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I've been afraid to ask this question, because I'm sure it displays(pun intended) my ignorance but I've been searching for the answer here for a couple of days and I can't find a clear answer. My searching has lead me to more confusion. So here is the background and hopefully this will give...

Hello everyone, new to hobby machinist. I've been poking around the threads and I hope this is the right place to post this question. Currently I have a Craftsman 101 model lathe, 6" x 36" (if I remember that correctly? May be 28" or something like that.), I'm very pleased despite the...

**Updated Feb 18 2017** Hello everyone! I wanted to create a continuation to my restoration thread for my newly acquired Zip-Cut mill. Its been a few weeks and I've been slowly tooling up and getting a feel for how it handles different cutters and materials. It's a great little machine and fits...