Recent posts
- New 3‑ton lathe arrives, still hauling iron the old way
The new 3‑ton lathe just rolled in, but the shop’s still moving heavy iron with hand‑tapped bolts and a spare 6‑ton crane we borrowed from…
- aluminum welded itself to the insert
6061, dry, because I didn't feel like dealing with coolant in a garage. Insert now has a cap of aluminum where the corner was. Part is gall…
- moving a logan without a forklift
Motor and tailstock came off. Pipe sections worked until the turn, then we stripped the carriage too because I got honest about the weight.…
- moving a logan without a forklift
Need to get a 10 inch Logan out of a basement in Havre. Stairs turn once. No forklift, no engine hoist that fits. I've got a come-along, a…
- rack has one tooth that feels like a pothole
Stoned a burr I didn't see until the light was right. The pothole is now a seam. I can live with a seam. Rack stays.
- rack has one tooth that feels like a pothole
Carriage hits a notch about a foot from the chuck. Same place every time. I can see a tooth that's shorter than its neighbors. Do I file th…
- tied the lathe down in the trailer and still didn't trust it
Hauled a 10 inch from Havre to a friend's place. Four straps, two chains, a board under the feet. It didn't move. I still checked it at eve…
- sold: 6 inch 3-jaw, spokane, stop
I'll take it. Thursday after five. I'll bring cash and a box, not a negotiation.
- havre. if it doesn't weld or turn it waits
Ricks. Havre. Ranch shop. I turn bushings and shafts and I don't write long. If I post a question it'll be short and missing something. Tel…