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  1. Tom Anderson

    Spindle bearing replacement - mill

    Thanks for posting, Barry. I love this millwright stuff! :thumbsup:
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    Re machining ti with no coolant

    Except for tapping, I don't use any coolant when machining titanium. (I use a little air to clear the chips away, but that's it.) My advice would to buy several end mills and practice on some excess titanium. Using the same grade of material as the production part is highly recommended because...
  3. Tom Anderson

    Building a PhD-M6 battery adapter (ultra picture heavy!)

    I'll second that! :thumbsup:
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    scary mishap today ...

    Scary stuff! Thankfully, you weren't injured!
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    First Auction Foray and Tools Purchase

    +1 :thumbsup:
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    Look what the trailer dragged in

    Sweet! :cool:
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    LATHE SWAP: Jet 13x40 for my hf 8x12 vfd

    That's some serious looking tooling you have there! :thumbsup:
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    What are they thinking?

    You need to do your research. I've actually seen folks asking prices above current retail on eBay! :thinking: I've been working on building up my lathe tooling lately. The two goals were to reduce the cost per cut and to increase my capabilities. Until recently, I only had a few brazed carbide...
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    New Lathe...Changed from PM 1127-VF To a PM1236

    The time it takes me to decide which two marks line up with each other best is much longer than the time it takes me to reach for a bigger hammer! :D
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    New Lathe...Changed from PM 1127-VF To a PM1236

    Yeah, you'd need a moon dial for that! :crackup: Seriously, I don't know what I'd do without digital electronic gages. My eyes are getting too old to read vernier scales.
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    New bench tool/vice/3rd-hands ...

    Cool project, Will! :thumbsup:
  12. Tom Anderson

    New Lathe...Changed from PM 1127-VF To a PM1236

    I thought you were soon going to say you also use a sundial on your wrist! :crackup:
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    How do you measure outside of part?

    Here's a photo of the gage drawer at my lathe: I keep a variety of indicators, micrometers, and calipers handy. These are the ones I use most at the lathe. (I have drawers filled with other measuring tools elsewhere in the shop that I've acquired over the years based on various needs.)...
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    How do you measure outside of part?

    It depends on the diameter of the workpiece and the tolerances required, but I usually like using one of these. Most of my electronic digital gages are Mitutoyo. It's nice because they can do the math for you. :D
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    New (used) lathe ...

    ^^^^^ That's a great solution to handling heavy chucks! :twothumbs
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