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Sstephen thomas reacted to Conrad Hoffman's post in the thread Factors affecting choice of wheel width. with
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1/2" is most practical on my Boyar Schultz 612. I use the "old" technique of small stepover. My guess is large stepover is only good if... -
Sstephen thomas replied to the thread Factors affecting choice of wheel width..Like Buck said, you have to figure out how you prefer to grind first. If you down feed .0002 and step over 1/2", then the 3/4" wide...
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Sstephen thomas reacted to michiganbuck's post in the thread Factors affecting choice of wheel width. with Like.
1/2 Hp is about the lowest I would like for a surface grinder...but 1/2Hp can use a 3/4 wheel Ok... can you change the motor to 1/2 or...
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Sstephen thomas replied to the thread JJ Smith Belt sander issue..PS: unless you have gone over the machine completely and adjusted it up from first principles, the above might or might not be a...
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Sstephen thomas replied to the thread JJ Smith Belt sander issue..Do what M said and take the belt off, then put your hand in front of the air signal on each side and see if the piston cycles freely...
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SWe discussed this in the Machine Reconditioning forum a few times. Here is one from 2015...
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SYes mine has the power rise and fall. The shaft for that is on the very top, whereas these bosses seem to have interacted with a shaft...
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Sstephen thomas replied to the thread Whitcomb planer.On mine the bolts in that area only hold brackets for the overhead drive. The threaded holes are also not quite like yours, in that...
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Sstephen thomas replied to the thread is the field of robotics and automation worth going into?.One thing that does seem to happen with all the pissed off and laid off brilliant engineers who would do the work in their basements...
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Sstephen thomas reacted to Robert R's post in the thread is the field of robotics and automation worth going into? with Like.
The "essential employees shall be eliminated policy" is not modern. It has been standard practice for decades. One of the early pioneers...
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Sstephen thomas replied to the thread What I Am Currently Building.I deleted some rants and gave some warnings. He must have accrued enough warnings here and elsewhere to get the boot. Gonna lock this...
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Sstephen thomas replied to the thread Whitcomb planer.Oops, sorry i misssed this. Headed out shortly, but will try to remember to look for those bolt pads/holes tonight. smt
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Sstephen thomas replied to the thread What I Am Currently Building.That's where i'm at these days. Headed out into the cold in a few minutes for the kids..... Pizza...french fries....pizza....french...
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Sstephen thomas reacted to J Grainger's post in the thread Small punch milling for horology with Like.
Thank you for replying. In terms of context, one of my hobbies started as watch repair, and is progressing towards watchmaking by...
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Sstephen thomas replied to the thread Small punch milling for horology.It sounds like the task is for fun and education? So you don't have to exactly replicate ancient industrial methods. I've made lots of...