Depending how fancy you want to get, I've seen one recently, though I can't find it right now, of course, of a simple one. Just a piece of wood with a bevel on one side, nailed or screwed to the wall

I haven't used one, but I've screwed up enough threading projects that I'm seriously considering making one to fit each of my lathes. It would be one less thing to try to remember while threading. IMO

It looks really good! My SB 10L is a restoration project, and it's been on hold for the past year. I'm hoping to get back to it this year. It was my 2019 Christmas present from SWMBO, and I have the b

The one I saw was at Southwest Iron Works, in Guthrie, OK. It looked like iron to me, but I didn't actually touch it. The place closed down in the 70's, IIRC, and is full of old machines. They hold an

I don't KNOW anything, but I think I'd prefer a solid bar for a tray full of collets. I only have a couple of 5C collets, and for the smaller capacity collets, anyway, they're pretty heavy. The one SB

A brand new gallon of B oil? Bill in OKC William R. Meyers, MSgt, USAF(Ret.) A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a s

A 3/8-20 LH tap might be easier to find. Not worth changing sized if you have most of the parts,. but if you have to re-make everything, it might be an easier way to deal. I know I had a couple of the

I'm absolutely pleased to see how easily once can be constructed. I can buy a lot of tooling for $76 so that my 10L gets such a cover when I need it. ;) Thanks guys! Bill in OKC William R. Meyers, MSg

Thanks Steve! That is going to come in handy when I take my 10L drive system apart. Also makes it much more likely it will go back together one of these days. ;) Bill in OKC William R. Meyers, MSgt, U

Hammer & blunted center punch? If you're doing production, more than a couple of units, you might need a more suitable mechanism, but for 1 unit hand methods should be fine. Bill in OKC William R. Mey

I've got a set of the EZE-Lap diamond hones, some diamond files, and diamond wheels for Dremel-type tools, plus the usual carborundum stones, and a fine Arkansas stone, and one square India stone I sc

Green grit wheels are silicon carbide, not aluminum oxide. Alox is the gray (or grey) wheel. A2 is an air hardening tool steel. My class has us make our first set of parallels for milling from ground-

That is the video I saw! Two of my three lathes, however, have screw-on chucks. I am looking at drilling & tapping the chucks to use a set-screw and brass shoe to try to lock the threads when I want t

OK, I'll bite. How much does one cost? You're evil, Ted! ;) Bill in OKC William R. Meyers, MSgt, USAF(Ret.) A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a shi

That should work fine, IF you have a reverse switch. My TH42 does not. Isn't a problem for the Heavy 10L yet, as it's not assembled, so when I get close to that, I can start hunting a reversing switch

You can cut threads to driving the carriage from left to right, i.e, towards the tailstock, too. Eliminates the problem. Saw it mentioned on one of the many groups I belong to just a few days ago, IIR

Thanks for at least trying! I have to admit to being seriously math-challenged. I know what prime numbers are, but have to refresh (i.e., relearn) what LCM and LCF are. Sad part is I was certified as

Disclaimer: I have never cut an English thread on a metric machine or vice versa, but with the metric change gears it seems to me that it SHOULD work. When I say things like that SWMBO says I'm "shoul

Depends on what you mean by "tuning up." If you're trying to get a lathe running that has been out of service for some time, the books from Illion Press are great. I've got a Heavy 10L, vintage 1941,

The solvent will probably renovate the felts, but not certainly. Buying this kit will replace the felts with new, and give you pretty specific instructions on how to get them installed: https://www.am