Hi,
Have been away for some time, mainly due to illness, heart and artritis and more. I guess I'm getting old...
I own a KDK complete quick change toolpost set, all toolholders and boringbars, 2x 5C Hardinge inserts and more. This set has only been used for demonstration purposes at Lathe and...
Hello all,
It's a bit late but I have received a message that our collegue and friend Frank (KB3AHE) has passed away November 2014. I have been in touch with him until his latest moments and his kind and understanding remarks will always be in my memory. May he rest in peace!
Regards,
Max
LeBlond Heavy f.s. in The Netherlands
Hi,
Anyone looking for a LeBlond Heavy shortbed lathe? There's one for sale right here in The Netherlands.
? LeBlond Heavy Duty Toolroom Lathe - Draaibanken - Marktplaats.nl
Shipping won't be cheap though...
Regards,
Max
Hi,
Saw this Unimat 3 on ipay:
Emco Unimat 3 Lathe with Extremely RARE Wooden Cabinet Plus Tons of Accessories | eBay
I suspect the seller thinks that it's a Hardinge or equivalent...
What really fast fasteners for standard threads are there?
Hi,
You probably all need some quick change fasteners/nuts for all kinds of bolted-together things occasionally, like new tools or holders that have to be assembleld and disassembled many times during it's development/testing fase.
As...
Hi,
As I was googling AMF QUICK FASTENERS I stumbled in the offer of a few more and different types of these. Many of you will have seen some but maybe not this many, at least I hadn't.
Regards,
Max
Hi there,
I am sure to know that there are a lot of MULTIFIX / MULTI-SUISSE / WECHSELFIX and "look-alike" QCT systems among us. Recently a few European producers have started to produce some interesting alternatives to the known "NOT VERY CHEAP EUROPEAN QUALITY MULTIFIX SYTEMS" (t.i. an...
Hi there,
Does anybody know what this part is? It came with a SB 9A Imperial. I've searched in a lot of manuals but nothing comes close to this.
Thanks for your replies.
Regards,
Max
Hi all,
I was wondering if there is a thread that covers the use of different kinds of QTC's? It might be interesting to note the experiences in a thread, may be of to all of us...
Maybe there is one already?
Regards,
Max
Hi,
Haven't seen a general QCT thread yet. There are a lot of different systems nowadays, maybe it'll be interesting to catch experiences with these in a single thread.
One reason for starting this thread is the disapearing of KDK(Jack Kuhn, Southgate Calif. USA) QCT systems, IMO one of the...
Hello ,
I'm looking for deviding plates as shown on the picture. Is there anyone who has these and wants to sell them?
Thanks in advance for your replies.
Regards,
Max
Hello "metalfriends",
First let me briefly introduce myself. I'm Max, I live in Holland, and I'm registered on this forum since about a year. In a "hobby" way , I make my own parts by using the lathe and mill and enjoy it. In the meantime I try to improve the quality of the tooling used on my...
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