Re: 618 milling attachment jaw plates
Yup I have to dance with the girl I brung until new tools appear. They usually show up when I least expect them.
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Dan Dobbs
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#107252
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Re: Finding small objects
I like the idea of dropping another piece while you are in focus.
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Brian Cayer
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#107251
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Re: 618 milling attachment jaw plates
don't worry , it get's better , ??? ??? animal
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mike allen
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#107250
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Re: 618 milling attachment jaw plates
my sister in law & hubby tried it , they were back in @ 8 months ??? ??? animal
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mike allen
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#107249
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Re: 618 milling attachment jaw plates
So if this is what a vintage machine enthusiast life is like maybe I should reconsider my goals.
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Brian Cayer
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#107248
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Re: 618 milling attachment jaw plates
Puerto Rico is a lot of fun as a tourist. No idea how it is as a resident. Beach, dance, drink, repeat probably gets old after a few years. Typos are courtesy of autocorrect.
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Andrei
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#107247
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Re: 618 milling attachment jaw plates
Nope. NOT HAPPENING!!! Can't blame a guy for trying, but I'll put it in the bathroom if nothing else works. My wife was trying to persuade me to move to Puerto Rico a while back so my retirement pay
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Bill in OKC too
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#107246
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Finding small objects
I discovered a few trick years ago that has repeatedly helped me find dropped objects. 1. Watch it fall, if possible. Things often bounce oddly and if you keep your eye on it, you might see where it
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Bruce Freeman
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#107245
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Re: 618 milling attachment jaw plates
That is true. Good tools, that fit your hands and are comfortable to use, do make things easier. Cooking, machining, sewing, woodworking, whatever. I was seriously looking at turning my dad's
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Bill in OKC too
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#107244
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Re: 618 milling attachment jaw plates
ok let me help ya out , just send that horizontal mill over to my place , no charge , I'll take it off yer hands for free ??? ??? animal
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mike allen
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#107243
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Re: 618 milling attachment jaw plates
We don't even HAVE a kitchen table right now. And if we did, there'd be no place to put it, as our kitchen is a pit. It's more like a hallway to the back door. There is what we used to call a dining
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Bill in OKC too
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#107242
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Re: 618 milling attachment jaw plates
My wife is into crafts but not tools. She was dissappointed when,I gave her a pair of good side cutters until she used them a while and compaired the results to the craft store/ Walmart cutters she
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perry7122
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#107241
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Re: 618 milling attachment jaw plates
I have a mig welder all apart on the kitchen table right now . there's room to eat in front of the tv ??? ??? animal
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mike allen
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Re: I Need a 3 Jaw Chuck
Thats funny, I was thinking aboutThis the other day-JodySent via the Samsung Galaxy S10+, an AT&T 5G Evolution capable smartphone
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Jody
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Re: I Need a 3 Jaw Chuck
As I typically turn items from about 1/4" diameter up to about 4 inches in diameter I measure the runout of my chucks by chucking a short piece of 2" Diameter TGP steel and put an indicator on the
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mondosmetals
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#107238
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Re: 618 milling attachment jaw plates
I never thought a yacht designer¡¯s wife would be so dense as to throw large pieces of metal away. You are a lucky man.
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Brian Cayer
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Re: I Need a 3 Jaw Chuck
Well, two reasons. One is if you start with a piece of 1/2" rod, and make several cuts on it, but don't turn the original diameter because you want it to be 1/2". Then, if the chuck doesn't hold
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Jon Elson
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#107236
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Re: I Need a 3 Jaw Chuck
Yes, who cares about the OD of the chuck (except that it could cause the whole machine to vibrate.) You should measure the rod at two distances from the chuck, to detect not only runout but also
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Jon Elson
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#107235
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Re: 618 milling attachment jaw plates
Good news, great wife! Dave
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Dave Matticks
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#107234
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Re: 618 milling attachment jaw plates
SWMBO tolerates my hobbies because I also use them to fix thing she needs fixed. Also, I equate her kitchen (cooking is her major hobby) as her workshop, and try not to stint her on the things she
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Bill in OKC too
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#107233
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