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Hi Zeb,

Welcome to the forum, as a toolmaker you should be able to give advice.

Thor

Edited By Thor on 16/04/2021 06:30:10

Hi Michael,

Above this thread there is a black band with the words: Home - Features - etc, go to Classifieds and click on it and then you can place a For sale or Wanted ad.

Thor

Hi Tony,

First time I have heard about an ER collet nut that has locked up. I do apply a drop of oil to the threads and have never had any problems with the ER chucks I have.

Thor

Hi Dave,

I too replaced the fluorescent tubes in my workshop several years ago with Led replacement tubes for the same reasons as you. Mine were not as cheap as yours but they do last longer than the fluorescent tubes, I haven't replaced any of the LED's yet.

Thor

Hi Pete,

I have used Arceurotrade, Warco and Chester for some of the tools I have bought, and I'm satisfied with the products. For materials I have used M-Machine Metals and Engineering and GRLKennions.

Thor

I too put the vice at one end, the other end is used for my indexer or rotary table. I tend to move the table towards the middle when the milling machine is not in use.

Thor

Thanks for the tip Rik, you are not the only one who struggles with small nuts.

Thor

Hi Tim,

A few years ago I made a 28T gear for the thread indicator on my 290 lathe. I used Delrin and set the dividing head to match the helix angle of the leadscrew, my homemade gear has worked well. So your procedure should work, good luck.

Thor

Hi Phil,

Your pictures must be in .JPG format (you should be able to convert your .BMP to JPG using for instance GIMP), posting pictures is explained here.

Thor

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Edited By Thor on 18/03/2021 13:00:13

I got one of these T-shaped parting off blades from Chronos a few years ago, and it works well. I made a special holder for the blade with room for the wider part at the top.

Thor

I have a Mitutogo, same as David's. Mine too has served me well for almost a decade and sice I use it to compare, not absolute measurements it is good value.

Thor

There is a Parts List here, this document is from US Army and covers both 9 and 10 lathes.

Thor

Hi Robin,

S275 is a weldable, non alloyed structural steel, I often use hot rolled S355 steel and have no problems machining it. It is not as machinable as EN1a or EN1a Pb so I use a carbide tipped tool for the roughing cut and switches to HSS for the finishing cut. S275 should be similar, might tear a bit more easily so use sharp tools.
The scale on the hot rolled steel can be quite abrasive but the carbide tools can cope with that. You can of course, dip the work in acid to get rid of the scale, and then sodium bicarbonate solution to neutralize the acid before rinsing and machining.

Thor

Inhaling cutting oil fumes is not a good idea, an extractor fan as suggested by others is a good idea. I usually cut dry when using carbide tipped tools, except may be for the finishing cut or when cutting difficult materials.

Thor

Hi Dave,

I have used inserts from Sandvik and Iscar, expensive but very good. I found a supplier that also had inserts they imported themselves (I don't know from where) at half the price. I tried them and found they were as good as the Sandvik or Iscar insert I had used earlier, so that is what I buy now.

Thor

Seems the Speed 10 is in good condition and comes with several extras that the Warco WM 180 doesn't include, so if if the Speed 10 will handle the work you intend to do, the Speed 10 should give you many years of fun in your workshop.

Thor

A Warco WM 180 is slightly cheaper and with a bit shorter distance between centres, so how much extra tooling do you get with the Speed 10.

Thor

Hi Adan,

Well done, you can now machine large work on your lathe.

Thor

Hi Geoff,

26 thou seems very much. My best (keyless) drill chuck (with integral MT 3 shank) is far better than 13 thou (0.33mm). The cheap drill chuck that came with my Mini Mill is about 0.15mm TIR.

Thor

Hi Björn,

Welcome to the forum. That looks like a very nice milling machine, a "toolmaker" type may be? I assume you have checked lathes.co.uk?

Thor