Tag Archives: lathe

Chea-Pass Collet Chuck

Posted on May 9, 2022 by civilwarrose5

Jay needed a collet chuck for his lathe. The problem? He couldn’t get the Finance Director to sign off on his requistion for a new one. His wife is mean like that. The other problem was that the commercially available … Continue reading →

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Machining: A Tool Post Holder

Posted on April 27, 2022 by civilwarrose5

I knew something was up when Jay was watching This Old Tony’s video about making Quick Change Tool Holders. Don’t get me wrong, I love watching This Old Tony’s videos. However, the fact that he specifically chose this video meant … Continue reading →

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Milling A Steam Engine – Part 2

Posted on October 1, 2018 by civilwarrose5

In case you have forgotten, this is what Jay was milling: Now, I had left it up to Jay to take pictures of his progress so that I could post them here. However, when I saw what he had taken … Continue reading →

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