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Dang it! The wife saw it and wants one....

Good job!

Mcmaster Carr has 304 welded and drawn with a .015 wall, but I'm guessing you went there first. :lol: MSC has it in brass..... :wink: I've had good luck finding stuff here - http://www.aircraftspruce.com/ They have it in seamless w/ a .035 wall. :? I'll keep looking in my list of suppliers and post ...

Kurt, that's a good price on those. If you need any extras check this site - http://www.smalltools.com/new.asp They have new and used tooling at very good prices. :D I've been very pleased with the things I've gotten from them. PS - If you decide to go with the 5C collets (or find a used set cheap :...

Welcome and nice boring mill, we could use one like it at work. Good looking pipes too.
So, from one machinist to another, how does one land in Austria?

kkendall wrote:

pierredekat wrote: It's not the size of your compressor that matters, it's knowing how to use what you have.

You know who says that, don't you?

Those who are "challenged" in the compressor department?

Nice looking! I have run a machine that looks a lot like that. I can't tell from the photos, but if you have any bolts on it that are 1/2" in dia. check the pitch. IIRC, 13 threads/inch became the standard around the 1890's. The one I ran had all 1/2- 12 head bolts. Also I bet there is no hole ...

Jack, Sweet conversion there!
I used to have a 14" Logan chucker. Same as the regular 14", with a flat turret and no tail stock. Good machine, hated to let it go when we closed the shop, but I really didn't have the room for it at home.

KurtHuhn wrote:.......club yourself to death with a baby seal.

All those diapers I had to change when the wife wasn't around and now they got seals????????????????

Just a few links to enjoy.... :wink: (Please forgive any that have been posted before) http://www.howtogrowtobacco.com/forums/index.php http://www.coffinails.com/forums/ http://www.saveseeds.org/library/books/Tobacco_Leaf/tobacco_leaf_1897.html (Perique curing from 1897) http://www.tobaccofarmlifemu...

KurtHuhn wrote:Or, maybe I'm just the resident curmudgeon.

Dang! I wanted that job! I'd be good at it too.

No chat for me, I can't keep track of what's going on while typing with 2 fingers..

Found this one today. I'm not able to buy one just now , so if anyone is near........

http://raleigh.craigslist.org/tls/561716734.html

*usual disclaimers*

Crazy idea #54637......

Looking at the photo of the jig, I was wondering if the desired profile of the stem were extended to the outside could you shape the entire stem and not just 2 flat sides? Not sure if this is clear or even makes sense.
Thoughts??

......hugely expensive! $10,000 - $30,000 - $50,000 ........... When I had my own business I didn't even flinch at the prices. Now that I am working for someone else and looking for a hobby machine, I'm much more aware of the price. I guess it all depends on how many $ the machine is supposed to ma...

And this: http://cgi.ebay.com/Lathe-Metal_W0QQitemZ220193307562QQihZ012QQcategoryZ42282QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem Beats me what it is, but it's got to be 100 years old. Maybe an old Boxford or Myford, traverse handle is on the right which is usually British. Who knows, could be a museum ...

I started being logged out after every visit when the site took on its new form. I solved the problem by deleting all my cookies. (I was too lazy to go find and delete just the forum cookies.) I assumed (it appears correctly) that the cookies from the old site were different and somehow interfering...

Thanks, Tyler. That search worked much better. Still didn't get a photo, but there's some good info. :thumb:

Anyone have a good photo of a french wheel? The one at pipemakers.org is the only one I can find and it lacks enough detail. I tried a search but the search function appears not to work. Google didn't turn up anything useful either.
Thanks in advance,
Joel

I'm not sure about the rest of the world, but here in the US, textile manufacturing has taken such a hit that I have recently seen commercial sewing machines go for $10 - $25 at auctions (when they got a bid at all). :dunno:

Very creative re-use of quality components. :thumb:

Okay, where's the fixture? Click on "this fixture" or below. :) http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=008&item=180013457719&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&rd=1 Thanks Joel, I had seen your jaws earlier. They are what made me think about making one of these.

Was cruising Ebay and found this fixture . I have 3 lathes in the shop, all with 3 jaw scroll chucks. I really don't want to buy another chuck right now and don't intend to buy this either. However I can make one like it from materials I already have. Cost will be $0 out of pocket, just a few hours ...