⏣ General Metalworking

Deep Drilling Aluminum

Richard, I realize this may be to late to help, but a 3 flute drill will deflect a lot less, and short of a gun drill m...

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posted by user16941

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The mill is back online

Finished it up about an hour ago , now waiting on some JB Weld on the Y axis DRO scale stationary mount to cure . My bi...

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posted by Snag_one

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Tomorrow is Nuts day !

Specifically a couple of 3/8-24 nuts for tensioning the anti-backlash springs on my rebuilt/modified X axis leadscrew n...

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posted by Snag_one

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off-grid - battery & winter 12V-generator?

Somethign you folk from North America will be familiar with. There is a 12V light, fridge and occasional inverter to ma...

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posted by null

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CBN Conical Point

I recently went through some iterations making a wire bending tool for a customer.  I sheared some stainless dowel pins...

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posted by none

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cam grinding -

I am working on my Briggs and Stratton Flyer project - now at the "motorwheel" stage. 5HP flathead 6:1 "winch engine" d...

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posted by clare

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A question of clearance

The last piece for my milling machine repair arrived yesterday ... in a ridiculously large box . So this afternoon I'll...

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posted by Snag_one

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Boy was I pissed !

FedEx does it again . Got the packages today to fix my mill . Only thing is the bag with the bronze bar was empty (I mi...

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posted by Snag_one

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hole about 10mm dia along 20mm thk ali plate 200mm through?

Hello all Is this drilling I was thinking of doing easy to do? I need to water-cool a plate of ali. 5083 (Al-Mg) used t...

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posted by null

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Treading dangerously

Anyway, I went down to the DIY Center for Quikrete Play Sand, sister's birthday coming up. Clean, soft, fine, 50-pound...

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posted by eieio

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Rethinking the leadscrew nut repair

I don't think I have enough room under the table to do the delrin nut I was thinking about . Right now I see 3 options...

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posted by Snag_one

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Why Does It Go Out on Friday Afternoon

Well, my air compressor died again. I was planning on running jobs all weekend, and the motor quit. Sigh. No it didn't...

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posted by none

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OK , I'll admit it

I've been a little scared of this project . Yesterday I began teardown on my milling machine to replace a *worn - .025"...

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posted by Snag_one

4 comments posted 1mo posted by Snag_one

Tormach "Grinder" Vises

I've made no secret that I use grinder vises or what is often called screwless vises more than a regular mill vise. A w...

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When Was the First Time You Used a Spectrophotometer

Since a tool I figured was more likely to have seen common or semi common use got no traction I figured I'd ask about a...

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