Mr Lance I was wondering what is your theory for useing glass for ways? It just seems a little radical material for ways. I am not trying to put you down about...
Portable gas powered welder for $20.00 Article: (http://www.motherearthnews.com/Do-It-Yourself/1980-11-01/Build-a-20-Portable-DC-Arc-Welder.aspx) Wiring...
Hello Pat You have been asking about a machine to turn large stuff? How about a vertical lathe? I worked in a shop and they had a verticial machine that turned...
Hi all Trying to machining a tool holder, I've observed that I have not any truble with the "sticky ways" problem as it was mentioned by others.Vertical slide...
Hello Pat As you know I have been working on the problem of the sticking ways. The first thing is ease of construction,with simple or a smaller machine. The...
I've created a folder in the "Files" with some info on my home built rectifier. I hope that it is helpful to those of you interested in building one. George...
Hi all Finally I have finished all testings, and I started to cut the chuck backplate .I used the tool holder of my 7X10 mini lathe, and a 10X10mm carbide...
Hi all In the MM library group, in the files folder "hydrostatic bearngs documents " I have recently uploaded some unversity course documents,a readme first...
This is something I wrote to Seattle_metalheads about that $3500 treadle lathe: That lathe is indeed an antique. I have seen pictures of such lathes in a book...
Dear Pat & Group There were very interesting links here. Notably the Fonley Lathe . I once read about this lathe and at the end was a link to and plans for...
Group, Something that seems to not have been mentioned is how things were made very very precisely flat with simple hand tools and lots of effort. Thats...
Hi All New MM components arived today from a company in Athens :http://ph.groups.yahoo.com/group/multimachine/photos/view/dea8? b=83 This is a compound slide ,...
I got this link from another group I am a member of. Its about a aluminum foundry in Africa that uses old tires as fuel. I know its not directly related to the...
A previous poster said it right,"use a MM to build a CNC but not to be one". The inertia of a 300 lb. vertical slide is simply too much for an economical...
Hi all Searching in the internet archive I've found this exellent text book:http://www.archive.org/details/lathebeddesign00hornrich Now since it is a too large...
Hi Keith Ysterday, while examining your drawings ,I have find them very good! The only thing that I want to add, especialy to the table and base design is to...
If you were running the HHO stream directly into the intake, with no air, you would get "pure water" exhaust. The problem is that apparently, you are not. As...
________________________________________________________________________ I'm new to this group, but I see a number of possible users. BTW, where others might...
Where have you been? I thought I must have done something stupid to run you off! Note to our newer members..... Kevin Olson drew the awesome Romig bed...
Hi All I have finally uploaded a design of a new MM configuration ( a 3-machine block one ) as a try to build a more stable MM.It is in the folder "new MM...
Dear Pat I would like to ask the group for assistance in obtaining the name of a group on how to repair a Canadian Tire battery charger. Over the years...
Pat and Group, This stuff is free and open source. It is much easier to build a CNC with a multimachine than to try and outfit a multimachine with controls. ...
Hello all, My 2 cents on a cheap motor for 3rd world CNC --. You can convert car alternators to run as a 3 phase motor or 12-48vdc stepper pretty easy. They...
has anyone tried using brown's gas in thier cars??? Does anyone have a reason why a device like this wouldn't work ???? IS it a scam??? Been researching it for...
