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I did some messing around in the shop, but in plywood this time. i used 5mm plywood from the Big Box Store, and got some clip art from the internet. i cut out the clip art and used packing tape to secure the trace to the plywood and cut the figures out. i used regular spray paint and made all of...

I have a vintage/antique Brown and Sharpe 4-1/2" indexing center that suffered an injury before i got it. the spring loaded indexing pin was broken :oops: so i decided to construct a replacement from 303 stainless steel, just because i have a lot of scrap stock waiting to be reclaimed and...

I got a call from a customer saying that his hydraulic sausage stuffer is not functioning correctly. i took a look and found that the control valve actuator fulcrum had failed due to excessive wear in the captivating pin and the fulcrum. the fulcrum is a stamped piece of 16 gauge galvanized...

i'm toying with the idea of purchasing a 6 jaw chuck for a lathe i own. if anyone can state the virtues or the disadvantages in their view, i'd sure like to hear them. i have already accepted that this item is not necessarily a must have, i have gone to this point without. thanks in advance...

My brother asked me if i could design a slide nailer for a job that he is working on. he is in the construction trades and needs to bang in a bunch of nails into areas he can't reach by hand he asked that it be somewhere around 30" long and needed it to be able to take punishment. here is my...

I did a VFD and 3 phase 3 hp motor upgrade to my Shenwai 900B lathe, because i had a problem with the anemic single phase 1 hp single phase motor the lathe came with. the issue was really evident when parting stainless. so much as to make me want to do the upgrade. i wanted to use the original...

I get to work on some interesting equipment in my normal work. last week was no exception. i had a new customer look me up out of the blue, sayin' that he heard through the grapevine that i worked on food processing equipment. he made an appointment to drop of his industry venerated leland 100#...

I had a request from a good friend, to build a Rotary Phase Converter for his brother's, new (to him) Hardinge lathe. the requirements were straightforward, run a 3 phase machine on 240v single phase supply. the lathe has a 1hp main drive motor , runs a small coolant pump and a 1/4hp variable...

I had an idea for stock storage that was sure to stay out of my way. i have collected a whole bunch of material that i was having a hard time finding nooks to store it in. rather than have odd bits stashed around the place longer than 3 feet, i thought of an idea of how to maximize some space...

I bought the HF 6 ton press to easily take a small press into the field. my 20 ton press doesn't move easily. the new press is inexpensive and simple to assemble but it has an Achilles' heel.. the press can't pass objects larger than 1" between the frame rails on the bottom support. this...

after doing some surfin' on CL, i found a vintage import Kunming KXM10 4" Universal Cutter Grinder it is a clone of the famed Deckel SO cutter grinder this lil' 220v 3 phase, 5,300 RPM, 1/4 hp cutter grinder came complete with tools. namely an assortment of HSS and Carbide blanks and...

my birthday is coming in september, so if anybody wants to get me a present- here is my first choice! :drool: https://ventura.craigslist.org/tld/6062299893.html

I got a great deal today from a member and good friend, TAWP Tool. the hook was that it was in pieces :grin: After haggling him down to a final price of free for the mill , he sucker punched me with other shiny (new) objects that deftly confused my senses , namely a new DRO w/glass scales...

I found a wonderful channel on youtube. it has some very informative engineering craft videos have a look if they are your kinda thing! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6G6nfxpNP4tLZdJFIkx69w/videos

I got a find the other day.... a really cool antique Brown & Sharpe 4- 3/4" indexing center with a shop made adjustable tailstock and mount there will need to be a couple repairs made, but all in all the unit has survived very well

i found a video on youtube, worth its weight in gold i found it after being loaned a copy on dvd

I'm missing the horizontal milling support for my Trans World Steel VHM-728. it's a mill that has both horizontal and vertical spindles. although i don't have a present need to cut anything on the horizontal spindle at this time, i'd like to be ready for the inevitable need in the future. i...

it's been a while since i chewed on some sawdust. so i took care of that in short order! Happy Thanksgiving to All!

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