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    Prevent obsolete software

    Hi Folks, This is not political, and I don't want it to be. I want to change the law so that old software (including operating systems) become public domain when the copyright owner stops supporting it. I want to be able to get patches from third parties when necessary. I need help getting...
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    Work arounds for the rest of us.

    There are a great many of us that have invested in big, industrial quality machines. The quality and beauty of the resulting work is breathtaking. It makes the rest of us envious. So what can the rest of us do, those of us who don't have the room nor space for a machine shop in the garage...
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    Flashlight design - open thread

    I thought we might want a thread to share thoughts on designs and tips for making lights and the decisions that we make when we create a light. Please feel free to add to it. It does not matter what you post to this thread as long as it might help someone learning to make lights. Here's an...
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    Thoughts on multistart threads

    Why would you want a multi-start thread? I can think of several examples. You would want one when you need to move a nut a long way with each turn. The head of your mini-mag light is one such example. Another use for multi-start threads is when you might want to be able to quickly screw...
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    MY new lathe. A 9x20 HF maroon monster.

    I've had two small lathes, a 7x10 HF and a 7x12 Cummings. Both are your basic Seig Chinese imports. While small, they fit the area I have available for them. I've enjoyed both, and both have been able to do whatever project I wanted. It helps to choose projects that are suitable to the...
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    Share your Christmas Tool Gloat- 2009

    Merry Christmas Everyone! I figure most of us have probably received some sort of tools for Christmas. Tell us about them! It's time to enjoy the other aspect of getting new tools. Gloating over them! From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48: Gloat \Gloat\, v. i...
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    Making parts in batches. Fixures, jigs and stops Oh MY!

    In another thread, LLcoolbeans wrote; The point is a good one. How does one make a large number of parts with a reasonable amount of time and effort? The CNC milling center is a relatively new tool for most machine shops. 30 years ago they were only available to big shops and factories...
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    Big Machines... Little Machines

    There have been many, many threads about what kind of equipment to buy. Many questions have been asked again and again. Many people have said that benchtop machinery is too flimsy for precise work. The mantra "Mass = rigidity" has been repeated more than once. Now, I have a micro mill...
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    An emco for sale. Cheap! Missed again

    I just needed to cry a bit. An Emco Maximat V10P was on craigs list for $450. It is the 10 inch swing with a milling head centered above the bed that was about 4 foot long. It sounded like it had all the things I was hoping to find in a mid sized lathe. $450 Delivered. To my door. And I...
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    Techshop info

    Hi guys. I ran across techshop.ws today. It appears to be a fully stocked shop in the SF bay area. You get full access to their tools and machines for $30 a day or $100 a month. Have any of the bay area CPFers checked it out yet? Daniel
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    Time for real broadband.

    At last, real broadband AND it's free. Just teh perfect companion for your G-mail account. Google's TISP (beta) service! http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&oi=promos&cad=hppweb%3Aen_extra&ct=pro&cd=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2Ftisp%2F&ei=JF4PRoKnO5S0YdLine0F&usg=__KU5Zb_KCw6dryKLhNwdvu-CLTs0=
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    Milling with a drill press.

    I came across an interesting article today. It shows an attachment that allows LIGHT milling with a conventional drill press. The concept is simplicity itself. It attacks the major problem with drill presses , and that's the fact that the bearings are not made to handle loads that come from...
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    Hybrid Spotting

    I sometimes wonder how close to mainstream America I live. I work in high tech, I drive a Prius and commute 3 hours a day (including by electric train -- BART) to San Francisco. When I bought my Prius in 2002 I was lucky to see 1 hybrid a week. It was always fun to wave at the other hybrid...
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    Does everyone speed? How about you?

    A lot of people justify their speeding by stating that everyone speeds. There are a lot of other claims that go with it. I guess it's only fair to ask the question.... Do you habitually (and deliberatly) speed? Do you think everyone does? Daniel
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    A strange HF sighting. A 7x12 ??????

    I was perusing the Harbor Freight site, just looking around. Really, just curious. It's not like I ENJOY looking at HF. It's not liek I HAVE to check it out. OK. Hi, I'm daniel and I'm a toolaholic. But back to the point of the post. I came across a lathe labled "Precision 7X10 lathe"...
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    old publications

    I am always amazed at the knowledge one can absorb from old publications. The basic skills of the machinist, for instance, are largely the same today as they were 100 years ago. I marvel at the ingenuity of those who participated in teh inductrial revolution. Cornel University has a project...
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    Trueing drill chucks

    I have a simple problem. I a couple drill chucks on #2 morse tapers. They are misaligned. Background; I use them in my micro mill and my lathe tailstock. I did not give the accuracy of the chuck alignment much thought till last night when I was making an arbor for my slitting saw. I...
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    Minilathe DRO (LMS) review and mod

    ...as silk. And now the Irony I went to measure the backlash before starting this post. It's still the same as I was reading before. .0045. *** !!! W T F !!! *** I carefully checked everything before I finally realized the slop was in the fit of the leadscrew into the threaded...
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    Lathe upgrade the hard way

    Well, the tempation was just too great. Cummins Tools had a "truckload" sale in my town and I just had to drop in. Cummins, in case you don;t know, is an importer of cheap tools just like Harbor Freight. They have real stores AND they send Semi trailors full of tools from town to town...
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    how popular are luxeons?

    I did a google search, just for fun. That's 1/2 a million! WOW!

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