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May be handy if you are using it for mitre cuts Myself I just lower the blade until it is just above the workpiece and slide that along until my mark is under the blade Just it has been done since a powered sawing machine was invented. Never needed more than the 2 hands I was given. regards Please login to post a reply. ); AdButler.ads.push({ handler: function(opt) { AdButler.register(154425, 176021, [300, 250], placement_176021_ + opt.place, opt); }, opt: { place: plc176021++, keywords: ab...

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Another way to avoid ‘burning up’ your dead centre is to use a carbide one.�� The centre is there to support the part, not squeeze it between the chuck and tailstock in an attempt to distort the part! It’s not likely doing the lathe spindle bearings any good either. Anneal the bolt? A better, sharper cutter? With a revolving centre I wind it in until it revolves with the work, plus a tiny bit extra but not so much as to heavily load the lathe bearings. You will be cutting axially...

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I have used many mills over the years including "High End" Schaublin. For me the Bridgeport is the most versatile design for general use, especially for home use. Not the most rigid machine but very little that it can not do. Spares availability is good and plenty of machines around, patience is required to find one that is not to worn but they are around. Mine is a 2002 machine I have had around 10 years with little or no faults.

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Thanks very much I currently have very little of my own equipment. I can access a lathe but on a somewhat ad hoc basis. as much as anything I am quite interested in using some of the skills and techniques in my working life as a teacher in cinematography and film making. Thanks to David, Harry, Bill and George for your kind welcome. Bill, I imagine that Buxton is a very pleasant spot to retire, a little bit more peaceful than S10, which is looking up a bit these days, we have a couple more ...

Howard T makes a good point about gripping a stub of something round in the back of the soft jaws while machining them to fit a job. However if the job is a ring, and the jaws will grip it by pressing outwards on the inside of the job, then for the task of machining the jaws to fit the work, the round stub needs to be replaced by a ring. The ring goes around the outside of the set of soft jaws so that the jaws will be pressed outwards ( to take up any slack in the scroll) rather than inwards. ...

In response to James questions: The magnetic strips are easily cut to length. I think I just used tin snips. The aluminium extrusions obviously need to be cut with a hacksaw. The mounting for the display is fixed to a thick aluminium plate behind the pressed-steel cover. This reinforces the mounting substantially. Regarding my thinking behind how I mounted the scales and readers, it was all about future-proofing. Specifically, my objectives were: 1) To leave each of the three scales as long as ...