Has anyone installed a bed extension kit? I see them available
at a reasonable price. If you have one, are you happy with it?
My lathe is a 7x10, and LittleMachineShop says I'll get an extra
6 inches of room to work if I install the one they're selling. I just
bought their 4 inch 4 jaw chuck after reading good things about
it. Just trying to grow my capabilities a bit.

Thanks, -Web

I was just buying tail ends at Metal Supermarkets. While they had some
interesting stuff, they didn't have everything I was looking for so only
wound up with 13 pounds of steel.

If you don't have a metal scrap yard near you, move. :) :) :)

If nothing else, people sell ends on eBay. Beware of shipping costs
when things are heavy. Also beware of the postal carrier dropping that
flat rate box when he tries to pick it up from his truck. :)

On 10/24/2011 05:47 PM, Web Williams wrote:

I know it's not going to be cheap- the least expensive place I've
found 1018 steel round stock 7" diameter is $200.00 for a foot.

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Jerry Durand, Durand Interstellar, Inc. www.interstellar.com
tel: +1 408 356-3886, USA toll free: 1 866 356-3886
Skype: jerrydurand

I recently finished some raw walnut with MinWax "Tung Oil Finish". I got superb results.

This isn't really tung oil, but rather it contains solvents, some sort of oil (perhaps some tung oil), and apparantly some varnish.

You brush or wipe it on, let it sit a few minutes, then wipe it off. Each application like this seals it more and increases the sheen.

Just don't let it sit too long or it dries on the surface and then gets a little gummy or solid and is hard to rub off.

The problem with paste wax is that after a year or a few it gets dull and needs to be re-applied.

Chuck K.

----- Original Message -----
From: Jerry Durand
To: 7x12minilathe@...
Sent: Sunday, October 23, 2011 8:27 PM
Subject: Re: [7x12minilathe] wood



thanks, I'll tell her

On 10/23/2011 08:21 PM, Chuck Phillips wrote:

I?€?ve had good luck with using CA glue as a finish for cocobolo if you need to seal it. Try to lay on a uniform coat, either wait for it to cure or hit it with accelerator, then sand & polish. Alternatively, you can just polish the wood directly, although if anyone handling it has been sensitized they will likely react to it.



Chuck Phillips

Works more wood than metal?€?




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Jerry Durand, Durand Interstellar, Inc. www.interstellar.com
tel: +1 408 356-3886, USA toll free: 1 866 356-3886
Skype: jerrydurand

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On 10/24/2011 05:15 PM, nissan.370z wrote:
> Sure is true it can be an expensive hobby, lol. I have yet to machine anything and just started cleaning the red grease off of my lathe and I am already looking at stuff to buy and ordering materials, tools etc! Already trying to talk myself into a mini-mill too, but that may wait a little bit more.

Start hitting up local small companies and find someone who needs
something simple made and has spare money to send your way.

But then it won't be a hobby so it's no longer fun. :)

--
Jerry Durand, Durand Interstellar, Inc.
tel: +1 408 356-3886, USA toll free: 1 866 356-3886
Skype: jerrydurand

I was just buying tail ends at Metal Supermarkets. While they had some
interesting stuff, they didn't have everything I was looking for so only
wound up with 13 pounds of steel.

If you don't have a metal scrap yard near you, move. :) :) :)

If nothing else, people sell ends on eBay. Beware of shipping costs
when things are heavy. Also beware of the postal carrier dropping that
flat rate box when he tries to pick it up from his truck. :)

I know it's not going to be cheap- the least expensive place I've
found 1018 steel round stock 7" diameter is $200.00 for a foot.

Can somebody till me what is a good Quick Change Tool Post Set??




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-----Original Message-----
From: 7x12minilathe@... [mailto:7x12minilathe@...] On Behalf Of trevor_rymell
Sent: Sunday, October 23, 2011 9:37 AM
To: 7x12minilathe@...
Subject: [7x12minilathe] Knurling

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Can someone advise me about knurling, please?

I've been using an Eagle Rock scissor knurling tool with a couple of medium diamond knurls for some years now with satisfactory results.

I've never given any thought to the work-piece diameter in relation to knurl pitch and have always managed to get fairly clean results - mostly in brass and alloy. Not quite sure why but they always seem to turn out ok.



What I'd like to do now is buy some sets of straight knurls but never having tried these before, I feel I need some advice.

For example, I assume it's critical with straight knurls to calculate the OD of the work piece as a multiple of the dia or pitch of the knurl.

What I don't understand yet is how the two knurls are positioned so that they mesh male to female so that the crest of the "male" matches the trough of the "female"? Just thinking about it, I can't see how you prevent crest meeting crest and ending up with double-tracking.

Any advice would be much appreciated.

Trevor

Jerry

Cocobolo dust is a sensitizer and an irritant please wear
gloves and a mask when clearing up, if you have not done so already

Its not poisonous so don¡¯t be alarmed but could cause skin
irritation and or sinus problems.

Hope this warning is not too late.



Cheers

Bernie




______________________________________________________________________
From:7x12minilathe@...
[mailto:7x12minilathe@...] On Behalf Of Jerry Durand
Sent: 23 October 2011 21:57
To: 7x12minilathe@...
Subject: [7x12minilathe] wood






I just did a little work on some cocobolo wood for a project my wife
is
working on, just had to round up and take out surface gouges in a
piece
of dowel). Sure makes a mess doing wood on these lathes. I think I'll
stick with metal and plastic. :)

Of course some plastics leave high static "snow" stuck to everything
in
sight, so I'm not sure that's better.

--
Jerry Durand, Durand Interstellar, Inc. www.interstellar.com
tel: +1 408 356-3886, USA toll free: 1 866 356-3886
Skype: jerrydurand

Jerry

Cocobolo dust is a sensitizer and an irritant please wear
gloves and a mask when clearing up, if you have not done so already

Its not poisonous so don¡¯t be alarmed but could cause skin
irritation and or sinus problems.

Hope this warning is not too late.



Cheers

Bernie




______________________________________________________________________
From:7x12minilathe@...
[mailto:7x12minilathe@...] On Behalf Of Jerry Durand
Sent: 23 October 2011 21:57
To: 7x12minilathe@...
Subject: [7x12minilathe] wood






I just did a little work on some cocobolo wood for a project my wife
is
working on, just had to round up and take out surface gouges in a
piece
of dowel). Sure makes a mess doing wood on these lathes. I think I'll
stick with metal and plastic. :)

Of course some plastics leave high static "snow" stuck to everything
in
sight, so I'm not sure that's better.

--
Jerry Durand, Durand Interstellar, Inc. www.interstellar.com
tel: +1 408 356-3886, USA toll free: 1 866 356-3886
Skype: jerrydurand

----- Original Message -----

From: Vince Vielhaber

To: 7x12minilathe@...

Sent: Monday, October 24, 2011 9:22 AM

Subject: Re: [7x12minilathe] Re: Need a 20% harbor freight coupon if you got one,...thanks

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That's odd 'cuze I just saw it on the 20th. Here are some others
from this month:

HFT20
TOOL20
DISC20

These *may* be case sensitive, so make sure that's how you enter them.
You should be able to enter a paper coupon barcode too.

On Mon, 24 Oct 2011, nissan.370z wrote:

> I tried disc20 online and it says it is not valid. Tried it on the 8x12 lathe. I have tons of the 20% paper coupons and free item coupons but dont know of any online 20% coupons right now. All online 20% I have tried says not valid.
>
> --- In 7x12minilathe@..., "g36rick" wrote:
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>> --- In 7x12minilathe@..., "enolaniaga34" wrote:
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>>> --- In 7x12minilathe@..., "Carl Forsberg" wrote:
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>>>> Oh great. Hi folks. I just joined recently and on the advise of this group's posts, ordered a Habour Frieght 7 x 12 ($499 + $12 shipping). NOW I find out there are coupons. Did I leave money on the table?
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>>>> --- In 7x12minilathe@..., "enolaniaga34" wrote:
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>>>>> gotta get me some more chinese stuff :]
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>>> yeah, you lost $100....happens to all of us sooner or later though.
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>> just type in disc20 in the coupon code box and you should be good to go !
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Vince.
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Michigan VHF Corp.

--- In 7x12minilathe@..., "enolaniaga34" <enolaniaga34@> wrote:

--- In 7x12minilathe@..., "Carl Forsberg" <cforsberg@> wrote:

Oh great. Hi folks. I just joined recently and on the advise of this group's posts, ordered a Habour Frieght 7 x 12 ($499 + $12 shipping). NOW I find out there are coupons. Did I leave money on the table?

--- In 7x12minilathe@..., "enolaniaga34" <enolaniaga34@> wrote:

gotta get me some more chinese stuff :]

yeah, you lost $100....happens to all of us sooner or later though.

just type in disc20 in the coupon code box and you should be good to go !

Jerry

Cocobolo dust is a sensitizer and an irritant please wear
gloves and a mask when clearing up, if you have not done so already

Its not poisonous so don¡¯t be alarmed but could cause skin
irritation and or sinus problems.

Hope this warning is not too late.



Cheers

Bernie




______________________________________________________________________
From:7x12minilathe@...
[mailto:7x12minilathe@...] On Behalf Of Jerry Durand
Sent: 23 October 2011 21:57
To: 7x12minilathe@...
Subject: [7x12minilathe] wood






I just did a little work on some cocobolo wood for a project my wife
is
working on, just had to round up and take out surface gouges in a
piece
of dowel). Sure makes a mess doing wood on these lathes. I think I'll
stick with metal and plastic. :)

Of course some plastics leave high static "snow" stuck to everything
in
sight, so I'm not sure that's better.

--
Jerry Durand, Durand Interstellar, Inc. www.interstellar.com
tel: +1 408 356-3886, USA toll free: 1 866 356-3886
Skype: jerrydurand

On Sunday 23 October 2011 10:38:52 GadgetBuilder wrote:

There are two schools of thought on knurling: to prevent doubling the OD of the work must be adjusted to match the
knurl, and if the knurl doubles then increase pressure. "Religious" wars occur between these schools so expect fireworks shortly ;-)

<chuckle> I wouldn't say it was that bad

some of the differences come from the type of knurl holder you use and how you feed it onto the work


if you bump the knurls in from the side (top pix on that link) then pressure is going to be more important
you'll want to feed them in hard and fast ,the blank diameter only starts to matter with very coarse knurls

if you straddle the work from the side (middle pix on that link)its a little of both you have to get on it hard
but you also have to watch the blank size and centering a little more carefully

if you feed in from the end of the part (bottom pix on that link) then the blank diameter is critical
and no matter how carefully you calculate it you'll need to adjust the size just a little to get them tracking right

with any of these you can fudge the blank size a bit by adjusting the depth of the knurling to whatever
tracks right ,it will look just about as good with a small flat at the crest as it does with full peaks

Brian
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Nemo Me Impune Lacessit