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I use a 6" grinder in the garden, bolted to a plank which is in? turn held in a Workmate, as here. | | | | | | | | | | | Bench grinder. If you own a lathe sooner or later you'll need a bench grinder,

Hi Bill,Which DMT fine diamond stone at $8 clearance price?were you referring to? Home Depot lists a lot of DMT products. Inquiring minds, and all… Best,?James

I seem to recall reading somewhere that the best aluminum for casting is aluminum from previous castings, so pistons and rims are great, but cans and? scrap plate aluminum will work, but aren't

Exactly!! Old school tools, old school books! Some things I like to have digitally, but this stuff I want on my desk/bench with coffee/grease stains on the covers. I ordered the Atlas book for 6" &

If you must, cover EVERYTHING with oily rags, or paper towels, to catch the grit from the grinding wheels. Better to have a separate grinder though. Better still, to keep the grinder away from your

Hello Jeff, While the Unimat came with grinding wheels and they were originally intended for use on the Unimat itself, it is not a good practice to follow and I will explain why. When the grinding

My Unimat came with grinding wheels, which lead me to believe that it was possible (and common?) to sharpen tools right on the Unimat. What do y'all think about that? [email protected]> wrote:

Having used 6" grinders for years and years, I'd advise an 8" or 10" IF you can find and afford one, space, money, or time! Though 6" will do it. Even done it on a 5" with narrow wheels.? ?For the

Grinding tool bits has commonly been "lesson #1" in machine shop classes because it is so fundamental.? And if you don't get it at least somewhat right, nothing will work out very well.? Also, once

The Atlas Manual of Lathe Operation has ben digitized and can be downloaded from the Internet Archive. https://archive.org/details/lathe_operation_and_machinists_tables_1937 The South Bend book is

You can find the books online as pdf's, and print out some of the tables of info you need, easily, but while I love having a digital library, I also love real paper books, so I try to have both! Only

Thanks Gents! Excellent resources! Watching Mr. Pete as we speak, and will look for those books!

Hey there. anyone aware of any real differences here. I vaguely remember the version for the U3 had deeper t-slots? what about using on both Lathe types any issues? thanks, Jeff

Hello Steve! Lathe tool grinding was the first subject taught in Trade School and the first skill I had to master as a beginner. There are two old books I have in my library that teach how to grind

Mr. Pete222 is a good start, and this is really the best place to start:?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpZny8sq9oA Bill in OKC William R. Meyers, MSgt, USAF(Ret.) Aphorisms to live by:Good

Thanks Steve! FWIW, nothing on the bracket was milled. Drill press, bandsaw, sanders, drills and taps are all that were used to fab the bracket. Kevin Groenke human of planet earth

BTW, your milled mount looks awesome. Hope to get to that skill level someday.

Thanks! My very long bucket list has lots of things related to making/building/fixing/modifying that I might only do a few times, but it feels good to attempt it, hopefully succeed, maybe find a new

Cool! I commend your iniative to undertake your own casting Steve! When I swapped in a Foredom motor, I fabbed it out of 1/2" aluminum plate.

Beautiful knives! Thanks for sharing another example of what is possible with these little machines. Very inspiring.