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Make that the spring of 1969 instead of 1968.

We saw some captured German tanks at Aberdeen Proving Ground in 1968. I think they had a Tiger there. The Germans were masters of design and engineering.

In the curriculum that I took after I retired, one could get a certificate in gunsmithing and if desired an associates degree in industrial arts. It was a five semester course which included...

The main thing in an industrial technology program is learning how to set up and operate a machine and understanding engineering drawings. It doesn't really matter about the brand of the machine. ...

I just received a Shoptask Patriot last week. It is an innovative machine and probably up to anything that I wish to do. It is sitting on it's table top on the floor right now. Everything is...

That's nice work. Is the red paint in the gearbox an oil resistant sealer or just used for temporary rust resistance? If it is a sealer, what is the brand?

I have too much junk in the shop. I was clearing an area for the machine yesterday. Must have killed at least 10 black widow spiders. The green car is a 68 Satellite that I bought in June of 68. ...

Roadster

That is the machine and the 41 Plymouth Special Deluxe Coupe. This photo may be, if it loads, the 31 Plymouth PA rumble seat roadster.

Maybe photos will load.

I don't have a Mercury. Four plymouths and a dodge. Joey bet a bag of dollars against a bag of donuts that someone would post again after they said they wouldn't. Joey was correct. I still want...

I don't think digital wants to sell his machine. You owe smallblock a bag of donuts. He bet a bag of dollars against a bag of donuts that someone would post again. You send him the donuts. Or...

OK. I guess this means JoeyB owes smallblock a bag of donuts. I still want my bag of money.

I never use compressed air to clean a lathe or mill. It blows the chips into areas where they can...

I just arrived home with my machine in the back of an enclosed trailer. Looks like a rain out today and maybe a few more days. Now I just have to find a dry to day move the 31 roadster out on...

I know. I've been using a south bend lathe and bridgeport mill for nine years. Occassionally I work with a turnmaster lathe.

The shoptask is for home use.

And I was going to tell you about the Vaginacologist who became a gunsmith.

OK, back to the thread.

I hope that you guys can get the pieces shipped and received this week. Hopefully everything...

I just ordered the machine with the DRO. I may get the CNC in the future, but right now I have too many other projects going to mess with it. Besides, my idea of working on computers is to use a...

Final polished shank is 1.20 inches which works fine with the four jaw chuck for threading or simply facing off the chamber end. Sometimes I thread using the four jaw chuck....sometimes with a...

As in lathe dedicated to turning. As in mill dedicated to milling. Or reference to a machine or object designed for a singular purpose or process which may or may not be capable of other purpose or...

If the speed can still be cut to 31 rpm for threading short distances, it will help.

I'm in Raleigh, NC if you are close enough to drive here and check out the machine. You might get John Taylor at Shoptask to contact someone in your area and see if they would show you their...

I saw the ST12 low speed option online as being standard on machines made after 1996. I guess Taylor needs to change that to exclude the Patriot.

80 rpm will give me 5.6 seconds per pass on a...

I found the info on thread cutting speed. The Patriot comes with a low speed set up to allow a speed of 31 rpm for thread cutting. That is slower than I am accustomed to using. That gives me about...

Some guys have had a bad experience with their machines. They have legitimate complaints, but things seem to get carried away here. The option is to utilize the warranty and move on. Check enough...

Most of my threading will be for rebarreling Mauser actions for custom rifles. I usually run at 45 rpm on a dedicated lathe. One shoptask owner builds target rifles with an older machine. ...

If you're just into for a hobby, the 3 in 1 might be all that you need. If you're in it in hopes of making money sometime in the future, dedicated units would probably work best.

If your...

I have a new one arriving this coming Thursday. Hopefully I can get it set up in a week or so and I'll let you know what kind of tolerances it cuts. At least one of the posters on here does work on...

What is the minimum spindle speed when the machine is set up for thread cutting? The machine specs have minimum spindle speed at 80 rpm, but I seem to recall seeing something as low as in the mid...

Those little muffin fans seem to run for years in a computer. They should last forever shutting them down when not in use.

I guess the 1324 means that you have a Smithy. I looked at those also but the Smithy is just an old John Taylor Shoptask design. Smithy should try to get an ISO 9001 certified manufacturer to build...