"These days I use a 30 power stereo microscope and a fine pair of tweezers to manipulate 10 mil x 20 mil chip parts. The damn things are so small they stick to the tweezer from electrostatic

Hi group, I have another newbie question(I sure hope I am not bothering everyone with these)that must have a logical answer. I have finally finished my SB9-mdlA set-up and am ready to try my very

Chris, I hear what you're saying about old eyes. I have been in the electronics business for 30 years. I never actually designed anything with a vacuum tube, but I was a "tube jerker" in my

Hello Paul Thanks for replying, I am simply amazed at my computer skills but to be fair I think luck may have played more than a small part in my success at receiving a [very welcome] reply from a

hi guys i just got in an absolutly perfect late model heavy 10 with inch/metric dials - rare option it has hardened ways, steady & follow rests, 3 & 4 jaw chucks, collet draw bar & complete set of

Thanks for that. I was aware of the parkinson's but not the speed. Chris Neal Winblad wrote:

I must confess that I'm going to be 60 in June. Therefore I wasn't even born when 1942 rolled in, I just have enormous respect for what my Dad's generation did. He was a master machinist and I lost

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Hi,I have a southbend lathe.I think it is a 9 inch workshop model.It has stamped on the bottom of the tailstock 1936.I assume this isthe year of manufacture.What I would like to know please,is it

>Yes,yes, yes. Give me more! This is good stuff! Herman Goering couldn't get Hitlerto see the value of the jets. Basically, old Adolph wasn't the brightestbulb in the pack, but he had a brilliant

Yes, yes, yes. Give me more! This is good stuff! Herman Goering couldn't get Hitler to see the value of the jets. Basically, old Adolph wasn't the brightest bulb in the pack, but he had a brilliant

My goodness! I realize that I caused this. That is bringing this discussion so far off topic. But I'm loving it beyond words. I'll never know why, but I'm a WW2 JUNKY! Can't get enough! Thanks to

Ed: Are you saying you made the threading dial that mounts on the right side of the carriage and engages the lead screw? If so could you please post some pix? I'd love to see it. Chris

Gents, I take your point about 1942 not exactly being the stone age!.......but it was before my time....lol......geez some of you are showing your age....lol. My thoughts were that in 1942 the

DearPaul: Everyone, everywhere, has a 4th ofJuly. They just don't look at it quite the same way we do. Up theRebels. Down the Despot. South Bend forever. J.

Bob Yes, there were agents for Southbends in Britain, but I think protectionist import taxes made them expensive compared with home built machines, and in most of the 1920s and 1930s expense

Bob, Don'tknow the answer to your question, but I think you should upgrade your selfassessment of your computer skills a few points at least because I read yourmessage while sitting in front of my

From what I've read, the Me262 could have been operational about '43. Hitler did want a dive bomber to replace the Ju-87 Stuka. Actually the Fw-190's did well in that role. Simular to the P-47

My uncle was a tail gunner on a B26 (IIRC) he fought against the ME262. He stated they couldn't swing the guns fast enough to stay up with them. The thought that Hitler had a workable fighter and

Rick, the carriage lock is relatively easy to make and you can actually just cobble one together to fit. There's nothing particular special about it but you do want the surface that bears on the