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9andout, you're a good man. And yes, I'm a Ford guy too. I have a 57' F100, a 59' F100 panel, and a 59' F100 factory 4X4. Lord knows why I said Camaro, I guess I was trying to relate to those other guys. LOL

If that is true, it's nothing short of a horrible disservice to the fine craftsmen, artist really, that produce work that is nothing less than phenomenal. Their work is up to, and steps on the definition of "perfect". I didn't, even the basic operations he wants to carry out require special...

At age 10 my daughter was running a mill, a lathe, an O.D. grinder, an I.D. grinder, a surface grinder, and a hone. As well as the standard support equipment, doing precision inspection, and critical deburring. She since attended a trade school and is a certified welder. What were you doing...

Ok, 1) How a person, any person, can hold a material in their hand and not recognize it as a plastic or not seems impossible to me. 2) If Delrin is the better choice for a collet, then why has Hardinge, the last word in collets, offered a Nylon collet since the 50's and not a Delrin collet...

Ok, so you say you're not completely new to light manufacturing. Well, you need to learn about materials. Collets, bushings, adapters, spacers........... "Good old Nylon, (Zytel), is the better choice" Cost less, more durable, more available, and it's the industry standard for those...

CW, when I said that I didn't mean for cues. I meant in life in general. Like,....for example, when you're broke down on the side of the road, a cheap set of wrenches is better than no wrenches at all. You know what I mean. I can't stand all this Harbor Freight, bottom of the barrel, very low...

Not to throw a wet blanket on good fortune but that machine is...... I don't want to make you feel bad, but,.... the up side is any lathe is better than no lathe. I suggest that you use that little machine and knock out some little jobs for local guys like hot rod guys, motorcycle guys, the...

It's kinda like plastic? excuse me?..... it is plastic. Self lubricating? sorry, no it isn't? If you're trying to help the guy, help the guy, he is taking this stuff seriously.

No!, what they are saying is that using a dead sharp tool, picture the tip of a threading tool, the surface will be one big mess. The cutting tool "tip" should have a radius of at least .020 to .030. The bigger the radius, the slower the speed of the work piece. Pick up a piece of 1/2" to 5/8"...

The place here in Burbank, CA. is called..... "Fantasia Billiards" http://www.fantasiabilliards.com/ I happened by this place in the late 80's/early 90's while it was under construction. There were several workers running Skil saws, putting up drywall, painting, and installing paneling. In...

I'm helping all day at a yard sale here in the San Fernando Valley. Murphy's law I guess.

Great video. Last couple of days I was day dreaming about a robot that could play pool. In my mind the robot looked like one of those bomb disposal robots. I figured, get some university students to trick it out and your on your way. Well, it's already been done,.... it's a modern world.

If it's like that, this unit just got real expensive. A vision system, an aiming system, laser or sonar distance system. And now it will need..... well, software This would be a "whole banana" unit.

Sure, I understand. I'll speak up right now about aiming systems. They have to be accurate, and above all they have to repeat. There you have it in a nutshell. Thank you all for coming, there is coffee and doughnuts in the back against the wall. Feel free to ask any questions that you...

Yes, no problem there. Daveo is correct. Ideally there should be no additional friction and no added mass. If the cue could be suspended, in a magnetic field for instance...... Floating, without any external influences. That would be a tough nut to crack. I remember something Hillery...

I have seen the designation CTE, and read somewhere that it represents "Center To Edge", but I have not read up on the subject. Where can I study and get up to speed about it? I may be able to toss an idea or two into the hat.

Ahhh, they "spin" it. I'll be darn, that does make sense. If you took the guards off the machine that line would be on the floor, on the walls, on the ceiling.... Like tying a 1/2" nut to a piece of string, it can just hang there. But if you spin it like a zoot suiter spins a watch chain...

I called and left a message. He might be in the field. I'll get back to you when I hear from him. Take care, RMS