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[The Metal Butcher]

The idea of most sellers loading equipment makes me break out in a cold sweat. But in reality, most of them have been doing this much longer than I have...

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Depends on the pedal probably. 5 wire miller pedal? Yeah....

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Yep, 100% with you there. That's the only time I pull the 10 tooth out. I need to find a 12 or 14 tooth blade that hopefully won't excite that same frequency....

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Ha. That's funny. Our Keller 3Ch hates 10 tooth blades, or at least the only one I've tried. It chatters so bad no matter what it's cutting unless the...

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Clay bar an industrial lathe? Lmao is right. You could wash it 25 times and the instant you touched the clay bar to it it would be covered in filth. Even...

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Fair enough haha.



Maybe. The Sidney I'm working on is the most worn machine I've ever seen, and even so the compound isn't...

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You'd take the compound off the Pacemaker shown above? lol...

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Damn that's a nice saw SVS. Easily as nice as the 16" Racine I we ran at school. Too bad they can't be discussed at PM, that would never be used...

[The Metal Butcher]

Nah, a lot are on the pull stroke. Kasto's are push.

My Keller has a little rocker which gives you about a 2-1 mechanical advantage and ...

[The Metal Butcher]

I wouldn't be so hasty. Flat belts aren't that bad. Especially with the modern upgrades mentioned here. Nice lathe though, get use some pics!...

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Picked up a roughly 20lb box of taps for $30. Most were acceptably sharp too which is nice. Got some new sizes and ones we were very low on. He had a...

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Well sorry for doubting you. It does indeed look like an obsolete insert then. Bummer. I guess you'll just have to save an ebay search and wait or use...

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Thanks mate, just bought some. Looks like the reviews have some good application advice. I look forward to trying it out....

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The little TCMT 21.5_ inserts that I have in my small boring bars are just 7 degrees of clearance and they work in some pretty small bores. It is of course...

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Useful for pipe/tubing. That chuck does look a bit humorous on that small of a tailstock barrel.

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I've been referencing that chart heavily. For a while the designations were just cryptic code, but now that I understand them it's much easier to find...

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That method can be wicked frustrating with a fair bit of backlash. That's 100% the way to do it with a DRO though. However, if OP has a 1 or 2" mag...

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Well you clearly did a good job. I'm struggling to tell which are yours and which are factory. Any tips on blueing? I just started on a 1.5" boring...

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First of all, I'd like to thank everyone for their comments.



That sounds like a ton of work for no gain to be honest. The gearbox...

[The Metal Butcher]

What about some sort of a solenoid powered lock for heavy cuts with no rotation?