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[mattthemuppet]

I just did two 14Ns, one by drilling a 5/16 hole through the chuck and pressing it out with a 10T press. Made a big bang when it let go, loud enough to...

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that was the problem that I had, not much holding power by gripping the hub. Had to re-true it in the 4 jaw a few times before hitting on the "part...

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I recently made a poly V pulley a bit bigger than that. I held the pulley by the outside of the hub, partially cut each V, then went back for light finish...

[mattthemuppet]

This is a bit of a hack, but you could buy a length each of 3/8" all thread in left and right hand, turn the ends of one piece down to say 1/4"...

[mattthemuppet]

That is very impressive, nice work! I don't think I'd want to wield that drill for a whole day 😳

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great work Brian, I love seeing the problem solving you do to get these running. I guess there's something to learn with each build!

[mattthemuppet]

haven't had to do this for a while, but here you go Doozer
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that is really cool, particularly the use of the scales. Neat work and exactly the reason why we have home shops That's what I told my wife when I...

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wowsers, that is solid and looks very well made. Even with the petrol cost added on top, that's a fantastic deal. I'd love to have one that size.

[mattthemuppet]

sure you can, nothing goes wrong until something goes wrong, then it's too late to worry about it ...

[mattthemuppet]

I agree with ^ that guy I love my Wilton, it's only a baby 3" but it is SOLID and a joy to use.

[mattthemuppet]

man even getting a good picture of something that small is not trivial, let alone machining it!

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crikey, he ticks the boxes for a bunch of the ones on the left hand side!

[mattthemuppet]

Um, which one of your personalities is that? The tin foil hat wearing one?

[mattthemuppet]

that's the exact one I was thinking of ...

[mattthemuppet]

100% agree with the less hassle thing. The Toyota dealer wanted to charge us $1000 for maintenance done to the vehicle since they got it and claimed they'd...

[mattthemuppet]

lil' bit of googlefooing found a thread on PM about bleed resistors (to stop the relay chattering?)
https://www.practicalmachinist.com/vb/trans...

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I've seen a couple on YT that use a chain or wire on a cam, pretty neat tool though I can't for the life of me remember the names of the videos

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they're pretty particular about what they buy (mostly off lease 3yr old vehicles) and they have the cost of the free return over their heads if you're...

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wow, that's almost criminal posting that online before I've had lunch (or dinner or maybe even breakfast) Looks fabulous! Hope your boys had a great...