I appreciate you saying that. This is my little world right now.I’m absolutely loving this journey.
Thanks for the updates!
I appreciate you saying that. This is my little world right now.I’m absolutely loving this journey.
Thanks for the updates!
Your ingenuity amazes me sometimes. In a good way.....Lathe progress. Fabricated a bracket/mount for the extra 3 phase motor off the mill (mill was setup for vertical and horizontal milling, not using the horizontal portion). Just waiting on some belts to arrive today before I give pictures of the setup. I'll use the VFD to control the mill and the lathe (switch setup to power one or other, not both at same time). Using the VFD to control the speed of the lathe, I eliminated the complex factory setup and will no longer require swapping belts to different pulleys and using the back gear for low speeds. I can control the RPM of the motor itself instead. Basically direct drive, motor to lathe spindle. Motor is 1 1/2hp, instead of 1/3hp that was on there previously. It's bigger than the headstock.
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Meanwhile, I'm addressing some things while waiting. Spindle nut was chewed up from previous owners. It requires a spanner wrench, that I don't have. I used a punch for removal, but that chews up the hole where the spanner goes. Got to looking around and the nut was basically same size as an AR-15 barrel nut. So I went that direction and made 5 slots along the circumference.
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Lathe progress. Fabricated a bracket/mount for the extra 3 phase motor off the mill (mill was setup for vertical and horizontal milling, not using the horizontal portion). Just waiting on some belts to arrive today before I give pictures of the setup. I'll use the VFD to control the mill and the lathe (switch setup to power one or other, not both at same time). Using the VFD to control the speed of the lathe, I eliminated the complex factory setup and will no longer require swapping belts to different pulleys and using the back gear for low speeds. I can control the RPM of the motor itself instead. Basically direct drive, motor to lathe spindle. Motor is 1 1/2hp, instead of 1/3hp that was on there previously. It's bigger than the headstock.
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Meanwhile, I'm addressing some things while waiting. Spindle nut was chewed up from previous owners. It requires a spanner wrench, that I don't have. I used a punch for removal, but that chews up the hole where the spanner goes. Got to looking around and the nut was basically same size as an AR-15 barrel nut. So I went that direction and made 5 slots along the circumference.
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WTF? I called you a genius and cookie gets a call out?? Is it because he used the word "loving"?I appreciate you saying that. This is my little world right now.
They're not open on Mondays.hey Vinny, did you end up making a deal on that 97B?
They can be tough to get rid of. Sometime a local car crushing/recycling company will take them (usually for a fee). Find the local scrapper to cut it up - if you can find a reliable one....The gardener has been cleaning up our last rural renewal project, just filling bag after bag with trash she is picking up. When I get the green light from the docs I'm going to start canning up the buildings and sheds with the front loader. Not sure what to do with the mobile home.
Target practice (summertime gala event!) then a group tear down?The gardener has been cleaning up our last rural renewal project, just filling bag after bag with trash she is picking up. When I get the green light from the docs I'm going to start canning up the buildings and sheds with the front loader. Not sure what to do with the mobile home.
Target practice (summertime gala event!) then a group tear down?
What's the difference between an enthusiast and an addict? Asking for a friend...
Is THAT why I’m always hungry?An enthusiast can still afford basic needs like food.
Tannerite…. Lots of it. Maybe a cannon… and a sock…The gardener has been cleaning up our last rural renewal project, just filling bag after bag with trash she is picking up. When I get the green light from the docs I'm going to start canning up the buildings and sheds with the front loader. Not sure what to do with the mobile home.
OK, so I was going to order from Greg Cote, but they only had the nickel plated in stock which actually made GC just a bit more expensive than Arms Unlimited shipped for what I know is the same mag, but AU was selling the SA branded mags.Apologies, coming back to this so I can get an order in.
Is Mec-Gar the OEM for Springfield on these do you know? I've generally stayed OEM for magazines in the past, but then I'm used to the striker fired world.
Just trying to decide between ordering on Greg Cote and ordering these:
https://armsunlimited.com/springfield-sa35-15-round-9mm-magazine/ (which appear to be OEM)
Also, nickel plated worth the extra $ if I do order from Greg Cote?
I believe someone is a enthusiastic addict.....What's the difference between an enthusiast and an addict? Asking for a friend...
Real Men of Genius........
So do these food and basics purchases extend to said enthusiast's family as well or just the "enthusiast"... Asking for a friend.An enthusiast can still afford basic needs like food.