A BEGINNER'S FORUM (Learn How To Machine Here!)

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mikey
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Models for grinding HSS Lathe Tools
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A Boring Primer
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mmcmdl
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Apprentice or New to the trade machinist . What should I have to start ?
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Tony Pisano
Tony Pisano
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DIY Rivet Set for steel tubular rivets
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Downunder Bob
Downunder Bob
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Surface Feet Per Minute (SFM)
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Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerance (GD&T) Symbols Reference Guide
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Common Machine Shop Abbreviations
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Blueprint Symbols
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Machinist Terms
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Total Indicated Runout (TIR)
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Sheer, notcher, brake
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Pedestal grinder
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MIT Milling machine
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MIT Lathe
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Drill press
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Belt sander
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Bandsaw
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Parts layout
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Measurement
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Metal cutting physics
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Shop Safety
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How to use a milling machine
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How to Use a Lathe
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What are the parts of a lathe machine?
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Parts of a Lathe
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Our New Video Channels
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Mit Videos Essential Machining Skills
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--> Introduction To The Milling Machine
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Introductory Pdfs
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Pdf On Lathe From Mit
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--> More Basic Information On The Lathe
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--> Introduction To The Metalworking Lathe
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Ulma Doctor
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Carbide Insert Chart
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Wreck™Wreck
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H - M Downloads - Navigation And Use
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Making a longer chuck key
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finsruskw
What's something like this worth?
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finsruskw
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Improving cheap drill press, maybe?
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Superburban
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What Beginners Mill to Buy
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Chewy
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How to machine a circle when it isn't
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Karl_T
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Shaky start
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Embarrassed to ask, but haven't found an answer to this with pictures - carbide angles relative to workpiece
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Suzuki4evr
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DavidR8
Red letter day! (Or I made chips today!)
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Silverbullet
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Smiths Little Torch and Clock Repairs
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Holescreek
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Benchtop mills motor comparison
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higgite
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TerryH
Dayton 6Y945 2x42 belt sander mods for HSS tool grinding..
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Ken from ontario
Ken from ontario
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DRO annoyance
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GunsOfNavarone
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GunsOfNavarone
Trials and tribulations of insert decoding
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GunsOfNavarone
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finsruskw
Surface plate question
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How can I make this tiny trim washer?
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DavidR8
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racecar builder
Hobby Machinist's Supercharger
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DavidR8
Fitting to a backing plate
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Bob Korves
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What bench/stand for a 10x18 metal lathe?
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Itty bitty end mills?
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hman
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Made a simple gizmo - lathe is not in alignment
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prasad
Squeal from handwheel of mini-mill
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DavidR8
I have arrived!
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middle.road
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Drill and tap hole in the center of a 1 in aluminum rod - will this work?
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T Bredehoft
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I can pull on my lathe's cross slide and make it move a bit
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Chipper5783
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Procedure/methodology question on simple project
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Firstgear
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Bearing replacement
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Bob Korves
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What belt sander to buy
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mcdanlj
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Dust collection for lathe in spare room
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tool wear ?
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Describing machining operations: Educate a tyro please!
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DavidR8
Measure threads
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cathead
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papa-roe
Cleaning and inspecting my new Clausing 6913
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Dhector
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DavidR8
Reversing switch
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RJSakowski
RJSakowski
Firstgear
5/8” diameter, 3 flute end mill, cutting hole
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AGCB97
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Just noticed the boring primer, should have read that first.
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mikey
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Boring bars, lathe vs mill applications
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ThinWoodsman
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finsruskw
How much lathe......
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DavidR8
Marking holes in backplate
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benmychree
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racecar builder
Wood Prototyping or Model Making
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benmychree
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Pcmaker
Hard time putting mill back together
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RJSakowski
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Mini-lathe chucks are they located?
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finsruskw
X axis power feed question.
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finsruskw
finsruskw
Turner
Qctp Oxa or Axa
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Turner
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Help me take apart my PM25MV
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Pcmaker
Pcmaker
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Shop Fire
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How to drill and thread long parts
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Pcmaker
Follow rest top brass piece is not centered
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Latinrascalrg1
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Advice on shaft coupling?
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Bi11Hudson
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savarin
about taps
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savarin
savarin
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Lead Screw gear confusion
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