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[oxford]

I noticed the WHY and it was poor reasons at best.

Correct there are some “huge” smart phones, they aren’t all though. According...

[oxford]

Yes appears that way....

[oxford]

So the question comes up, if you can’t pull start the chainsaw are you really able to safely control the saw once it’s started and in use?
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[oxford]

I Googled the numbers on the disc and found a few references to people using them for this.

Ive never had a problem using whatever grinding...

[oxford]

Very nice. Will we be getting a sub-section so ads don’t just get buried in the “general” section?...

[oxford]

I’m sure people made the same arguments when it was time to trade in the old horse for a car....

[oxford]

Yet here you are participating on the internet telling people to live in the “real world” ...

[oxford]

No classifieds on this site, a “wanted to buy” posting or “leads wanted” may be ok.

Honestly, I wish this site would get with the...

[oxford]

Again, they do more than make phone calls. Being on a machining forum I am going to assume you have some sort of machine tools.

Why have...

[oxford]

This is always something to consider when buying a machine tool and what is has for tooling and if any of your current tooling fits it especially when...

[oxford]

But is that really an issue in todays times?

As far as the people that don’t have a cell phone, you do know it does more than just make...

[oxford]

Good luck on the quest to find the collets, sometimes you get lucky on that odd ball stuff and sometimes you don’t....

[oxford]

First off, welcome to the forum.

I am not familiar with the lathe so I looked it up on lathes.uk site. http://www.lathes.co.uk/stark/...

[oxford]

This is what I have seen, I was going to call it egg shaped and yes, it will read correct with a micrometer....

[oxford]

Is the lever on the left part of an override clutch that pops out when the carriage hits a hard stop? Looks like there is more going on with it other...

[oxford]

The LH lever looks like it can move right/left. What’s it do when you move it that way?

[oxford]

This is a very good comment. My experience is only with 304, I worked for an equipment manufacturer for the food industry and we dealt with a lot of...

[oxford]

Is the saw hard to start or is it physically hard to crank over with the rope?

It always seems to me you need to figure out the proper “procedure”...

[oxford]

I will do the same a lot of the time, mostly out of laziness and like you said it really isn’t needed most of the time.

There are times...

[oxford]

My only experience is with 304 stainless. I’ve only ever turned it with carbide, milled it with carbide or HSS endmills.

Ive never had...