Originals aren't cheap either! This is at least an option for folks who can't afford the "real thing." :) Bill in OKC William R. Meyers, MSgt, USAF(Ret.) A human being should be able to change a

Was it here that a member was looking for some cast iron legs a while back ? https://www.martinmodel.com/collections/miscellaneous/products/cast-iron-legs-for-slab-tables         I didn't say

Try a strong solution of Purple Power. It does a good job but don’t soak it it. It will attack paint it left to long. Al Knack

Eddie, that taper attachment is on my 10K. Similar to the 4-step pulleys, it came off of another 9A a couple of years ago that I bought, cleaned, and sold just to get the attachment. I had to drive

That's not just a model A - that's a toolroom model A. It has the taper turning attachment. Eddie

So I switched to using kerosene and it’s been cutting through the crud much easier. It’s kind of ironic since I used to use kerosene exclusively but my wife hates the smell of it and I can’t

I bought my cross slide but from "henrbaske0" on ebay and his tolerances were way off. I told him about it but never received a reply. It's almost a do it yourself finishing kit. -- Bill From Socal

MY hat's off to you Payson . Being a musical instrument builder has to be one of the most satisfying jobs a person can have , I'm in awe with some of the builds & repairs I have seen .

I bought the $25 nut off ebay, figuring that I'd need to turn it down from larger stock to properly fit the bore, and I didn't want to bother rigging the lathe without a compound... As it turns out,

If you like restoring old machine (and who doesn't) then my vote is to buy the $17 tap and round stock. I just bought that tap to make a new brass nut for my Atlas 7B shaper. John

For sure Nick. We make burnishes out of old parallel files. Payson.

I'm a flutemaker. Our instruments are made of sterling silver and 14k gold. No plating. From the beginning of flutes made with metal key work, the file, burnishers, sandpaper and scrapers have been

I use old screwdriver handle. Junk screwdriver are available at swap meets. I picked up a coffee can full of them for a couple bucks. Heat the screwdriver shank with a torch. Pull it out. Heat the

Golf balls work as handles also .             animal

Maybe, just maybe, you could become a volunteer teaching assistant. And subsequently have more or less free reign to use the shop...

I skipped the Gingery lathe since I'm seriously bad at follow-through, and went for a 7x10 mini-lathe. Upgraded that to an Atlas TH42, and I have a restoration project South Bend Heavy 10L sitting

Maybe, we're in a lot of the same groups, too! I still need to make a forge burner for the casting setup, and crucible tongs. SO glad I have a bigger, better lathe and mill now. It would've taken

I got a few more aggressive files from Aircraft Spruce when I ordered some 4140 seamless steel tubing for a work project years back. And since I wasn't going to be paying shipping then, I got myself

Hmmm. Are we twins separated at birth or something? I have an anvil I've been dragging around since 1985, a set of DIY tongs from Amazon, purchased a year or so ago. Need holes drilled, and either

yeah, I resemble that remark! I have a drawer organizer thingie that is 2" wide, about the same again deep, and 11 or 12" long, and it is full of very oily files that need degreased, handled, and put