setting up boring head

setting up boring head

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27 August 2021 at 11:48 #560016
Eric Cox
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had a few questions about setting up a boring head then I found this

**LINK**
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27 August 2021 at 11:48 #28320
Eric Cox
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27 August 2021 at 12:17 #560017
Bo’sun
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Time to sell the lathe?
27 August 2021 at 12:26 #560019
Jim Nic
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Some good tips in there, very useful. Thanks Eric.

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27 August 2021 at 13:12 #560030
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Posted by Bo'sun on 27/08/2021 12:17:45:

Time to sell the lathe?

No keep it as you may need it to repair the boring head if it screws off its arbor when running in reverse as he shows
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