The Metalworking Thread

[blades]

Never had one ( boy has the price jumped up on that), pretty limited vs a full sized unit, which is why I have full sized unit , KOA Ming 40s Max. (this has a tilting head) Have to dig around the used tool sellers to find these . mine is about 1980-85 vintage. Also have a big old Norton T&C with auto table drive and Gorton 375( single lip type grinder) New is nice , but you can get a lot more for your funds in the used market.

 

[edisto]

Never had one ( boy has the price jumped up on that), pretty limited vs a full sized unit, which is why I have full sized unit , KOA Ming 40s Max. (this has a tilting head) Have to dig around the used tool sellers to find these . mine is about 1980-85 vintage. Also have a big old Norton T&C with auto table drive and Gorton 375( single lip type grinder) New is nice , but you can get a lot more for your funds in the used market.

Thanks!

Unfortunately, because it is a state school, it is almost impossible to buy anything used.

 

[Lawless]

My next project.

I have Pat’s quick links on my Kubota and they add about 3.5” to the lower lift arm length. The tractor has hydraulic top link and side link so getting the 4” back on the top is $.

Saw this online and did some measuring and math and a buddy cut the parts on his water jet. I have em and will weld it up this weekend.

(I did the markup with measurements, it is based on my specific tractor)


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Well I put it together today. Welder set at 200A, wasn’t particularly trying to make it pretty but it wasn’t too bad.

 

[Lawless]

Well I put it together today. Welder set at 200A, wasn’t particularly trying to make it pretty but it wasn’t too bad.

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And it is on the tractor working as designed.

 

[JimG.]

 

[SimonHS]

 

[Wilhelm]

Milling program for letters, it self adjusts to the specified workpiece size and font.
I never tried it but a coworker did and made himself a house plate with surname and house number.

 

[Gary Courtney]

Looking into buying a small lathe. No absolutely nothing about lathes but wanting to learn. Not wanting to spend thousands on something more or less a novelty to me. Any suggestions on a mini lathe would be appreciated.

 

[SimonHS]

Looking into buying a small lathe. No absolutely nothing about lathes but wanting to learn. Not wanting to spend thousands on something more or less a novelty to me. Any suggestions on a mini lathe would be appreciated.

Lots of advice in these previous threads:

Search results for query: Lathe

opeforum.com

 

[davidwyby]

Looking into buying a small lathe. No absolutely nothing about lathes but wanting to learn. Not wanting to spend thousands on something more or less a novelty to me. Any suggestions on a mini lathe would be appreciated.

I may have one for sale.

 

[Gary Courtney]

I may have one for sale.

interested

 

[srcarr52]

Looking into buying a small lathe. No absolutely nothing about lathes but wanting to learn. Not wanting to spend thousands on something more or less a novelty to me. Any suggestions on a mini lathe would be appreciated.

If you plan on doing chainsaw cylinders I would say nothing less than a 9" throw.