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Get off your arse and make some more, lol. ;) Lee Casto

Are the signatures on the shaft only or are there signatures on the butt section too ?? Lee Casto

Frank, there is a guy on ebay that sells them as sets or individually. Lee

Thank everyone for their purchases. This helped tremendously in paying for my taper bars. ALL packages are boxed up and taken to the post office and will ship out today. ALL delivery confirmation numbers have also been PM'd to the respective buyers. You can also track your packages through your...

If you go onto Todd's website under the parts and accessories list, he has a breakdown of the headstock (and the whole lathe assembly too) so you can see how it breaks down and comes apart.

Just added power feed to my MidAmerica lathe about 2 weeks ago and JUST bought taper bars tonight to add on to it next week. I've been a huge pain in his arse over the last few weeks,lol. Todd is wonderful to deal with !!!

Awesome. That's great info Kim. Gonna be "attempting" my first ever taper in a few more weeks after getting some taper bars next week. This is all info I can base off of or at least gives me an idea for a starting point. How do you get your lathe to spin as slow as 200rpm ?? The slowest mine...

Todd (forum member tsp&b) with MidAmerica has great entry level repair lathes at great prices. His customer service is also great. You can't leave out Chris Hightower. He also has excellent machines. Chris also has outstanding service. Lee Casto

Thanks KJ. I know you don't NEED sanding mandrels. I was just curious as to what builders used before the carbide mandrel craze came out. Seems a regular steel (or even aluminum) mandrel, almost like the ones that Prather sells, would suffice just fine. I was just curious is all. Lee Casto

LOL.... thanks Kenny. I knew I would get that answer at least once if not by all. Lee Casto

Sorry, obviously I was mistaking. Lee Casto

Before the carbide sanding mandrels hit the scene, what was used ?? The only maintenance pins I have are the skinny ones from Unigue. Would like something a little larger and closer to joint size when comes time for final sanding.

If I'm not mistaking. I thought I remember reading awhile back that Kim uses the same method to do his coring. Maybe he'll see this eventually and chime in. Lee Casto

Dave...... How long does it take you to core a forearm using this method ?? How slow do you have to go ?? Lee Casto

You're about 60 days too early. I will be hunting one at the end of Febuary. :(

More Stuff........ A few more items...... 1ea. 4" digital calipers. Pretty sure these are Pittsburg brand that came from Harbor Freight. One free battery included. SOLD DISCLAIMER........... I MYSELF fricking HATE these brand calipers and they don't work well IMHO. You have to keep pressure on...

Cleaning up the shop a little and trying to raise a little cash for some taper bars. Baby needs shoes and daddy spent it on taper bars so stuff/junk for sale. 1ea. Mitutoyo Digital Indicator Model# 575-123. Perfect Condition. $75.00 shipped SOLD 1ea. Tap Holder / Tapping Aid - Only used...

Thanks Tom. Just placed my order. :smile:

Tom...... Is the shipping $2.07 regardless of quantity or $2.07 for every 10 tips ??

Takeitdown, I'll be cleaning up my shop in the next few days (probably Friday) and will have a few odds and ends that I'm gonna put up for sale. There's not a LOT on your list but still a few tools and cleaning supplies you could use. Just waiting for Christmas to get over and the house to...