plane_crazzy Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 I just got this baby unloaded this past saturday. Havent even gotten it wired up yet, but I cannot wait. US Burke right out of Cincinnati. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macbruce Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 Sweet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 Nice score! Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plane_crazzy Posted April 9, 2013 Author Share Posted April 9, 2013 I am very pleased. I got some tooling cheap off of craigslist so I am anxious to start making chips. I have used one before, but anyone have any good ideas for beginner/practice ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bosox Posted May 6, 2013 Share Posted May 6, 2013 Great find! Did you use it already? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plane_crazzy Posted May 7, 2013 Author Share Posted May 7, 2013 My VFD to wire it up should arrive today. I am hopeful to see it run this coming weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HWHII Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 Nice size! Just what I have been looking for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bosox Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 Goodluck on that! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldanvilyoungsmith Posted May 8, 2013 Share Posted May 8, 2013 I have used one before, but anyone have any good ideas for beginner/practice ideas? One of the basic projects they have us do at the machines shop at the college is a tap block. Take a block of steel or aluminum, say something along the lines of 2.5" x 6" x 1/2". Square the corners and mill sides down to a specified size, face the top and bottom, and drill/tap holes for a handful of different common taps. Make sure the holes are all perfectly, evenly spaced! ;) Then if you want to, you use punches to mark what hole is what size. Nice little block to store your taps, or check the size of an unknown one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doc Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 First things first..........Before you make anything if you don't know how ? Learn to trammel the head to the table and square the vise to your axis's, other wise everything you try to make will be out of true and probably just plain junk. Just my two cents Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plane_crazzy Posted May 16, 2013 Author Share Posted May 16, 2013 Thanks doc, I was figuring that was a given, but always best to be sure. The tap block does sound like a good project. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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