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FS: some South Bend lathe parts and accessories

I ended up with some SB lathe stuff over the years, but do not have an SB lathe. Descriptions are what I know about the...
5 comments posted 17yrs
posted by alanganes
5 comments posted 17yrs posted by alanganes

Epoxy coatings

I'm about to paint my plasma table. Looking at getting epoxy primer, McMaster # 7829T12 and epoxy paint 7829T3. The pri...
7 comments posted 17yrs
posted by karltownsend.NOT
7 comments posted 17yrs posted by karltownsend.NOT

On Topic - Transparent Aluminum

Not quite up to the level of Start Trek stuff, but.... Professor Wark added: ?What is particularly remarkable about our...
25 comments posted 17yrs
posted by cavelamb
25 comments posted 17yrs posted by cavelamb

I'm Selling STC-TAP-ER Tread Tapping Machine

It's been sitting on my bench unused for a year or more so... Time to clean up! We bought the thing to learn about comp...
2 comments posted 17yrs
posted by autodrill
2 comments posted 17yrs posted by autodrill

Perpendicular shank use in boring head

I'm perplexed. How does one orient the boring tool in the horizontal hole of a boring head? The normal relief angle does...
1 comments posted 17yrs
posted by ohland
1 comments posted 17yrs posted by ohland

Diesel powered scrubber

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=380141561445 My plan is to take a O/A or plasma torch to this thing...
49 comments posted 17yrs
posted by ignoramus9483
49 comments posted 17yrs posted by ignoramus9483

Hurco KMB1 Post

I know this is a bit of unlikely, but does anyone happen to have a SolidCam Post (.gpp.mac and or MAC) for a Hurco KMb1...
0 comments posted 17yrs
posted by msmith5242
0 comments posted 17yrs posted by msmith5242

FS: unknown tailstock

Can't ID this bugger. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=150362247937 Yes. You are helping me make a sa...
8 comments posted 17yrs
posted by doc
8 comments posted 17yrs posted by doc

New Metal Content

Life imitates Star Trek. http://www.physorg.com/news167925273.html Pete
3 comments posted 17yrs
posted by snell-p
3 comments posted 17yrs posted by snell-p

Mystery object

Does anyone have any idea what this is? http://igor.chudov.com/misc/ebay/tmp/tmp-5284.jpghttp://igor.chudov.com/misc/eba...
13 comments posted 17yrs
posted by ignoramus9483
13 comments posted 17yrs posted by ignoramus9483

Slight metal content

http://www.flickr.com/photos/deserttraveler/
2 comments posted 17yrs
posted by oldfart
2 comments posted 17yrs posted by oldfart

drill a bolt

I need to drill a hole in a grade 8 bolt. three actually, two cross and one axially. I remember this was a stone bitch...
20 comments posted 17yrs
posted by karltownsend.NOT
20 comments posted 17yrs posted by karltownsend.NOT

Thanks (was: Shade-Tree Metal Hardening)

Well I got the job done, with nothing heat treated. I used 3/16" drill rod, 'cause 1/8" was universally suspected (or d...
0 comments posted 17yrs
posted by tim
0 comments posted 17yrs posted by tim

G Code Tutorial

I'm looking for a decent G-Code tutorial. Preferably one for Mach 3. There are a couple projects I want to do that I th...
2 comments posted 17yrs
posted by nospam
2 comments posted 17yrs posted by nospam