Re: Seneca Falls Mfg. Lathe
--- William A Williams <bwmsbldr@...> wrote: your $200! Oh my goodness. Now that you mention it, this makes sense, because it sits on a stand that looks like and old sewing machine stand. That's
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Frank Palmeri <flpalmeri@...>
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Re: Boring Bars, Carbide, etc.
I was unclear about the triangular inserts for the Everede boring bar; they are like little tool bits, about 3/8 long with a triangular cross section, 3/32 across the flats, with one point of the
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John <moran03@...>
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Re: Seneca Falls Mfg. Lathe
Frank, it appears that you got yourself a classic old treadle lath for your $200! Just remember that it was designed for the 1/10th horsepower that a person could deliver and proceed accordingly. The
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William A Williams <bwmsbldr@...>
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Re: Seneca Falls Mfg. Lathe
Hi Frank; The lathe you describe was produced not to far from where I grew up. Maybe as much as 100 years before I was born. It sounds like you have a very good example of this lathe even though it is
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David A. Frantz <wizard@...>
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Seneca Falls Mfg. Lathe
I was waiting for the next Homier tent sale, to finally buy the 7 x 12, when I came across a deal on an antique lathe that I couldn't pass up. It's an old Seneca Falls Mfg. Co. metal lathe, and it'll
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Frank Palmeri <flpalmeri@...>
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Re: Boring Bars, Carbide, etc.
the The Little Machine Shop for the inserts GK --- John <moran03@...> wrote:
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George Kaplan <kgmk99@...>
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Re: Boring Bars, Carbide, etc.
Diamond honing after grinding seems to help on the surface finish. Bill in Boulder "Engineering as an Art Form!"
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William A Williams <bwmsbldr@...>
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Boring Bars, Carbide, etc.
I recently bought a boring head on eBay which happened to include an Everede boring bar. This bar uses replaceable 3/32" triangular inserts which seem to be tool steel. I touched up the included
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John <moran03@...>
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Re: don"t want to start trouble ...
"... If it does what you want it to do, it's the right machine. ** The trouble is the future is always now! I got rid of the huge monster because I never needed anything that big and the 7x12 was
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Capt. Ken Appleby <captkenn@...>
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Re: don"t want to start trouble ...
If it does what you want it to do, it's the right machine. There's always some future project that requires a larger lathe with more sophisticated capabilities <g> Roy wrote: a to
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Roy
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Re: Cad Programs
It seems there are at least a few of us who enjoy the ease of using DeltaCad. I have been using version 5, the newest I think, for about one year. I also have Autosketch and need to refer to the user
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Richard
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Re: don"t want to start trouble ...
boykin275 wrote: Why worry about it? You have already set a course and done the majority of the work/spent the money. If the part is within the capicity of your machine use it. The 7x machnes are
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Robert Streimikes <rjs@...>
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Re: 7 X 12 vs. Smithy
Frank Palmeri wrote: Cause those dual purpose machines are not very good mills, not very good lathes, and you have to tear down your setup for mill to do lathe and vice versa. I looked at the smithy
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Robert Streimikes <rjs@...>
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7 X 12 vs. Smithy
I tried to buy a $299 Homier 7 X 12 lathe at the big tent sale in Glenns Falls, NY yesterday. It was advertised in the big newspaper circular as usual, however, when I got there they had none; they
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Frank Palmeri <flpalmeri@...>
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Cad Programs
Thanx for the tip. I went to the cad site and d/l the program. It looks like I will use it. Again thanx for the direction. cwalklin1@...
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cwalklin1 <cwalklin1@...>
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don"t want to start trouble ...
...but I have to ask ... I just purchased a sherline lathe and rigged it for CNC. I am not a machinist but do have one small, simple part that must be made repeatedly. Did I make a mistake? How does
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boykin275 <jbbaird@...>
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Re: Cad Programs
Sorry if this is a repost, never saw my first reply. I've been very happy with Pro\Desktop Express from PTC <http://www.ptc.com>. Under their pages for Pro\Desktop, they've got a 'Learn & Trt'
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Scott Hammerschmidt <yahoo@...>
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Re: Cad Programs
I found the following message again in the Prints_and_Plans group. Many Australian schools are using Pro Desktop software. It is a quite good CAD program and is easy to learn. The site information
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H. T. Jones <hotair@...>
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Re: Cad Programs
I use Delta Cad & have been very happy with it. http://www.dcad.com/ Frank Hoose http://www.mini-lathe.com --- cwalklin1 <cwalklin1@...> wrote:
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Frank Hoose
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Re: Cad Programs
Robert Streimikes <rjs@...> wrote: cwalklin1 wrote: Check this out (freeware) http://www.cadstd.com/ Regards Bob Thanx Bob. I will take a look. cwalklin1@... Yahoo! Groups
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Charles Walklin Sr <cwalklin1@...>
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