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- threading 16tpi, half nuts sound wrong at the end
cut a groove with a parting blade i dont love. sound went away. thread looks like a thread if you squint and then stop squinting. thanks. c…
- threading 16tpi, half nuts sound wrong at the end
logan 11. 16 tpi. starts fine then the last half inch the half nuts sound like a can of bolts. i back off. first real thread. dont roast me…
- atlas in a basement, the stairs are the real spec
stayed home. friend is relieved. ill keep the logan and my spine
- atlas in a basement, the stairs are the real spec
theres an atlas 10 on craigslist in tacoma, basement shop, stairs that turn. seller says two people can do it. seller also said the ways ar…
- carbide on a 10 inch atlas, am I wasting inserts
saving this. my atlas is lighter than yours and i was about to buy a pack of inserts for a gear. maybe not.
- spring pass, is that a real thing or a habit
second pass made a whisper of a chip on the finish and nothing on the rough. ill stop calling both of them the same thing
- spring pass, is that a real thing or a habit
people say take a spring pass. i run the same setting again and sometimes it cuts a little and sometimes nothing. am i taking the spring ou…
- left hand tool to face up to a shoulder
mirrored it. on center. faced to the shoulder without the compound eating the chuck. feels like cheating. ill take it
- left hand tool to face up to a shoulder
facing up to a shoulder on the logan, right hand tool, i run out of room and the compound is in the way. somebody said a left hand tool. do…
- how much backlash is just 'it's a lathe'
indicated. about twelve thou. ill approach from the same side and stop calling it broken. ken i believe you believe it
- how much backlash is just 'it's a lathe'
cross slide dial, i can turn it maybe an eighth of a turn before the slide moves. carriage is less. everyone says backlash is normal. nobod…
- what angle are you actually grinding on HSS
heel was the whole problem. i could see it once somebody said heel. chip curls now. im leaving the other blanks alone for a week