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    New South bend lathe/machinery thoughts

    sbl were brothers . o 'brien brothers. now a china/.taiwan rebadger ..importer lookitup
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    Chucks made in Poland - Bison and TMX?

    don't know. i have a tmx, china made forged steel body 8" 3-jaw. it must be the most accurate 3-jaw i've ever seen . i took it apart , expecting to see grit and rough chamfers and ugly . nothing but fit and polish . my cushman , whiton, and buck chucks cannot pretend to be that . tmx is TIR...
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    New South bend lathe/machinery thoughts

    "Little company. Two brothers have their name on the shingle. One is the president of the company" do you mean South Bend Lathe ?
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    Super glue not drying

    There's no trick and I'm sure you understand you have to get the proportions right they can go either way. But for a 1980s game changer this was fantastic. Super glue had just become a big deal in the late '970s but when you could add filler to make it like an epoxy and freeze up solid it was...
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    Super glue not drying

    i disagree, c-a is not a-e . pour some on your fingers and tell me how a-e it is . on your skin, it activates by moisture. none i know made from loc-tite or super glue are different . pour an 1/2 ounce of c-a onto 1/4 cup of baking soda ... i predict it will be a stone in less than 2...
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    Super glue not drying

    you can cure this crusty epoxy-type stuff by adding baking soda to c-a until its cures in less than a minute. dusting your cracked joint w / b' soda
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    Super glue not drying

    you may not know cyano-acryltes ' power super glue + baking soda = instant concrete . saturate w/ super glue...dust w/ baking soda until it stops looking clear
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    Drilling hole in hard steel: Speeds? Feed? Lube?

    if you are drilling a 1/4 hole in "hard" steel , say 45rc ? with a "drillpress" i think you'd be better off not wasting a fragile, expensive drill . those work great in a milling machine, but not good in a drillpress. a drill chuck is seldom capable of better than .003 TIR, and a carbide...
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    Aliexpress has Mitutoyo Digital calipers for $34.82

    you can measure with whatever you please...hands...yards .furlongs...bodkins .. tip of your dick... this thread was about counterfeit calipers ...that don't cost significantly more than a real one . when you factor in that a real MTI digimatic can last 20-30 years, the flea market junk costs...
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    Aliexpress has Mitutoyo Digital calipers for $34.82

    I don't know what happened but this used to be a website for professional Machinists. Posts about fake calipers and harbor freight would have been closed before it got started. Someone with s*** fake flea market junk tools would never have a chance as a real machinist so I don't know where...
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    Aliexpress has Mitutoyo Digital calipers for $34.82

    MSI Viking has the 6" digimatic on sale right now for $112. Not $35, but still a bargain for what is my favorite caliper.
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    Georgia USPS package delivery FUBAR

    Yes he has... I've at least half a dozen parcels in limbo to deliver and two that I'm responsible for expo delivery. I know first class and priority Mail were dirt cheap, but as things stand I'll gladly pay the extra for UPS or FedEx as long as I continue to be business viable... No shipping...
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    WTB Heavy Lathe ~80's make - Austin TX

    Speak for yourself pal
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    what's with the usps? i've shipped parts and ordered materials and no dice?

    "Renovating these existing facilities will help the Postal Service bolster effectiveness, strengthen customer service, eliminate long term maintenance costs, and prepare us for the next 30 years of operations. These initiatives will also help increase the Postal Service’s service performance and...
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    WTB Heavy Lathe ~80's make - Austin TX

    "Check that thing out. its funny he mentions they're still in business because that's been one of the main things I've been checking. I haven't heard of Harrison before though." Harrison and Colchester are still in business about as much as South Bend and Leblond. from the 1950s through the...
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