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So whats the problem?. I am assuming thats a chunk of aluminum nothing wrong with using carbide and a router for aluminum. You should give it a try

Not sure if this is an issue or not but when i was spooling out wire from the mig gut today to see if i could figure out my feeding issues the wire touched the table on my disk sander and arked . It...

Not directly related, but when I took apart my radial arm saw because the elevation nut ( big ass barrel nut) I was stripped I was surprised to find it was aluminum. I have no doubt that it was...

This fella is in an auction in Calgary Canada. I have to work so its not going home with me..
Darrell

I live in dry Alberta Canada so I don't seem to have any issues with rust, I have heard however storing things in wooden machinist box deters rust. One thing you might try is putting in a couple of...

Hi Chris.
I sent an email through the bulletin board, did you get it? I also tryed to pm you but it wouldn't let me. I am not in a big hurry for the scans just wanted to know if you got my email...

Chris
Do you have the parts list scanned at a higher resalution, if so could you send it to me. I started tearing mine down a year ago and am just getting bact to it and the photos would be helpfull...

Ben. Never heard of a bow and arrow type bender, could you show a photo of your bender? Is it like this one? We call these pipe benders and there not good for much other then rough bends in heavy...

Hi
I worked for a contemporary furniture design company doing product development for a few years. They had some clients in the states that we sold some product to that wanted us to do a hand...

My preference is toward the old lathes. They were made a lot better than the current lot from China. If you can get one in good shape and you don't mind chasing a few parts for it, then I think you...

Ive been waiting to see someone respond to your rather rude and curt post ,I think our Australian friends are to polite. You should seek your answer here Practical Machinist - Largest Manufacturing...

If your belt is leather and oily or greasy you most likely need to replace it. I am in the process or replacing the one on my south bend 10k. I am going to try this. Heavy 10 serpentine belt?? -...

Hello Grahame
Yes I am referring to the friction type blades, but the ones that are meant for cutting stainless steel. I find they are better value for me as I am not changing the blades as often....

Looked up your little machine at Page Title looks ideal for small work and at $300 I think you did very well. I know generally the old machines are not cheap in Australia. If I came across one of...

Noob. How are you determining the saw is not cutting square? Are you checking the blade against the base or are you just checking the piece after its cut. The reason I ask is the thin cut off blades...

Can't help much without knowing what kind of saw we are talking about here. If you post some photos we may be able to help more. If its a band saw you probably need to adjust the guides so the back...

The Amateur's Lathe: Amazon.ca: Lawrence H. Sparey: Books
This is a very good book. Most of the work done in the book is done on a myfod, there are also myford specific tooling projects.
Darrell

Thats a nice looking myford. Dixson tool post, quick change gearbox, lead screw hand wheel. Paint looks great and original. I have 2 myfords a hercus tore it down when i got it and haven't run it...

Hi Jackaroo
There is a little hex screw that you have to loosen and a little plate with fingers which you slide to seperate the bull gear from the other gear for the back gears to work. You will...

Here is the link to the popular mechanics magazines Popular Mechanics - Google Books

I think although meant to refer to people not machines the phrase jack of all trades master of none applies fairly well here. These machines are a compromise and although they will do both functions...

I believe its called an aircraft countersink. A goggle search will work to find some suppliers. There are usually some on ebay as well. Get extra ends for it if you get one.
Darrell

"A good quality bit is the important thing here, not the machine. Even an old hand crank drill will do a nice job with the right bit. I like the zero flute countersinks, get a good one (IE. German,...

A good quality bit is the important thing here, not the machine. Even an old hand crank drill will do a nice job with the right bit. I like the zero flute countersinks, get a good one (IE. German,...

The bandsaw in the video is a hand held bandsaw clamped in a vice on a bench, they are commonly called a portaband here, and are very handy to have. the one in the video looks like a cheap harbor...

These are worth a look at, I especially like the older issues. Hope the link works.
Darrell
http://books.google.ca/books?id=4ykDAAAAMBAJ&source=gbs_navlinks_s#all_issues_anchor

Hey finno I think your book is newer than the pdf book most of us have ,I dont suppose you feel like scanning you book for us? Not sure if it would be a copyright issue after all this time.
Darrell

I used to cut a lot of stainless tube with a good bi metal blade on a import metal cutting band saw. The stuff wasn't food grade but it shouldn't make a difference. Stainless is strange stuff moved...

I have done some milling with router bits when in a pinch. If the half round isn't to big and you take light passes you should be able to use a half inch shank router bit to do it, 1/4 inch shank...

Surprised how many of these there seem to be once you start looking. Lots of myfords too, they outnumber the southbends here.
Darrell

Hi Mangrovejack.
There are plenty of ways to get that slot depending on what you want to spend and whether or not you want to do it your self. If it were me and I wanted to farm the job out, a...

I think the idea for the chuck in the tool post is to be able to use the power feed for drilling. the tool block with the drill in it also holds boring bars.
Darrell

Thanks for your advice guys. I think I will give kerosine a try first. Bob, thanks for the link to the site with the apron photos, it should be helpfull. I might have a try at making an ultrsonic...

Hi Everyone
I have been cleaning up my old hercus and would like a little advice. The lathe is in nice shape but it has 40 year old crud on it, I think a lot of it is the original shipping grease...

Hi everyone.
These are at a school in Saskatchewan Canada.
Darrell

I would stay away from a lathe that large You will need heavy equipment movers to move it and probably a small crane to get the chucks on and off. If you are only doing small stuff a 9 - 12 Inch...

Well that sounds like a reasonable way for the carbon to get there. Any ideas at what might be at play with the super quench.
Darell

Hello everyone
A while back I read an article in the home shop machinist magazine about making mild steel behave like high carbon steel. The author set out to see if appreciable hardness could be...

A little more information and I would be able to give better advice. Is it steel sheet,aluminum,copper sheet? What will the shapes roughly look like? Based on the information given I would say a...

Hi marc
I dont know what gears are standard but if you have the plate that tells you speeds and feeds it will list the gear trains needed for the different thread pitches and feeds. If you are lucky...

Hi Ash
The value of your lathe depends on a number of things. I find demand and supply tend to be some of the largest factors, so what the lathe is worth say in England where there is a lot of...

Yes, you've got it right.
Darrell

I have seen teeth repairs done just by building up with the brazing rod and machining the new tooth out of the brass. I understand they hold up very well.
Darrell

Just read my own post and I should add the center or drive roller runs on a 1" shaft in pillow blocks. The roller material I used was allready bored out larger then 1" and really hard to machine even...

Hi Stewart
The rollers in mine are 3 inch diameter by 3 1/8" wide they were made from some super hard metal i found in a scrap bin They have roller bearings with 5/8 inch bore pressed in, and the...

Have you ever heard of an oxygen generator? I have seen them in some jewelry making shops in resort towns, they use them for silver soldering, I have never used them. I think they are quite expensive...

Hi
I built one based on the shop outfitters design, I wasn’t able to find good enough reference to reverse engineer it off of there site but was able to find some good photos of a knock off one on...

Not sure if I am on it, but if I am, I am fine with it being posted.
Darrell

I have heard that on steady rests with bearings if a chip catches and gets rolled between the work and the bearing, the bearing race can crack. I suppose that it would need to be a very stiff rest...

Hi Steve
The angle I came up with was 35 degrees the set up was a little crude so I expect your number is correct. How did you come up with it?
You are right about 35 degrees giving a lot of...