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I tried a cutoff tool and the chatter was so bad on my small lathe.,,,Bob

If i would build another taper attachment i would use a rectangle bar for the sine bar instead of round bar as i did. The round bar is fine but i had some old wheels to run on it and making them would be a pain in the rear. I also have to remove the complete cross slide screw so the cross slide moves freely to follow the taper but thats only a 2 minute job...Bob More how to pics here>> southbend10k : SouthBendLathe10k and lathe projects.

If anyone want plans for any of there items just drop me a line..Bob Pic 1 ER40 collet chuck. Pic 2 Ball Turner. Will make balls up to 3" OD. Pic 3 Cross slide hole driller. Used to drill set screw holes. Pic 4 Taper attachment. Pic 5 Giant faceplate from a cast iron disc. Pic 6 Drilling faceplate with cr slide hole driller and index plate.

My new SBL had a broken pulley so i made a new one from 4" CRS on my other SBL. I did all the grooving from a 1/4" HSS bit ground to a point. All that is left is the keyway and set screw...Bob

I have 3 tables of different sizes. The best thing is they are all the same height so i can put them together for big stuff...Bob

If it isn't stainless or cast its 7018 for me or 70S6 in my mig...Bob

I have 4 metal lathes. 2 SB 10 inchers. A light 10K and a heavy 10L. The 10L i just bought and don't have set up yet. My 10K has been my use daily lathe for the last 3 years. There are lots of projects i have made here southbend10k : SouthBendLathe10k and lathe projects. I have made almost all the tooling i use and it works fine and was cheap to make. I also made an ER40 collet chuck for my 10K as well as a giant cast iron face plate. I also made a cross slide hole driller that can drill set screw holes without removing the part from the lathe and it works great. I also have 2 Craftsman 6x12's that i don't use except for real small stuff. Here are a few pics. First one is the 10L i bought off ebay. 2nd and 3rd pic is my 10K which is also an ebay lathe. If anyone ever needs anything made give me a yell. If you are around NE Ohio/ western PA and want to learn how to run a lathe give me a yell also, my shop is always open to anyone...Bob

I also would go with a 4 1/2 x 6 bandsaw, they can be had for under 200 bucks. I cut thousands of pieces a month in mine. Here is a link for some of the oddball stuff i have cut and someday you may need to improvise to cut...Bob sawking : 4x6 Bandsaw Cutting Tips!

Baltimore Belting if you want a ready made good one cheap...Bob southbend10k : SouthBendLathe10k and lathe projects.

I just made one for rolling my O Scale railroad track, sure its only 5" tall but the design is the same for a bigger one. Just make to suit...Bob Yahoo! Photos - Track Roller 5 inches tall

I have 3 inside cats and 2 mini weiner dogs that sniff out everything. When i do get a stray mouse the cats will round it up and play with it until i take it away. Now my neighbor lady has lots of mice and uses that sticky paper trap for them...Bob

Do you use the little felt wipers on your wire? So do some don't, i do and they get dirty. I run salvage dirty S-6 wire on my welder, 300# in the last 6 years and i am still on the orig liner. I get a good deal on tips from ebay seller jeff nolan welders4less and when i run good wire i get it from him also and get the tips shipped along with the wire for free...Bob

I used to use paint thinner to keep mine in then blow it out with an airhose before putting it back into the gun...Bob

You have some good ideas so far and here is another. I built trailers 500 in all to sell. I never put used axles on them always buying or building new ones. There is alot of difference in trailer axles and mobile home axles, being the axle tube thickness, magnets, shoes, and backing plates for the drums everything else is about the same. Anyway when you make up the axle assembely weld the hangers to some 1/2"x3" flatbar the length of both axle sets plus a few inches on either end. That way you can bolt the sub assembely to the springs, put on the tires and roll the whole works under the frame. Then you can move the frame around to get a feel for tongue weight and such, then just stich the 1/2"x3 to your tube frame, it will also make your frame stronger where the hanger would have welded on to the tube. We put our tandems 1' back from center, so the center of the rocker bolt would be 1' back from the trailer center. Just my .02....Bob Metal Master Fab Yahoo! Photos - Trailers i have built

I never welded one yet, but the question comes up all the time on other forums....Bob The ABANA Forums: Anvil repair

Most burners bricks just sit in place. I built coal stoves for 10 years when the fad was high in the 70's - 80's. You can cement them together with high heat cement like for a blast furnace but the average homeowner wouldn't have access to it from an average hardware store...Bob

I am not a blacksmith per say, but i do have more than 30 years of iron work of some kind. I was a Journeyman Sheet Metal Worker, a Millwright, Machinist, Trailer and Woodburner builder, and now big oil. Couldn't pass the money to work in a refinery. I own my own company, Metal Master Fab, doing small jobs no one else wants to mess with. I also build ceiling O Scale train layouts from steel some with 1,000+ parts Tracks OverHesds I also run a South Bend Lathe group on yahoo southbend10k : SouthBendLathe10k and lathe projects. where i post 100's of pics for guys to learn on with usefull projects. I did the wrought iron work thing a few years back, railings, shepherds hooks and 82 other items i manfactured and sold. So here i am...Bob

I made thousands of parts from 5/8" SS round. Very tough on the ironworker both the dies and the parts, they will have some distortion. I cut all my parts with a 7 1/2 HP cutoff saw. Dusty, dirty and burrs galore. I deburred them right on the cutoff saw wheel side. Just my .02 ...Bob