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  • A Primer on Rust

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    I Hate Rust When I lived in Arizona, my tools never rusted. Arizona is hot and dry. Here in New England, rust is a significant problem. It is especially bad for people who have shops in their cellars. Cellars tend to be damper than heated rooms or garages, and dampness leads to rust. What Is…

  • Discover Hidden Value Potential from Wet Scrap Metal

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    If your company is producing metal scrap and not recycling it properly, you could be losing a lot of money. By not condensing these wet metal waste filings, chippings and clippings that accumulate in the workplace, the potential value of this scrap material is greatly diminished. In order to increase the market value of scrap…

  • “Tramming” or Aligning a Bridgeport Type Milling Head

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    1) Place the machine spindle about an inch in from the back table edge.         2) Using a bent rod, or an indicator holder like the  1st Word , set the indicator anywhere from 6″ to 8″ out from the spindle center.         3) Use 1-2-3 blocks, or a similar gage block to slide under the indicator for the reading.         4) Tighten the…

  • How to Cut a Key Way Using a Lathe

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    If you have need to cut a keyway, and you don’t yet own a milling machine. You may use your lathe with a milling cutter in the chuck or suitable collet, and put the shaft that needs the keyway into the lathe’s toolpost. You can feed the shaft against the rotating cutter. It’s a slower…

  • How to Make a Tinker Tool and Cutter Sharpening Accessory

    How to Make a Tinker Tool and Cutter Sharpening Accessory

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    This document is a compilation of notes, observations and modifications I did while making the Tinker T&C; grinder attachment. Complete plans, as well as the 2 castings, are available through Guy Lautard.Com. The easiest way to run through this is by following the “suggested order of construction” table on Page IV of the published instructions. I’ll…

  • How to Make a Nut Starter for HF 7×10 Minilathe Chuck Nuts

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    This item is a small clamp to hold a nut while starting it onto a stud when changing chucks on the HF 7×10 mini-lathe. You place the nut flat into the clamp opening, turn the clamp-bolt down finger tight against the side of the nut, and then start the nut on the stud as described below.…

  • LUBRICATION COMPARISON CHART

    LUBRICATION COMPARISON CHART

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          LUBRICATION GROUP MANUFACTURER MOBIL ESSO SHELL SUNOCO TEXACO Hydraulic oil Mobil D.T.E. 25 Tellus Oil 46 Sunvis 821 WR Rando Oil HDB 46 (ISO VG 68) Mobil D.T.E. 26 Nuto H 68 Tellus Oil 68 Sunvis 831 WR Rando oil HDC 68 Gear Oil (ISO VG 68) Mobilgear 626 Spartan EP 68…

  • Back Gearing for a Grizzly Lathe

    Back Gearing for a Grizzly Lathe

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    Philosophy: For years, I have done instrument work on a 3″ UniMat; it met my needs. The Grizzley 9″ belt drive lathe was a concession to my hobbies; took a long time too. A larger machine could not be justified for casual’ use. So; to make a small, inexpensive, lathe do things it wasn’t meant…

  • How to Build a Base for a Drill Grinding Attachment

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    When I received my copy of “The Shop Wisdom of Frank Mclean”, my eye went quickly to page 14 where there was a description of a base to put an inexpensive drill grinding attachment on. My Dad had such an attachment and considered it a waste of money. Of course I had to try it…

  • Shooting Star DRO

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    Three years ago I sold all my equipment and was transplanted to Arizona where the sun shines and I’m darn glad that I insulated and pegboarded my new shop (10′ X 20′) and installed a 7500 Btu A/C in the wall. Then I made Enco happy by buying a 12 X 36 lathe and mill/drill…