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[Fasturn]

My bad.......didnt see the 21' long . Yes that's BiG.

[Fasturn]

Well that was kind of a joke, but shop I work at before retierment that would be the way. It's hard so a door open and a shop cart / supports and away...

[Fasturn]

Wire EDM.... doesn't everyone own one ?

[Fasturn]

Drilling is drilling. Yes you line it up and carefully drill. Drill needs to be sharp. If you are to use the center for grinding or precision turning,...

[Fasturn]

I just use graphene... stronger !! Lol.

[Fasturn]

Well you wont know what you have until you make some chips. Just looking at the bed and gear box, I would say this is a very nice bench lathe. My guess...

[Fasturn]

Doc- iam sorry Soap is the lube dude !...

[Fasturn]

Freezing doesn't work well. With rubber you use punches and an exacto knife to cut it. Even in the lathe put the knife in the tool holder. If that's...

[Fasturn]

This is the best / easy option. All in one box and $ 150.00 on Ebay. Just have to link it up. Have the same idea, you just beat me to the lathe!! Nice...

[Fasturn]

Helicoil or Keensert Done.

[Fasturn]

The age old fly cutter is a great tool for finish work, but a machine like Bridgeport or smaller you can distroy the bearings with heavy cuts. Guy in...

[Fasturn]

Taps well with Molly Dee- as per manufacture clean after or it can stain copper. This is Bronze, the stuff that can be in the elements for years. If...

[Fasturn]

Bob- heres the coating best for Aluminum. ZRN or Zerconium coating. A pale yellow color. This 3 flute tool @ 7000 RPM will cut Aluminum like soft wood....

[Fasturn]

Titanium aluminum nitrite is either brown or black in color. Does a nice job of improving life span in tough metal. As you can see the flutes are shallow,...

[Fasturn]

Ball mills are like threading tools. First or 2 pass can be pretty deep, but the finish cut is light or just a spring pass. Also depends on how ridged...

[Fasturn]

Kell - this site is a diamond in the rough. I am new too, but a master machinist of 45 years. There are some very salty / smart users on this forum,...

[Fasturn]

Good point, most here dont have machines that will repeat down to .0002 of an inch. 400 paper will get that last .0004 tenths out. Then you have thermal...