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- ISO 5C collets, Kelowna or anywhere on the way
Took them. Carl's driveway has a good dog. Collets are fine.
- ISO 5C collets, Kelowna or anywhere on the way
Looking for a partial 5C set, inch, nothing fancy. I can pick up between Kelowna and Spokane if someone is already driving. Not paying new…
- sheldon in pullman, worth the drive
Ad for a Sheldon 11, 'runs,' no picture of the ways, seller says he doesn't do texts. I'm in Kelowna. That's a long drive to discover a cru…
- o-ring groove, the chart and the lathe disagree
Ground the blade. Groove is one width. O-ring sits in it and doesn't look offended. The inch number is written on the chart in pen, like a…
- o-ring groove, the chart and the lathe disagree
Groove for a 1 inch OD o-ring. Chart says a width. My parting blade is wider than the chart and narrower than my patience. I can take it in…
- phase II QCTP, sold, stop asking
If it's still there next weekend I can detour through Moses Lake. I'll know by Thursday.
- 5C collets, still here, one bump
I'll hold them to the 20th. After that they go back on the shelf and off the board.
- 5C collets, still here, one bump
Bump. Still missing those two sizes. Still not shipping them loose in a box.
- 5C collets, still here, one bump
Set of 5C, imperial, missing 1/2 and 5/8. $200, Kelowna, you pick up or you meet me in Spokane if you're already coming through. I said thi…
- transposing gears so this inch lathe will cut metric
It fits. M12 nut goes on without the argument. Setup was a Saturday, as threatened. Leaving the gear in the drawer, not on the banjo, so I…
- transposing gears so this inch lathe will cut metric
Ordered the gear. Tapped the one nut I needed this week so the job didn't wait on my pride. I'll report if the Logan accepts the new tooth…
- transposing gears so this inch lathe will cut metric
The Logan is inch. I need M12x1.75 more often than I admit. I can approximate with the closest tpi and I can hear the error in the nut. Is…