ulma doctor

I had the very good fortune to meet a new bunch of friends yesterday in the Sacramento area. A like minded group of guys, that were just a pleasure to be around. The members of the group are also members here on the HM forum, which makes it that much nicer to put a face to the name! Member TAWP...

Cross Drilling Fixture from an AXA Boring Tool Holder! i had an idea to make a cross drilling fixture for my shenwai 1236 lathes' AXA clone toolpost. i machined the shaft from 3/8" 12L14 hex shaft and single point threaded the drill chuck end to 3/8-24 to accept an old but new Jacobs short...

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shop made rotary broach

Shop Made Rotary Broach i have a job that requires a square hole to be pierced through a piece of machined steel. the material is too thin to be push broached for fear of fracture. i don't have pull broaches or the puller for that matter, so i'm doing the next easiest method i have seen. i...

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Hello Hobby Machinists! do you have extra stuff you no longer want or need and want a custom built Rotary Phase Converter or just want to run a 3 phase motor equipped machine in your shop but only have single phase power??? i have, or can custom make, the RPC or motor starter you need- up to 20...

if there are any members that would like to trade metals or items for a lot of 1/8" tungsten tig electrodes. i can provide pictures for the interested. ulmadoc@gmail.com

i made a youtube video for the interested. i apologize for the sound. it's my first video with a go pro hero and i was not sure of the sound pick up. the idea should resonate even without a good soundtrack. the next video will be better i assure you. thanks for watching.

I had the best time today at the summer bash. i had a wingman, hobby machinist member, Bob Korves it was a 720 mile round trip that started at 2:30am saturday and ended back home at just before midnight yesterday. it's 1 am sunday morning . i'm dog tired, but i couldn't sleep until i posted some...

when we marinate at home, generally it stays pretty much on the outside of the cut of meat. the vacuum tumbler is used in the meat industry to vacuum impregnate meats with marinades. the process is very quick. in a couple hours under vacuum, the marinate actually gets inside the product. it...

I Gaging DRO Installation i got the i gaging dro's for my Shenwai SW900B lathe. a close up of the scale installation, below i got the 6" cross slide (Y axis) installed and the display positioned on my vfd enclosure. to install, lay out where the scale and dro slider will fit and be...

Hello Again! i have a customer in a panic their Mettler Toledo 90* conveyor needed a pulley, so i decided to make one from scratch. i made the pulley mainly because MT is in Ohio and also because right now is not fast enough for this fickle customer! i first used my Shenwai SW900B lathe, to...

Hello Again! i just picked up this vintage, reversible ,1/2 hp ,115vac, 3600 rpm, twin diamond wheeled tool grinder from an estate sale. it came complete with protractor type tool support, removable coolant drip & catching trays, graduated miter protractor guides, adjustable lamp, 2 - 6"...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-SEARS-9-40704-3-4-034-MICROMETER-MACHINIST-MEASUREMENT-TOOL-BOX-INSTRUCTION-/162056644462?&_trksid=p2056016.l4276 maybe i'm missing something... where in the universe is a craftsman 3-4" mic worth 2.4K ???

My son came to me yesterday and asked me if i could build him a recycle bin for cans and bottles. I told him, i'll make the best one i can, using the wood i got here! apparently he is learning about recycling at school . i couldn't resist the opportunity to make something useful and recycling at...

Hi Guys, i'm at it again...:pickaxe: here it is , a 3/4"-10 TPI 3 Flute Wood Tap, from Scratch MKI this is my first attempt at tap making. i have recently become interested in making some threads in wood to make clamps and other wood projects that could use threaded parts. there are many...

https://stockton.craigslist.org/tls/5451614979.html it's not a joke, somebody actually made it!

Wow, i'm still in amazement. i just saw this video, again, and still don't have words to explain, except for genius. i'll let you be the judge.