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A form tool, or "forming" tool bit, has a particular shape ground into it for making a particular shape on the workpiece that would be hard to do with regular tool bits. For instance, if you wanted to

I guess brazed carbide must be pretty bad then because I've found inserts to be a whole load better than those. What's a form tool? Chris -- Chris Eilbeck MARS Flight Crew http://www.mars.org.uk/ UKRA

That's rip-off Britain for you! 30-35 quid for a 6" grinder, 30 quid for a stand. You pay $400 for a lathe, we pay 400 quid despite it being ???1=$2 or there abouts. Chris -- Chris Eilbeck MARS

Hi All, I thought it might be better to continue the thread - I do not expect much will be said on this item. I posted the temp rise on the HF 8x12-14 stock lathe motor with pulleys and gears engaged

I think international shipping might soak up any savings I might make ;o) In the long run I need to get a bigger shed. I already have to move the bikes out of the shed to be able to machine anything.

Must be well balanced. My 6" grinder ($25 HF) walks right scross the bench if it isn't bolted down. Regards, Mark markrages@gmail -- You think that it is a secret, but it never has been one. - fortune

Mount a small grinder to a piece of 3/4" plywood (also works for the lathe) and store under your bench. Take out and clamp it to your table as needed. I have both cabide and HSS tools. The carbide

$130 !!!! Wow you're definitely high maintenance :) Take a look at: http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=94186 or for something really small

And my 8" grinder sits behind my lathe at the back of the bench. Never been bolted down. I pull it out as and when needed. Wouldn't be without. If space REALY limited me I'd still keep a 4" angle

Go to Grizzly.com, they have alot of tooling for a decent price, Gordy bits little and a with it doing.

Inserts are basic in modern industry where every second counts, but for a hobby machinist they're a crutch to avoid having to learn how to grind a toolbit. You develop skill at that the same way you

I really don't have the space. I have enough for the lathe and a small toolbox to the side of it and that's it. If I were to get a grinder and a stand of it, that's the best part of $130 and that buys

It was Ralph Patterson who made the "knockoff," which is quite ingenious You can probably get it from him, or find it in the 7x10minilathe photo section. Mike Taglieri miket--nyc@... Everyone has

I'm on my original fuse but not the original fuse holder, which self destructed one day during a job. I replaced the POS with a US made fuse holder and went back to using the original fuse. (I did buy

wrote: Small ponies. Small riders. I have the same issue with Asian origin tents. If you want a 3-man tent you buy a 4-man. But it's just like an inch machinist handling metric. Once you know the

Chinese motors tend to run awfully hot - it's natural for them due to their constrcution - that goes for both the ac and dc motors (and yes, it seems chinese ponies are a bit smaller). Jim RabidWolf

Chris Harbor Freight has a small variable speed 3" grinder that I bought a while back. it doesnt take much room at all and is great for the bits and other small things.I think the have it on sale

5 amp, 5x20mm - MGA. Not too common in the States, I'm guessing. Most glass fuses in the U.S. are 1/4" diameter by various lengths and amperages. I've also decided I need to get some aluminum or CRS

Hi Pete, Frank, Not sure what fuses you guys have but my Sieg machine has what I regard as a fairly standard 20x5mm type. Are Sieg fitting multiple fuse styles or are 20M5 just more unusual in your

Hi Paul, I was contemplating one of those tangential holders. I think David 1/2d posted a link here a while back. Or was it on the c0 group? Anyway, it's www.eccentricengineering.com.au. I gotta