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Clausing 1301 Cross top slide Part 2

Well, I called Clausing today about getting a new top slide for my 1301 lathe. Not too much of a surprise for a 1973 la...
12 comments posted 18yrs
posted by msmith5242
12 comments posted 18yrs posted by msmith5242

Magnesium: DOW 2410

I have some magnesium bar stock I picked up surplus many years ago. It is marked DOW 2410. I thought it would be a simp...
29 comments posted 18yrs
posted by fredfighter
29 comments posted 18yrs posted by fredfighter

YACQ (Yet Another Compressor Question)

Well, looking over my compressor, trying to get it ready for when my VFD arrives, there seems to be a few things not sh...
1 comments posted 18yrs
posted by torin
1 comments posted 18yrs posted by torin

Automatic Transmission salvage

Well it's really an automatic transaxle. 1990 Nissan Maxima. I'm harvesting the parts mainly to add to my metric nut/bo...
5 comments posted 18yrs
posted by ivan
5 comments posted 18yrs posted by ivan

drill rod tolerence

alt.machines.cnc, rec.crafts.metalworking drill rod tolerence Anyone know of suppliers that sell small quantities if 1/...
7 comments posted 18yrs
posted by ht
7 comments posted 18yrs posted by ht

A trip to the Zeppelin Plant

The company I work for sent me and some others from our plant to Friedrichshafen Germany to the Zeppelin plant to inspe...
13 comments posted 18yrs
posted by regor
13 comments posted 18yrs posted by regor

Laser vs conventional in pro operations

I was wondering if it's gotten to the point where most parts are cut with a Laser or some other (plasma? water?) state...
4 comments posted 18yrs
posted by mikerbgr
4 comments posted 18yrs posted by mikerbgr

Tapping hole in brass question

Hope someone can settle an argument: The part is a 1" long x 3/8" OD x 3/16" ID brass bushing that needs a 6-32 set scr...
14 comments posted 18yrs
posted by spamless
14 comments posted 18yrs posted by spamless

Clausing 5914 Questions

I'm going to look at a Clausing 5914 being sold by a welding shop that is closing at yearend, and I'm looking for a lis...
25 comments posted 18yrs
posted by joegwinn
25 comments posted 18yrs posted by joegwinn

Chips in the chuck

The scroll and jaws of the 3-jaw lathe chuck tend to get jammed with chips and require a rather tedious cleaning every f...
11 comments posted 18yrs
posted by kinch
11 comments posted 18yrs posted by kinch

Machinery FS in Oklahoma City

I'm trying to make some space and need to sell some machines that are duplicated. Emco Meier Maximat Standard Lathe (~9...
1 comments posted 18yrs
posted by mlogical
1 comments posted 18yrs posted by mlogical

DXF files

In my CAD program you can specify what machine you can apply to a line(s). Like a cut, bend etc. And you can see your w...
4 comments posted 18yrs
posted by mikerbgr
4 comments posted 18yrs posted by mikerbgr

Clausing cross slide

I brought home a Clausing 1300 lathe (13" x 36") that has a somewhat peculiar cross slide. There is a main cross slide,...
9 comments posted 18yrs
posted by msmith5242
9 comments posted 18yrs posted by msmith5242

Nylon set screw in Al

Hello all, I am getting close to drilling the radial set screw holes we discussed. The goal is to grab a $25k instrumen...
23 comments posted 18yrs
posted by bschwab
23 comments posted 18yrs posted by bschwab