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Ongoing unrest in Russia
russia's 112 year old ship Kommuna damaged by Ukrainian navy in occupied crimea. russia sent this antique to a war zone and was using it to refloat damaged vessels. So it was a legitimate target. Supposed to be used to refloat the Moskova or at least remove missles for use against Ukraine. Bill D- Bill D
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Ongoing unrest in Russia
I wonder if the USA meets the nato spending numbers. For 2023 the usa spent about 2.9% of gdp on the military. I would guess less then 2/3 was spent on nato activities. We do spend a lot on the Pacific ocean stuff which has nothing to do with nato. BilLD- Bill D
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Quincy 325 ROC 4
A long piece of angle iron. Long for leverage. BilL D -
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Lathe too heavy - redesign suggestions?
Maybe he could set it on top of zero gravity chairs? If it crashes throoug hthe floor sue the chair makers for lies. Bill D -
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Thanks for the tip about 9 inch combination squares
A nine inch is a 12 inch size head with a cut down 12 inch size blade. At least all the ones i have seen are not six inch ones with a longer blade. How is that seven inch one sized? I have seen two inch blades in catalogs. I had a starrett measuring tool that had a short section of scales... -
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Joe Biden calls for tripling of tariffs on Chinese steel
I hope those cannibals did not get bone spurs stuck in their throats. BilL D- Bill D
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Thanks for the tip about 9 inch combination squares
Thanks to those who told us about 9" combo squares. I bought two older ones and find they work well for most of my uses. Well balanced at 2-3 inches out where I do most of my work. Fill the gap between 6 and 12 inches nicely. I had no idea they existed until they were mentioned in a thread... -
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Large Wall Clock Will Not Work
I would at least check the escapement, is centered not off to one side. Might have gotten out of wack in a move especially if the pendulum was attached. BilL D -
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Chinese lathe good enough for my needs?
NPT are tapered and that lathe does not cut a taper. You could rough cut in a stairstep fashion and finish with a tap or die. BilL D -
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Advice for a lathe for a makerspace
His problem with buying used is paperwork and PO's. He has to inspect the machine and decide if it is worth the cost. Then he has to get the okay. Then he can go back and see if it is still for sale. Many here complain about how high riggers charge. How do you explain that to the office...- Bill D
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- Forum: Shop Management and Owner Issues
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Advice for a lathe for a makerspace
As a retired high school resource teacher, teach shop use and safety in logical chunks. Shop safety/measuring/handtools first. Then teach specific machines one at a time as the students need them. Do not try to teach all the machines at once and require all students to pass safety tests on...- Bill D
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Chinese lathe good enough for my needs?
Don't hold me to this but I think whitworth and inch threads are the same tpi. The only diference being the angle of the cutting tool 60 or 55 degrees. There may be a few TPI only used by one system and not the other. USA water pipe has some threads like 11.5 tpi. which may not be a... -
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Chinese lathe good enough for my needs?
That link says it weighs almost exactly one ton. Be careful moving it. A lathe is top heavy and wants to fall on it's face. BilL D -
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Chinese lathe good enough for my needs?
Tony's lathes in the Uk says it is a D1-4 spindle nose. So any chuck or faceplate of that size will fit. Steady or fixed rests are custom to that machine . Hopefully others can be made to fit. It is unclear if the company is still making lathes. Probably no factory parts support either...