Let's Design a Grinding Room

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I've often run into the problems you've described with various laptops. Some are just laid out better than others when it comes to where the touch pad...

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I have gotten A LOT of crap from grinders, torches, descaling, etc. in my eyes. I'm not proud of that, it means I've been cavalier about wearing eye protection,...

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Ha! I used to flip my eyelids inside-out and go around and scare all the girls. I reckoned I was quite the ladies' man in first grade I had...

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Specific to the question of potting:

Generally speaking, potting is done for one or more of three reasons:
1) Mechanical stability...

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When it comes to measuring tools, my approach is as follows: save up and buy a few "master" tools from high quality, reputable manufacturers....

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I'm sorry I can't help but... whatcha buildin?

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An eccentric pin or offset bushings (as I know them) wouldn't work. They just translate the pivot to a new place in the plane of the old pivot. You could...

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Well, it depends on what is at the root of the problem... I'm guessing (1) is your culprit but I'll spell out all the common reasons I can think of:...

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Thanks for posting. I definitely got a good chuckle out of some of the b-roll content at the end and all the crashes made me appreciate my manual machines....

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Thanks BCRider - that's reassuring to hear since my welding and fab area will be in one bay of a 3-car garage. The issue with putting my welding equipment...

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Thanks guys - some good things to think about. To be fair, building a room isn't too much trouble for me. The basement is currently empty except for a...

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Thanks George - I was worried about the grit and it's impact on my surface plates. I figured I'd keep my master plate and best measuring tools in my main...

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Well, after much hemming and hawing and posting of threads on this forum, I bit the bullet and bought some grinders. I'm the proud new owner of a Harig...

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That actually helps me make my point! The Knuth box column drill press I've used easily poked 1" holes through stainless steel plate on autofeed...

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I don't have any experience with Baileigh equipment but no, I was thinking more like a Knuth box column drill press. In a production environment, I guarantee...

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Never seen that one before. Very slick - definitely going to file it away....

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I will play devil's advocate. They are not better than what we have today. They are better than what most home shop machinists can afford today, meaning...

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Well... a little update. I went back to look at the BS 612. It was not a direct drive after all. The motor sits just a few inches lower than the spindle...

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Yes, there needs to be some kind of electrolyte. No worries in a dry environment. I recently had to sort through an issue at work because my engineers...

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I do a lot of work with stainless fasteners and haven't had one gall (knock on wood).

For what it's worth, coupling a stainless bolt with...