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[mattthemuppet]

that is really impressive Brian. I remember a project some time back where you made (or tried to make) CI rings but had some kind of problem with them....

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First part is very much true, second part HA HA HA HA HA WHOO WHOO HO HE HE HA HA HA. Tesla not over-hyping something. Oh, my, that brings tears to my...

[mattthemuppet]

hey! sloths are pretty darn cool thanks very much. I'd like to see how well you do if you tried to do everything upside down. They're pretty good swimmers...

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I got a similar one (HF branded) from my kids for Christmas a couple of years ago. Used it a few times, then went to use it a while back and it was dead...

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ooh, very nice! As a follow up to old mart's advice, there's usually a 2 step loosening with my ER collet chuck and ball bearing nut. First bit gets the...

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how did you turn a 12 foot mast on a 3 foot long lathe??...

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that's really cool! Just so I get my head straight on it - the vise is attached to an outer cylinder (via the cast iron clamp) that can be raised or lowered...

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I really enjoyed that thread. To be honest I view this forum more as a "jawing over a cup of coffee" or go round to a neighbour and ask how...

[mattthemuppet]

that is very impressive, good work!

[mattthemuppet]

well, that's a bugger after all that work. You have restored a machine to its former glory (or better) and presumably gained a bunch of experience in...

[mattthemuppet]

ooh, very nice. Did you cut the screw acme threads yourself or use acme all thread?

[mattthemuppet]

squish that cat!
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[mattthemuppet]

ER25 - bit shorter, smaller nut, so good if you have limited Z and do alot of close in work
ER32 - can hold 3/4" end mills, more manly
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[mattthemuppet]

I'd knock out most of the hole on your camelback with a big azz drill. Then I'd cobble together a fixture plate for the logan that I can bolt to the carriage...

[mattthemuppet]

installed a transmission oil cooler on our Pilot. Amazingly it doesn't come with one stock and the 6spd autos are prone to cooking their fluid. It's already...

[mattthemuppet]

I think an ER25 collet chuck is a good size for an R8 spindle. You're only giving up on using 3/4" end mills as er25 goes up to 5/8", plus the...

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also gives you more options if the mating surface doesn't have a suitable edge nearby to use to cut the gasket.

[mattthemuppet]

super neat work, must have been very satisfying to have the laser cut those out so cleanly and accurately.

[mattthemuppet]

I'd fix that wheel with some pieces of alu angle and plate through bolted with 8-32 or 10-32 (or M4/ M5) screws. It'll look as ugly as sin, but it'll...

[mattthemuppet]

my wife used to hang everything on the walls using big 4" long nails. So I hid all the nails and hammers and gave her a small box of nails and a...