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  1. drummerdimitri

    Chinese lathe good enough for my needs?

    So I'm looking to buy a new lathe, preferably something Taiwanese however, they are not readily available here in my country but dealers can order one for me if I wish. That being said, I've always tried avoiding buying Chinese tools and machinery but I've found this one for sale locally and...
  2. drummerdimitri

    Is this Bridgeport mill worth buying?

    I was looking at buying a lathe when a used Bridgeport milling machine that was manufactured by Adcock-Shipley caught my attention. Not sure of the date of manufacture, but from what I read online it seems to have been built in 1949 given the last two digits of the serial number J-B10449 but I...
  3. drummerdimitri

    Lathe recommendation for welding/fabricating shop

    I would like to purchase a brand new lathe to complement the metal welding/fabricating shop that I am currently in the process of launching. With no prior machining skills/experience with lathes, I need help finding a suitable machine. I would like it to be a manually operated (bonus) to learn...
  4. drummerdimitri

    Form tapping in a mag drill?

    Is there any benefit to form tap in a mag drill vs cut tapping? It is my understanding that form tapping should only be done on soft metals such as brass, copper and aluminium and cut taps are better suited for harder materials such as steel and stainless steel. Is it true that form taps...
  5. drummerdimitri

    Indexable drill into ER32 chuck?

    I would like to test out an indexable drill to make flat bottom holes with my mag drill, however the smallest shank diameter I could find was 20 mm which is at the limit of what an ER32 collet chuck can clamp down. Given that there is a flat spot on those types of drills, would I be able to...
  6. drummerdimitri

    Articulated arm vs conventional dial/test indicator stand

    I would like to purchase a Noga magnetic base stand for my dial and test indicators, however I am not sure which style to go for. The articulated arm looks like it would be faster to set up for taking measurements but the conventional rod style seems to be the better option for more accurate...
  7. drummerdimitri

    FEIN QuickIN annular cutters in ER32 collet chuck?

    Would it be possible to securely clamp a FEIN QuickIN style annular cutter to an ER32 collet chuck? The reason I ask is because the diameter of the shaft is not consistent, about 60-70% of it is 18 mm in diameter and the middle part is slightly recessed at around 17.80 mm.
  8. drummerdimitri

    CNC or manual milling machine?

    I'm going to eventually need a milling machine to assist me in my metal fabrication shop and since I am new to milling, would it make more sense to get a CNC machine or a manual one? As I will not be doing production runs but instead one offs, the CNC machine may be overkill but then again as...
  9. drummerdimitri

    Using hand taps in a mag drill?

    I have a set of quality metric taps form M3-M12 and plan on buying a magnetic drill press to make holes and tap thick metal plates. Surely it would need a low speed setting/gear and a reversible motor but would I also need to buy dedicated taps for use in a such a machine or would the larger...
  10. drummerdimitri

    Where to learn machining?

    Hello, I am new to this forum and my reason for joining is that I am interested in learning machining or become a machinist since I have prospects of starting my own metal fabrication shop selling my services to the local market(Beirut) as there are few players in the market that offer such...

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