[elf]

I think you should stop thinking mill and start thinking CNC router. Stefan Gotteswinter likes this one.

[elf]

Perfect: https://pocketnc.com/products/pocket...11607895998511

[elf]

See post #8 😁 Lots of 1 minute "hourglasses" on Amazon....

[elf]

https://www.amazon.com/Koplow-Games-...2003162663&amp...

[elf]

When I took a boat through the Panama Canal, we were behind a container ship which was on a 35 knot schedule (included loading and offloading times)....

[elf]

I would expect most container ships to be very similar in the ratio of horsepower, rudder, thrusters, etc to size and windage regardless of size. In...

[elf]

None of the other ships in the convoy were affected by the dust storm enough to run aground. It would seem this is a human caused problem either intentional...