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South Bend 10" lathe questions; Please help!

Brand new to this fine group; I hope that someone here may assist me in helping identify my 1941 South Bend Lathe that...
4 comments posted 19yrs
posted by pandozer
4 comments posted 19yrs posted by pandozer

Cutting internal Keyway

Hi all, I am trying to cut a 2 inch internal keyway into some CRS and am having some trouble. I have an Atlas 7" shaper...
22 comments posted 19yrs
posted by JCPUBLIC
22 comments posted 19yrs posted by JCPUBLIC

Mini-lathe newsgroup ? where pls

Googled MINI-LATHE , but nothing .. I saw a thriving group years ago ... OT ,..the future will be no cars , no trucks ,...
5 comments posted 19yrs
posted by werty
5 comments posted 19yrs posted by werty

Advice on offset boring heads sought

I'm in the market for an offset boring head to fit a mill with an R8 spindle. I would be making mostly smallish holes,...
16 comments posted 19yrs
posted by JoeGwinn
16 comments posted 19yrs posted by JoeGwinn

Junk HF bandsaw

The motor is smaller than the bandsaw i bought in 1988 , far less power. I had to grind out the guides where the push b...
7 comments posted 19yrs
posted by werty
7 comments posted 19yrs posted by werty

Retrofitting Traub cam machines to CNC?

Got to a customer..is seriously searching for a CNC retro for his Traub cam machines. Anyone got a source? There are (5...
11 comments posted 19yrs
posted by gunner
11 comments posted 19yrs posted by gunner

Buying material for metal turning

Hello all, I'm planning to buy a small lathe so I can make small parts for projects I have. I have had no problems in f...
24 comments posted 19yrs
posted by amrbekhit
24 comments posted 19yrs posted by amrbekhit

Drill chuck question

I recently bought a 1/2 in. Jacobs chuck and an R8 adapter with the appropriate taper to fit the chuck for my mill. The...
24 comments posted 19yrs
posted by jmfoster711NOSPAM
24 comments posted 19yrs posted by jmfoster711NOSPAM

OT: Another GPS question

I need a GPS that was a HARDWARE NMEA-0183 interface to put into my car so I can run APRS (Automatic Position Reporting...
7 comments posted 19yrs
posted by kenneth.c.finney
7 comments posted 19yrs posted by kenneth.c.finney

transformers

Hello I am a new member here and i have a quick question. I am a machinist but i now nothing about electricity. i am in...
29 comments posted 19yrs
posted by bcouellette
29 comments posted 19yrs posted by bcouellette

What series collets do I buy?

I just bought a Universal Engineering acura-flex collet holder that has a morse #3 taper on one end for my lathe. It ca...
2 comments posted 19yrs
posted by grice
2 comments posted 19yrs posted by grice

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0 comments posted 19yrs
posted by sektor1976
0 comments posted 19yrs posted by sektor1976

Welding bed frames?

I need to weld up a couple of simple jigs but am fresh out of 1 1/2" angle iron. I do have several sets of old bed fram...
12 comments posted 19yrs
posted by gashmore
12 comments posted 19yrs posted by gashmore