Re: mini lathe and non aluminum cutting
I am using a carbide tool. tc
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[email protected]
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#59033
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Re: Spam message
I've never tried it, but I do believe it is a process for tool hardening. ;-)
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Michael Jablonski
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#59032
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Re: Spam message
You know I've heard this before but never really understood how its done, is this an operation done on a lathe or mill, do you use HSS tooling or Carbide? Would an average person do this alone or with
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[email protected] <fmvf@...>
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#59031
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Re: Spam message
Why make it easy on him? ........:) These hackers and phishers can get anyone. Remember it could be anyone of us next. Cheers, Andrew in Melbourne.
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Andrew Kayton
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#59030
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Re: Spam message
as punishment you need to cut down a wet noodle by half ! george ________________________________ To: 7x12minilathe@... Sent: Tue, October 4, 2011 5:54:54 AM Subject: Re: [7x12minilathe]
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[email protected]
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#59029
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Re: Spam message
No problem, Jim. As mentioned in my PM, I've put you on moderation and will leave it that way for a little while, in case anything else turns up in the next few days. We have had a few similar
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Andrew Franks <andyf1108@...>
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#59028
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Re: Ground wires on my controller?
Thanks Andy! That exactly matches what I have. I pulled the board a second time turned it over and found a paper label with some bogus numbers and letters that looked like some internal sku number. I
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Paul C
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Re: Spam message
I called Earthlink and they said somebody hacked my password. They told me to change it, which I did. Sorry for the inconvenience. Jim
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Jim Good
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Re: Spam message
I've already looked, Mert, and deleted the message an hour ago, though by then it had already gone out to members like you and me who get individual emails from the group. Andy
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andyf1108 <andyf1108@...>
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#59025
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Re: Ground wires on my controller?
Hi Paul, A year ago, someone on the Model Engineer Forum was rebuilding a Clark 7x12 (sold here in the UK as the CL300M). Check the picture of the yellow lathe half-way down this page, which clearly
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andyf1108 <andyf1108@...>
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#59024
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Re: Ground wires on my controller?
Hi Paul, Further to my previous reply also check out video 2B which shows the disconnection of the wiring to the power box. Here you can make out the location of the 2 earth wires - particularly the
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[email protected]
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#59023
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Re: Ground wires on my controller?
Hi Paul, There are 4 earth wires. 1 to the mains, 1 to the motor housing, 2 into the control box one of which goes to the forward reverse switch switch and one to the control board. If you look at my
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[email protected]
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#59022
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Re: Ground wires on my controller?
My 7x12 has an FC250 controller which may be similar. It has 4 holes in the headstock but only 3 wires, see: http://www.gadgetbuilder.com/DogClutch2.jpg John
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GadgetBuilder
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#59021
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Ground wires on my controller?
I have been continuing to work on restoring a clarke BT1028 lathe. It came to as just a bunch of parts, many broken. It's a 300 watt motor and the controller seems to match the FC350J/110v ones I've
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Paul C
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#59020
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Re: mini lathe and non aluminum cutting
Here's an old watchmakers trick for you. Make yourself a bib apron, without waist ties, and clamps at the bottom corners; Or, you can use weights there. Clamp or weight the corners across the facing
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Bill Vance
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#59019
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Re: mini lathe and non aluminum cutting
Paint the screw head red or a bright color. Makes them easier to find. This also lets you know if your are over heating the tool if it burns up quickly. Of course this tip is for future use. Michael
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Michael Jablonski
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#59018
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Re: mini lathe and non aluminum cutting
ALWAYS check Carbide Depot before buying inserts! They frequently have "surplus" at really good prices. http://www.carbidedepot.com/ Roy
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Roy
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#59016
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Re: mini lathe and non aluminum cutting
here's a trick that works most of the time take a matching screw out of another holder and hold it over the swarf pile so you can see both ,your brain is really good at pattern recognition ,you'll
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Brian Pitt
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#59017
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Re: mini lathe and non aluminum cutting
yea, i got all or some of that. including carpet to prevent things from bouncing and rolling off. guess what ? stuff still manages to fall and go into the hardest to reach places. i know for a fact
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#59015
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Re: mini lathe and non aluminum cutting
or, you could make a dedicated tool for it and magnetize the tip. I made a special T handle tool for removing and/or tightening little screws in tool holders and magnetized the tip. Never lost a
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[email protected] <fmvf@...>
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