Is it my turn? Anything to do with lathes, mills and other shop tools

Yeah, the more I think about how big it is, the less enthusiastic I am about it. If he ever returns my message, I'll at least go look at it.
 
Just turned this
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Into this.
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The 6" bridgeport was just too big/heavy for my mill, prolly 80 lbs. the new 5" About 45 lbs. can be used with or without the swivel.
Took about 4 days to get here. Chinese made $100 shipped. Box a bit flimsy spent 10 minutes breaking the sharp corners with a wet stone. Jaws can be bolted on outsides so it will hold big plates. Still need to clean up the rough casting on the handle.
 
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Nice of you to drop in. Wassamatter.... your Victory break down..... :sneaky:

Haha, no, just dropped it (again).

kinda looks like a fancy cruise control part, video or it didn't happen.....

Ummm, well, ok, let's just say it didn't happen.

For now....

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... I guess you just change the bag when it gets full??

Kinda looks full now.

Something for @kopcicle.

Truing 3-jaw chuck jaws.
Grind slots in the jaws, to fit a sacrificial aluminum ring.
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Clamp down on the ring,
Then use the tiny grinder to resurface the jaw points.
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That same setup was used to grind the slots, about 0.062" wide.

You probably already have this, just an excerpt.
Metric threading on the Atlas/Craftsman 618.
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My notes on cutting 1.5mm threads...
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Had my first tool crash today. :eek::yikes:

Tried to print a second 3D object without removing the first one. I positioned the second one well away but didn't account for the fact that the print head moves to the print location in all three axes simultaneously and when it moved from home to the back corner where I situated object 2, it hit object 1.

No harm done other than a ruined print and a badly stained set of skivvies. Cleaned up, re-leveled the table, grouped the objects together as a single print and we're off to the races.
 
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That's lamp hardware , nominal .377" threaded 27 TPI
Threaded M10 x 1.5
Then I hit a snag.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B06XBYJMR1/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
3/8" x 16 tpi
Just for amusement , 1.5 mm thread is 16.9 TPI ...
So all I had was the too long 3/8" x 16 TPI that started this mess.
One end is now 3/8" x 16 TPI the other was single pointed M10 x 1.5 .
I'll get some more tube from the local hardware store for some limited diameter through chuck capability.
It will get the 3/8" - 16 on one end and M10 x 1.5 on the other.
I suppose another hand wheel is in order so I don't have to keep switching...
 
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