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Well, pardon me for wanting to treat a couple thousand bucks of machinery with a little respect.

So just use it until it breaks, that's your answer? Really? REALLY?

Just leave the ???? oil...

Another bump. Just looking for a little help on breaking in my lathe here. :)

Bump ... :)

Here's the records of the mill break-in, just for posterity's sake:

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This break-in process was perfomed on March 15th,...

I have a Bolton CQ9332 9 x 22 lathe that has not been broken in or used yet. I ran it a little bit (10 minutes?) in a few of the speeds to verify that everything worked ok. Engaged the half nut,...

Which is also the first thing many people remove when they buy a machine. Heheh ... :) There's even You Tube vids about how to hot wire the fail safe micro.

This world, 'tis truly a sight to...

I have a Bolton CQ9332 9x22 lathe, and a Bolton ZX45 mill. Both came equipped with rotary-style FWD-OFF-REV main power switches to power up the machines. Many other machines are controlled in the...

Well, per usual "new guy with a lathe" profile protocols, I don't know if I'll be implementing any NC automation along the way. Perhaps? Sure!

As for "changing on site" if you mean can I change...

Ah .. that's good news. I didn't mean to sound like a snotty know-it-all or one of these high-n-mighty "I've been a machinist for fourty years bla bla" kinda fellas, but the thing is you just never...

Thank you very much for the honest reply. I've been finding it difficult to get help on some of the simplest of things, so I really appreciate the fact that you took 120 seconds of your time to...

I'm setting up an imported 1hp 9x22 lathe and a import ZX45 mill (both are Boltons). Both are able to be wired up for 110vac or 220vac. I have 60amps 220vac 1ph available, which may obviously be...

Sorry to dig up this aging thread. But I thought I'd add to something that caught my attention.

If I read everything right, it seems to OP is using a "breaker" as a main power switch. You REALLY...

Well, looks like I've figured it out on my own here. I still haven't come up with any ideas about how to mount a 1/4 inch HSS cutter in a QC toolpost, but I have taught myself about 5C componentry,...

Answering most of my own questions here on my own. :) For a hack like myself it seems like HSS is the way to go.

It seems like the best way to go is using the old standard tool post, like this...

Trying to work out if I'm going to set up my new Bolton CQ9332 with carbide inserts or grindable HSS. I've been told here at CNCzone that carbide inserts are for lathes that are more rigid than my...

EDIT: Accidently posted this question in the wrong forum. I'm still trying to learn my way around the BAZILLION subforums here.

Apologies. :)

Here's a link to the proper thread in the proper...

Edit: Looking elsewhere.

:)

Ok ... so the indexable tool holders came in, as did the steel shim stock. I need to sit down with a little bowl of diesel fuel and clean the sticky-icky cosmoline from the tool holders. And the ad...

Or perhaps that a 3-jaw drill chuck may release the mill bit while in use creating a very sharp high speed projectile? The drill chuck may also destroy itself under sideloads, again creating...

EDIT: Got it covered. Thanks anyhow. :)

Thanks for the reply, Starrett2012. To answer your inquiries:

** Measuring instruments: I have a fair start on that. I have two standard mics (1" and 2"), 3 dial calipers (all 6", 2 are...

Geez ... I just learned a boatload here! I posted a reply to this thread ealier today but it still hasn't been put up yet, wondering what's up with that. Said something about the moderators had to...

I'm in the same boat Katoh. I've had a Bolton Tool CQ9332 (roughly a "10x22") for about 2.5 years. Health stuff got in the way and I am only just now getting around to tooling it.

I too was...