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Over 10 years ago, (September 10, 2010), Nelson Timken, our founder, had a dream of a friendly machinist site, where people could learn the hobby of machining. We want to wish everyone a healthy, happy New Year, full of joy and success. God bless you, and thank you for supporting The Hobby-Machinist.
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Here is my latest project. It's a billet clutch basket for my 1974 Kawasaki H1E. My H1 is highly tuned with 100+ crank HP which puts a... -
schmidty13 reacted to mmcmdl's post in the thread Be careful with sheet metal-broken teeth with
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18tpi . I just had to cut thru tubing at work for an hour and a half . You want 3 teeth in the material if at all possible . Those... -
Here is my latest project. It's a billet clutch basket for my 1974 Kawasaki H1E. My H1 is highly tuned with 100+ crank HP which puts a... -
my arbor press is bolted to my garage wall and I nearly popped a disk getting it up onto it's stand :) I used to use a pliers type...
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Ghetto nutcracker: we use a locking jaw pair of pliers like this. Adjust the jaws so they close down just enough to crack the shell...
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Hello All, I am learning machine work. I will trade ya- I will exchange info on blacksmithing, knifemaking, swordsmithing, engraving... -
7milesup reacted to Winegrower's post in the thread PM-1440GT, Taking the plunge, final answer? with Like.
Maybe a keyless "Ultra precision drill chuck" won't have this problem but my just "precision drill chuck" has a tendency on a heavy cut...
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7milesup reacted to T Bredehoft's post in the thread PM-1440GT, Taking the plunge, final answer? with Like.
I question the need for an "Ultra precision drill chuck" on any lathe. With a spot drill to start a hole, any drill will drill on...
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7milesup reacted to DavidR8's post in the thread PM-1440GT, Taking the plunge, final answer? with Like.
I have that same DRO on my mill and I can attest to the readability and ease of programming.
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This morning I machined the dust sleeves for the headstock oilers... To cut the grooves in the sleeves I used a hss threading tool... -
WNice Damascus work, the first one, The swords, that is awesome, didn't happen by accident.
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WNice work, welcome.
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WTrust me, based on your pictures, you do not suck by my standards. Very nice blades.
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WHello All, I am learning machine work. I will trade ya- I will exchange info on blacksmithing, knifemaking, swordsmithing, engraving...
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NThat was real close to my first choice. I did a complete brake conversion a few years ago on a '64 Suburban carry-all for a friend of...
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