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[The Metal Butcher]

Good plan. If I wasn't so damned nervous about screwing it up I might have stood a chance at doing that. I was shaky enough as is.

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[The Metal Butcher]

Gotcha. I do need to get one of those welding blankets, I was relying on just the thermal mass alone. Also, I was resting my hand on it only spaced by...

[The Metal Butcher]

Alright, fair enough, that's what I needed to hear. Being young and dumb with no formal training, all I have to go by is what I've seen online, which...

[The Metal Butcher]

I don't think so. Dad had an input wire come loose on his cheapo, lost a leg, and killed the VFD right away....

[The Metal Butcher]

Yep, that's probably how it is. If it's like my Royersford motor, it's a Babbitt bearing with an oil reservoir. Fill that port up and it'll be fine as...

[The Metal Butcher]

Either you have a massive woodstove or you've forgotten this is an 18.5" lathe. If you look in the 6th picture you will see that it absolutely...

[The Metal Butcher]

Silicon Bronze and DC. I cooled with the air gun to keep the tempersture more constantly. I was afraid I had a huge mass of weld at a hot temp, then when...

[The Metal Butcher]

I think the bearings in it are still well better than bronze bushings. It runs at 800RPM in high gear, and I intent to up that in the future.

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[The Metal Butcher]

Just three so far. One sounded noisy and the other two had been run extremely loose for a long time. The rest almost certainly have corrosion damage from...

[The Metal Butcher]

I dunno about that. Your projects seem to be very well finished.

Anyways, were afloat again, even if we are gasping for breath.
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[The Metal Butcher]

You should now be able to remove the jaw though, no?

[The Metal Butcher]

You think 3 is bad. Our Buck 6 jaw 'adjust-tru' has 6 adjusters. Six. It's not as bad as it sounds, but 4 would be a lot more logical....

[The Metal Butcher]

And yet you've told us about it.

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[The Metal Butcher]

I was asking my professor a question at his office today, and when leaving I commented on his fresh McMaster 126 that just showed up. He said "Want...

[The Metal Butcher]

Paul, it's time to let that fridge go.

[The Metal Butcher]

Really? I.. well.. alright. I guess I'm surprised is all....

[The Metal Butcher]

He probably doesn't realize the value of brass yet. If the rest of you are like me, you have so little brass that you preserve it "for that one project"...

[The Metal Butcher]

The older ones were solid steel, later were caps. Sort of like how they cheaped out, then removed the door. Good riddance.

I should have...

[The Metal Butcher]

Yeah, I was being a bit facetious since I figured the machine you wanted exists, just not in your price range. If you seriously think the GR-510 actually...

[The Metal Butcher]

It certainly happens to a degree, at least for me. I burn for house heat, and I get significantly more dust upstairs than without burning. My wood is...