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Posted by Jim Wilkins on April 17, 2008, 6:43 am
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> Naw...I have a milling machine.
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> I just couldn't pass up this bargain.
The best bargain I ever found was a Starrett Last Word tagged
"pressure gage $7"
Jim Wilkins
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Posted by Wes on April 16, 2008, 7:20 pm
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>I recently found a milling attachment for my Atlas lathe in a used tool
>emporium.
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>It was missing the two square-head bolts that hold things in the vise.
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>I paid $25.00 US (Twenty-five dollars) for the tool.
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>Did I get screwed?
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>(Now removing tongue from cheek.)
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I'm thinking this was a gloat. Am I right?
Wes
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in their eyes." Dick Anthony Heller
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Posted by Ignoramus12441 on April 16, 2008, 8:05 pm
Please log in for more thread options A related topic, sort of the inverse of what the OP asked.
I have a mill, but no lathe.
I splurged once and bought a lathe chuck with R8 backing. I found out
that I could actually perform the most basic milling operations, such
as using a cutoff blade and reducing diameters. This chuck was already
useful once. Just curious if anyone else tried it.
i
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Posted by Jim Wilkins on April 17, 2008, 6:40 am
Please log in for more thread options On Apr 16, 8:05=A0pm, Ignoramus12441 <ignoramus12...@NOSPAM.
12441.invalid> wrote:
> A related topic, sort of the inverse of what the OP asked.
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> I have a mill, but no lathe.
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> I splurged once and bought a lathe chuck with R8 backing. I found out
> that I could actually perform the most basic milling operations, such
> as using a cutoff blade and reducing diameters. This chuck was already
> useful once. Just curious if anyone else tried it.
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> i
I've run a model shop at electronics companies that don't have or need
a lathe, and used the mill to shorten or turn down standoffs a few
times. The only problem I noticed was the bit shifting in the vise.
Jim Wilkins
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Posted by Wes on April 17, 2008, 6:52 pm
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>I have a mill, but no lathe.
>
>I splurged once and bought a lathe chuck with R8 backing. I found out
>that I could actually perform the most basic milling operations, such
>as using a cutoff blade and reducing diameters. This chuck was already
>useful once. Just curious if anyone else tried it.
I've turned pins using collets in my bridgeport, bits in the mill vise.
Great minds think a like ;)
Wes
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"Additionally as a security officer, I carry a gun to protect
government officials but my life isn't worth protecting at home
in their eyes." Dick Anthony Heller
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> Naw...I have a milling machine.
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> I just couldn't pass up this bargain.