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Hi John, A bit more sophisticated than my solution. I found that the cork from a sherry bottle (the type with a platic top/rim and a cork stopper) fits neatly without he need to do anyhing to it Gerry

thanks I will check out our local scrap man again I checked for Ali bar, ended up,with off cuts from engineers jobbing shops, stainless probably easy NZ being a marine area. brass very expensive here.

It is brass. I repair musical instruments and a collection of brass stock is always useful. We go around scrap yards and collect old brass pieces at swap meets etc,also have some good stockists around

John out of interest what's your light source in the photos, they all have a look like made from brass, I notice it in many of your photos? Maybe a bright incandescent light bulb. Don zl1atb From:

PS The brass plug at the end of the quill is a dirt protector. It slips into the #2 Morse taper,also doubles up as a quick locator when I mount a chuck onto my mill circular table.again the table has

A couple of years ago I had left the machine light to close to the quill DRO on my mill when I went to lunch. I now turn everything off when not in use.After lunch i?returned?to find it

Hi all, Like Jim D, I use Tap Magic mostly Diluted 1:5 with Kerosene (it is mentioned on the can that it can be diluted for recirculation systems.) on my mini mill and sometimes for finishing cuts on

Now I don't have the?Cadillac?you have but the five took out the?control?box on mine slick as a whistle be careful very very light cuts with the five you have a lot more mass to spin. Warren

Thanks Roy, The link below for the "How To Run A Lathe" book is a better copy than the one I have. So to the people I have already sent it out to via email, you may want to save a copy of the one

Would cutting oil attack the cast iron bed of a lathe?

Here's one source: http://vintagemachinery.org/pubs/1617/3789.pdf Here are some more South Bend books: http://wewilliams.net/SBLibrary.htm Roy

I would like a copy if possible. No rush. Bruce Sent: Monday, February 04, 2013 8:37 PM To: 7x12minilathe@... Subject: RE: [7x12minilathe] Which lube do you use Mike I would be very

Mike I would be very interested Thanks Mike@...

me also ! gcvisalia@... george ________________________________ To: 7x12minilathe@... Sent: Mon, February 4, 2013 4:27:18 PM Subject: RE: [7x12minilathe] Which lube do you use ?

Hi I would love a pdf of that file if you don't mind Don zl1atb don@... From: 7x12minilathe@... [mailto:7x12minilathe@...] On Behalf Of Michael Jablonski Sent:

Hi John, I was describing the "accepted conventional nomenclature for machine tool axes". Yes, you can place the axis readouts anywhere you want them and they will work and only you know what your

Hi Mike, You are welcome! I am glad that I could help shed some light on this confusing subject. Some things don't always seem to make sense at first. This is one of them. Dick

MessageEvery newbie should read that one at least before buying a lathe. "Tabletop Machining" is another good one. Aimed at the Sherline ,but it's useful for 7x & Unimat users as well. Interestingly,

I use rubbing alcohol on alum. 91% isopropyl. It works really good for parting and leaves a nice finish.. Just remember to wipe it off your machine and oil when done

It seems a number of people are confused by the X, Y and Z axes. It is better to start without thinking of any machine. The X and Y axes are at right angle to each other and cross the axis of the