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Proper lube for Emco MAXIMAT lathe?

The manual for my Maximat lathe specifies "ESSO Nebula EP no. 1" as the proper lube for the headstock spindle and pulle...
1 comments posted 18yrs
posted by rowe.charles
1 comments posted 18yrs posted by rowe.charles

Bayonet ID

Anyone knows what gun is this bayonet for? http://igor.chudov.com/tmp/Bayonet/ Also, there is some sort of etching on t...
91 comments posted 18yrs
posted by ignoramus21192
91 comments posted 18yrs posted by ignoramus21192

Milling Machines and Horrible Fright coupons

I have resigned myself to the fact that a full sized knee mill is just not possible or feasible for now . Right now , t...
11 comments posted 18yrs
posted by snagone
11 comments posted 18yrs posted by snagone

Edge finder/ Center finder question

On an edge finder there are two ends. The end you use to find the edge is pretty straight forward, but the pointy end i...
9 comments posted 18yrs
posted by shoaf
9 comments posted 18yrs posted by shoaf

what is this Dumore thing really?

I have a motor that currently has an arbor and a 4 inch buffing wheel on it - the motor is on a cast iron stand which h...
14 comments posted 18yrs
posted by nobody
14 comments posted 18yrs posted by nobody

Dial Indicator cleaning problem

I have a Mercer .002mm per division Dial Indicator which is sticky. I want to remove the face so that I can fully clean...
3 comments posted 18yrs
posted by poundeaterburrs
3 comments posted 18yrs posted by poundeaterburrs

TJL Industrial

Does anyone have experience with TJL Industrial products? There seems to be quite a few interesting tools out there mad...
1 comments posted 18yrs
posted by mkoblic
1 comments posted 18yrs posted by mkoblic

Cutting straight with a die

I have spent a very long and unproductive day trying to cut a 5/16-24 thread on a cut-off piece of 5/16 bolt. I knew th...
15 comments posted 18yrs
posted by mkoblic
15 comments posted 18yrs posted by mkoblic

Step Down 240V to 208V

Hi Group, Is there a simple way to run a Blodgett Oven (208V 3 phase) from 240V 3 phase? My 240V 3 phase service has 3 w...
26 comments posted 18yrs
posted by ronin
26 comments posted 18yrs posted by ronin

Can anyone recognize this lifting Magnet

http://igor.chudov.com/tmp/Magnet/ This magnet is cool, and fun, but I do not know how much it can lift. It weighs abou...
6 comments posted 18yrs
posted by ignoramus8331
6 comments posted 18yrs posted by ignoramus8331

save dial indicator

I needed a dial indicator where it got splashed with coolant for a few days. Now its all sticky and the needle won't re...
13 comments posted 18yrs
posted by karltownsend.NOT
13 comments posted 18yrs posted by karltownsend.NOT

Some fun pictures

I thought someone may like to have a look Big I-R Impact (2.5" hammer size) http://igor.chudov.com/projects/misc/Ingers...
2 comments posted 18yrs
posted by ignoramus25501
2 comments posted 18yrs posted by ignoramus25501

Funky small eye bolt threads

When I look at small eye bolt threads (not wood screw, machine screw) I see thread sizes like 1/8"-32 and 3/32"-32 and...
6 comments posted 18yrs
posted by shoppa
6 comments posted 18yrs posted by shoppa

Clausing 5914 - Chatter and Self-Feeding Summary

The 5914 is acting like a lathe at last, so I thought it useful to summarize what I have learned so far. The key is sti...
0 comments posted 18yrs
posted by joegwinn
0 comments posted 18yrs posted by joegwinn