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    Microkinetics lathe?

    Best to learn on manual tool room lathe with 40 inches between centers. CNC requires past experience to do programing. CNC will cost a lot in scrap parts, damaged tooling, lathe repairs, and frustration while you go through the learning process. Resolution may not give as nice a taper as taper...
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    leather wraps

    Bought the video but not the fixture. Good fixture if you have the volume to justify expense. A six inch lathe file has a " safe " edge and would be ideal for this application. A " safe " edge has no teeth which would allow you to remove the small radius left in the corner of the leather grove...
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    how much to fix this?

    Best glue is structural epoxy. Most practical glue is Loctite Prism instant adheasive #401 surface insensitive or #411 toughened. Prism instant glues are expensive but most pool halls have some for reattaching tips. Trueheart
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    Butterfly Points????????

    Chris's method works great but must be very precise as all errors get attenuated by a factor of about 100 times because of low angle. I got a mismatch by using milling equipment that was not as accurate as stated. Even a few thousanths of an inch difference in veneer thickness will show up...
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    whats yalls take on an "interference fit" shaft and joint?

    Interference Fit is a machinist term which means the pin is slightly larger than the hole, for a metal cue joint about .0001 inches. For metal pin into a wood hole about about .003 inches. For ease of assembly a slight taper is used to achieve this effect. An interference fit screw will not come...
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    Indicating the joint pin

    Thread Alignment Good to hear from another Canadian, eh. I am tool and die maker by trade, cuemaker by desire. Threading is a very highly developed machining practice. Metal threads have varying degrees of accuracy which are referred to as the fit or grade of thread. Some threads have zero...
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    Indicating the joint pin

    Yes that is very accurate if the male thread is turned in the lathe to a tight fit and used as a mandrel to turn the outside diameter of the Delrin internally threaded rod. Chris Hightower uses this technique for making perfectly concentric brass joint inserts. Since the threaded mandrel is...
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    Indicating the joint pin

    Indicating threads If you only use one or two thread sizes make a female gage from UHMW plastic or Delrin. In a metal lathe in one set up ( maintains concenticity ) turn a convenient diameter then center drill, drill, and cut the desired thread with a tap then part off gage. Screw gauge onto...
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    Old Honduras Rosewood

    Make sure it is not Brazilian Rosewood. Brazilian Rosewood has been classified endangered species. If border authorities spot it they will confiscate any article built with it. Charlie
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    porter cable roter can't remove collet nut

    Jammed Collet To remove a tool from a jammed collet give the collet nut a sharp tap with a piece of brass after loosening the nut. This problem is common with collets that are not fully hardened and precision ground. Quality collets loosen automatically by continuously loosening the nut until...
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    Lathe Workbench / Desk

    Work Bench Excellent industrial work benches with really high load capacities and modular construction are available from IAC Industries. Being industrial the benches will last a lifetime but cost a fair dollar. The most surprising thing about IAC benches are how good they look. The IAC...
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    gun drill collet set up?

    1 inch size chosen at random, most popular coring size is 3/4 plus glue line thickness. Support has to be aligned but its main purpose is to keep the drill bit from flexing, bending, and breaking under pressure.
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    Glueing Butt Sleeves

    Glue Selection Check out System 3 web site for glue info. System Three's subsiduary Industrial Formulators also has excellent web site and info. Structrrual epoxy grades such as T-88 are best because they are most forgiving in fit up and have best long term structural characteristics. Three...
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    Glueing Butt Sleeves

    Glue Selection Check out System 3 web site for glue info. System Three's subsiduary Industrial Formulators also has excellent web site and info. Structrrual epoxy grades such as T-88 are best because they are most forgiving in fit up and have best long term structural characteristics. Three...
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    gun drill collet set up?

    Drilling Straight One of the most important things in drilling straight is a properly sharpened quality drill. Improperly sharpened drills wander and cut oversize. For accurate deep hole drilling professional machine sharpening is a must. Charlie
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