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Slick! Now you need a cover for it :D

Forum always dies down when you're not on :D

I'm setup to cut plexiglass, so if you get the measurements, I'll get it all cut for you before you return. If it's going to be a busy weekend for you...

That always happens... SIZE MATTERS! :D

Here is a very good write up on alignment: Simple Lathe Alignment Methods And Their Problems

Worthwhile to run through if you want more accuracy.

I'll be connecting my 10 spd Mountain bike to my Heavy 10, so I can make clubs :D:boxing::D;)

Don't be shy, friend, you've done a wonderful job on this. :wee:

You may already know: Usual fix for a burnt trace is to either solder a wire from the pin on one component (ie the FET), then follow the remains of the trace to another component and solder the wire...

Good on you for doing the lapping. PITA, but I believe whatever you can do to improve the slides on most Chinese machines gives you the most bang for the buck. Brass gibs might help too, if you are...

OK, but you gotta have proof of tetanus shots to even look into the door of the shop! It's a horrid mess, but I do have a lot of good excuses! :violin:

Hope to investigate Indy HF tomorrow. Heading down to replace washer and dryer... that's going to cost more than my lathe and mill combined and way less fun to run...

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The tab on FETs and other drivers is tied to the center pin of the semiconductor. You can isolate that from the heatsink or let the heatsink "float" as they have. Usually, they isolate the tab...

Easy now, my Heavy 10 uses a wrench. I hypnotized Alexandra while you weren't looking and she programmed to bite you on the nose if I give her the secret command!...

There's got to be some kind of friction clutch in there, binding it to the handle. Maybe add a wave washer to it, or tighten up the nut that holds the handle on. I've replaced the wave washers on...

So during Armageddon, when everyone else is beating each other with sticks for their breadcrumbs, we'll be in our shops, making fancy sticks :rainfro:

WW1 was fought with rifles. WW2 was fought...

for when the grid collapses:

YouTube - Britannia Lathe

Amen.

Nice work, Sebashtion!!!

Pretty slick! I admire the ingenuity many folks here have in making a small lathe have a feature it's not meant to have. Hope you got an A!

Did you graduate? My nephew just got his Civil Eng...

Get that figured out yet, Jermie?

One more word on american mills, then I'l shut up about it. I got my Index Super 55 for $400. Under all the goo and a little surface rust lies a nearly new, unworn specimen of 1959 technology. Other...

More on bandsaws:

When you buy a new bimetal blade, get some stick wax and oil for the gear box. Oil should be changed after a few months of break-in. Enco has all three and you can use these...

I use a Jet horizantal bandsaw. A little more than HF or other 4 x 6, but doesn't need modification to work well. Either should meet your needs, and will be the most used tool in the shop! Buy good...

Should mention Taig and Sherline probably stock everything, but you should contact them to verify. Taigs are intriguing, If I were looking for a cheap mini, I would look hard at those. Sherlines are...

Griz has the best stock for machines they sell, as I have read, LMS has a lot for popular mini's:

LittleMachineShop.com - Replacement Parts

Most resellers stock nothing.

The not Tormak one used to be about $30 more. It would go on sale for the price of the Tormak sometimes, but the Tormak wouldn't go on sale. The guy told me it's already too close to his cost. Said...

Yours must not be the Tormak, or they changed it. All moot when you go CNC, assuming you take out the cross slide as most do.

Tightening the gibs helps, but until I made a new brass gib, I use to...

That should be a good cap. The safest thing to do would be measure the voltage before connecting the wires to the cap. It will actually be rectified AC at that point, but the voltmeter will read the...

That's good news. Does a test bar wobble? If it does, It's got to be the chuck, the back plate or the union between the back plate and spindle.

Bad headache and I don't want to read all that I typed. Can't remember if I said so, but it's a good idea to tear down the tool post, clean it out and oil it. Even the better imports have the...