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- shop log, the washer month continued
Four more washers for the same fender, because the first one made the others look lazy. All within a couple thou of each other, which is th…
- shop log, october, mostly sweeping
Swept. Changed the way oil. Faced one washer for a trailer fender and it came out parallel enough that I didn't redo it. That's the month s…
- ISO logan countershaft, the one with the clutch
Looking for a countershaft for a Logan 10 that still has the clutch parts, even if the cone is glazed. I have a motor and no patience for a…
- 10k, the oil in the headstock was tar
Second change is darker than new and has a few specks, not glitter. Quieter stayed quieter. I'll stop hovering.
- 10k, the oil in the headstock was tar
Drained the headstock on the 10K. What came out could hold a spoon upright. I don't know the last time it was oil. I flushed with kerosene,…
- what are you making that isn't a test bar
Nothing that left the shop yet except a washer I'm not proud of. I'll get a real one on the list. Not fishing for a welcome.
- compound creep, the depth changes when I lock it
Shoe had a burr where somebody, me, overtightened it last year. Stoned the burr. Lock doesn't shift the dial. Ritual cancelled.
- compound creep, the depth changes when I lock it
Set a finish pass on the compound, snug the lock, and the tool moves in a couple thou. Every time, same direction. I can plan for it. I'd r…
- soft jaws, two winters, they finally match
Wrote it on the jaw with a marker. The marker will outlast my memory. That's the system.
- soft jaws, two winters, they finally match
Started soft jaws for the 3-jaw in December last year. Life happened, which is not a measurement. Bored them today, in place, with a ring t…
- threading up to a shoulder, I keep bailing
Groove cut. Clamp on the bed as a stop, not as a crash pad. Nut starts. I still pull out like the shoulder is hot. That's fine. It fits.
- threading up to a shoulder, I keep bailing
10K, 16 tpi internal is not the problem, external up to a shoulder is. I pull out early, the thread is short, the nut won't start. I have n…