Re: Wholesale Tools
Where did u see a TS engineering TP being made?!?! did u goto there facility? I am curious as to what kinda of machines they are using, let us know!! Sean <bwmsbldr@j...> wrote: similiar/identical
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Sean <smurf707@...>
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quick change posts, etc.
I bought the Harbor Freight lathe and the advertised quick change toolpost some months ago. The only way I've been able to use any tool bigger than 1/4 inch is with the quick change unit, and only
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Geoff Steckel <gwes@...>
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Re: Wholesale Tools
I bought that same tool holder from Wholesale Tools two months ago. It came in three days and it's an excellent toolpost. I emailed them and asked if they sold boring bar and cutoff tool holders that
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Bruce Leo Hartmann
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CNCing a 7X12
What torque stepper motors are recommended for converting a 7X12 to CNC. Dan
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Dan Mauch
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Re: Wholesale Tools
Try them and tell us? ;<( Actually there is a similiar/identical tool post offered by Harbor Freight that has not gotten good reviews. I can only reccomend the T/S Engineering Q/C tool post as I have
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William A Williams <bwmsbldr@...>
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Re: Wholesale Tools
I have dealt with Wholesale tools, they are OK, or was when I dealt with them Clint
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Clint D <driggars@...>
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Wholesale Tools
I got a flyer from Wholesale Tools and they had a quick change tool post for the 7 inch lathe for $39.00 part number 3003-0026. Has anyone dealt with them before? Jerry
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Jerry Smith <jfsmith@...>
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Re: Lathe Moving OUCH!
Dear Cranky! Having said that I could find the clutch article I went to do so and of course could not! I can only assume that it is either somewhere else other than in my collection or I just
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William A Williams <bwmsbldr@...>
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Re: Lathe Moving OUCH!
--- William A Williams <bwmsbldr@...> wrote: Yes, I am very interested. My main ride is a 74 Norton Commando with a very effective diaphragm cluth. That would really be a neat drive system!
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Frank Palmeri <flpalmeri@...>
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Re: Lathe Moving OUCH!
Frankie, take lots of pictures as you disassemble things. Good for memories, reassembly, and for that article you might write! Bill in Boulder "Engineering as an Art Form!"
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William A Williams <bwmsbldr@...>
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Re: Lathe Moving OUCH!
So you've got a neat old lathe and the world's only practical use for a golf ball - what's the problem? Sorry to hear about the back; just reading about it gave me memory pains :-( Roy wrote: rather
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Roy
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Re: Lathe Moving OUCH!
Well since you are probably propped up in bed now full of muscle relaxants and pain killers this is the perfect time to redesign the drive. There was a very neat clutch rework for the Myford published
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William A Williams <bwmsbldr@...>
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Re: Lathe Moving OUCH!
--- William A Williams <bwmsbldr@...> wrote: You'd love this: there is a GOLF BALL that is used to pivot the driving pulley into and out of the belt tension. Yeesh. But it seems to work; I mean,
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Frank Palmeri <flpalmeri@...>
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Re: Lathe Moving OUCH!
Sorry to hear about your back problems. I feel your pain; or rather my pain feels a lot like yours! That is an interestion treadle assembly in the picture. It is uncommon to see two treadles. I would
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William A Williams <bwmsbldr@...>
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Lathe Moving OUCH!
Last night riding buddy Ben and father-in-law Bill and myself dissassembled and moved the Seneca Falls Mfg. Co. lathe I just purchased. First we removed the added-on motor drive assembly. Then we
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Frank Palmeri <flpalmeri@...>
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Re: Micromark 7x14 Microlux
you might also take a look at the homier mini-lathe for $299.99. The Micromark is nice in that the crossslide and compound have 20tpi screws giving it a true .050 per revolution of the handles. It
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Will Bow
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Re: Micromark 7x14 Microlux
i recently acquired both the mill and lathe from micromark. i settled on the micromark machines after much research. for the lathe it came down to the longer bed, inch units, spindle tach, motor
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gustusb <michael.baker@...>
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Re: Micromark 7x14 Microlux
Here's some info you may find helpful: http://www.mini-lathe.com/Mini_lathe/Versions/Versions.htm#Which_lathe Frank Hoose http://www.mini-lathe.com --- Christian <christian02115@...> wrote:
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Frank Hoose
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FS: Rohm Drill Chucks
I have quite a few brand new Rohm drill chucks available at roughly 50% off list price: Keyless chucks: 0-6MM J1 020089 @ $25 0-8MM J1 020093 @ $25 0-10MM J2 020097 @ $32 Ball bearing chucks: 1/32-1/2
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Cs Mo
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Re: Boring Bars, Carbide, etc.
Greeting John, you may wish to check eBay for some of the inserts. I've been able to find a fairly large selection of inserts on there and been successful in bidding on some of them with a net cost of
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Ed Paradis <eparadis@...>
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