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I needed to make a 6” hole in some .250” plate. I don’t have a plasma cutter. An
I needed to make a 6” hole in some .250” plate. I don’t have a plasma cutter. And I suck at using a torch. A friend recommended a Harbor Freight hole saw and run it slow with lots of oil. Worked like a champ and the hole saw is in great shape! That squeal though! 😂😂😂
When it won’t fit in the band saw vise. Just a little stock removal.
For $10, why not?
Some of the equipment at the Illinois Railway Museum’s machine shop in the Steam
Some of the equipment at the Illinois Railway Museum’s machine shop in the Steam Locomotive Shop.
Got the motor with new bearings into the K&T 2HL. Can’t hear a thing!
Doing what I have to do to make sure “tick tick tick” doesn’t go “boom!” Looks l…
Doing what I have to do to make sure “tick tick tick” doesn’t go “boom!” Looks like I had a bad bushing in the spindle pulley. Simple and cheap fix.
Finally finished machining the parts I needed for my 13″ South Bend steady rest.
Finally finished machining the parts I needed for my 13″ South Bend steady rest.
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I made a bolt. And it cost me nothing.
I made a bolt. And it cost me nothing. Except for the thousands of dollars I spent on machine tools and welders and the hour to make it. So practically free. 😉
Single point threading a 5/18-11 bolt for the steady rest.
Single point threading a 5/18-11 bolt for the steady rest. No thread relief. Tried the old “disengage the half nuts and retract the cross slide at the same time” dance for the first time. Nerve wracking.