I suspect your single tank of propane is not large enough. The gas isn't going from liquid to gas fast enough and you may even be getting...
Impressive job! However the bed will be very flexible in torsion, what a lathe does. It should have had X bracing the whole length and that...
Years ago I did some repair work on the wiring to the induction furnace at a Phelps Dodge copper pipe plant. They weren't high frequency. They...
I have some crucibles that are bottom pour, a tube goes down to the bottom. Would these be good for copper?
I remember some guy doing all this with a pin router. I am sure he still does on some stuff.
Just amazing!
I use a Milwaukee Portaband saw with a very coarse blade and it does the job easily and safely.
I got some Mercedes aluminum. Lady in her Mercedes took out a street light pole. Got 50 lbs of aluminum marked as 356, already smashed into...
Kelly, Yes the collets are tapered rubber type, no problem with metric. They are both Tormach units, with TTS shanks. However I made an adapter to...
Kelly, I'd be happy to loan you an autoreverse tapping head if you want it. I have two, one does up to 1/4", the other goes to 1/2"
Kelly, A couple of things to think about. I just got done building a 7 axis automated tube lathe on a 6"x10" x 96" steel tube frame. All...
Very interesting video! Looks like a really good way to make castings from PLA.
When I was a kid, like 60 years ago, they sold a toy the was aluminum molds with expanding plastic beads. As I recall the mold was installed in a...
I just had a box tube machined for the frame of an automated lathe. It took a CNC machine with 8 feet of travel. It's kind of neat, takes a...
I have a dehumidifier that drys the coating a lot quicker when I hang them in the dry air coming out of it. A box would likely help.
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