The Home Machinist!

Mechanicalmagic, I was going to donate the hair to L.O.L, but the girl that cut it said it had too many split ends. :? It was a mess! And I don't doubt the girlfriends friends told her the same thing about her new boyfriend. The Jeep, well, it has an extended warranty, so the shop can fix it!! Retir...

Well... some have told me it's a mid life crisis, I say I just wanted a change. About 3 months ago I got my 19"+ ponytail cut off and quit wearing a hat all the time. (hadn't had a haircut for about 17 years) About 2 months ago I got a new girlfriend. About 1 month ago I got a new truck (Jeep W...

Bill Shields wrote:someone use (still does?) make a machine that looks like a wood joiner but us used to clean corners on non-ferrous parts...

Ya mean the Bur Beaver? Like this.... http://www.harigmfg.com/bur-beaver.html

Although it wouldn't be very useful for deburring/chamfering that tool.

IMO, for $30, it's well worth it for a novice to learn on. That's the key word.... learn. I wouldn't expect to weld perfect joints, on exhaust pipe at that, right off the bat. Get some scrap and start learning. Then, once you know more of what you need for the work you want to do, upgrade to the pro...

I've heard that the Vista doesn't work with alot of older printers, scanners and stuff like that. Microsofts way of making ya spend more money with them I guess.

Clearance drill regards the drill size that allows the screw to drop through. Slightly larger than the major diameter of the nominal screw size. Again there are choices depending on what one is doing. Body drill may be another term used meaning pretty much the same thing. Or, if you didn't intend o...

Well I'll be... So, that's what those are. I've got a half dozen of those "burr away" things, but mine are labeled "Cogsgill" (or something like that). Never new what they were. I thought the spring loaded blad thingy was just some sort of retainer that something (that I was mis...

I've been using a tool made by a company called Cogsdill a good bit lately at work. It's a spring operated deburring tool that works really good on cross drilled holes. It's called a Burr Away I got a set off eBay. Here is a PDF file of the tool. And there is one for 3/16" holes http://www.cogs...

I figured it was something like that, Jerry. Just that, I couldn't resist adding that reply. :lol: A litttle Freudian slip now & then shows a healthy mind !! From Google definitions..... Freudian slip: a slip-up that (according to Sigmund Freud) results from the operation of unconscious wishes o...

JerryL wrote:The girls are adjusted and there is oil / lube on everything .

There's your problem, your mind isn't on machining !!

Well, if traveling about 280 miles Northwest isn't outta the way, there is a show at the Portersville Steam Show Grounds. But it's not until Aug 2nd - 5th. You can check out their site here.... http://www.portersvillesteamshow.homestead.com./ And not steam related, but they had a 100 mile tractor cr...

I could make them!
(as long as I could sleep long enough so I didn't wake up in the middle of dream production !! )

And amazing only begins to describe the work involved.