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  1. Stevendavis

    What beer ya drinking tonight?

    #2 and #4 would have been at the top of my list!
  2. Stevendavis

    PM Research Mini Engine Lathe Build

    Spent a couple hours after work making a couple of the gears.
  3. Stevendavis

    Yippee! What the postman brought

    Postman brought another piece of the puzzle today. ER40 collet block for the mill. :cool:
  4. Stevendavis

    PM Research Mini Engine Lathe Build

    Thank you so much agian for doing that!!
  5. Stevendavis

    PM Research Mini Engine Lathe Build

    Tried it. I get the "you may not start a conversation with TonyHallo" pop up. Don't know what the deal is. I must be blocked some how.
  6. Stevendavis

    PM Research Mini Engine Lathe Build

    Hey Tony, I can't find where I can send you a PM. How do I go about doing that.
  7. Stevendavis

    PM Research Mini Engine Lathe Build

    If it's going on a mini lathe the ER40's are working out great.
  8. Stevendavis

    PM Research Mini Engine Lathe Build

    You will really like them! A 5C set will suit you nicely!
  9. Stevendavis

    PM Research Mini Engine Lathe Build

    That looks wonderful Tony! Thank you very very much!! I’ll get you the address.
  10. Stevendavis

    PM Research Mini Engine Lathe Build

    Looks good Tony, But the threaded part must be in the center of two non threaded ends. I can do the center drilling and also cut in the key slot. I just don't have any way to cut the threads. The threads look really good though!!
  11. Stevendavis

    What beer ya drinking tonight?

    Modelo again!
  12. Stevendavis

    PM Research Mini Engine Lathe Build

    All I did today is the first stage of making the 4 jaw chuck.
  13. Stevendavis

    Scale Nelitz 1/3 scale Cub build

    I've got to get busy and do that myself. Looks good.
  14. Stevendavis

    PM Research Mini Engine Lathe Build

    Thank you!!
  15. Stevendavis

    PM Research Mini Engine Lathe Build

    Hey Tony, Do you feel like another project for me? I don't have any way to make this worm gear at the moment. I can't single point standard threads right now. My lathe has a metric lead screw and the only way I know of to make this is by single point threading.
  16. Stevendavis

    PM Research Mini Engine Lathe Build

    Thanks Tony!
  17. Stevendavis

    PM Research Mini Engine Lathe Build

    This will be the orientation once it's mounted in the headstock.
  18. Stevendavis

    PM Research Mini Engine Lathe Build

    The last thing I got done was the spindle itself. A little challenging as it's 2.5" long, with a through hole of 3/32". The spindle is made out of 5/16 CRS. It turned out great so far. Every thing fits very nicely and turns smoothly and the through hole is on the money. I still need to put the...
  19. Stevendavis

    PM Research Mini Engine Lathe Build

    press fit went nicely. The assembly came out great so far.
  20. Stevendavis

    PM Research Mini Engine Lathe Build

    Next was the drive gear that gets pressed into the wedding cake, " step pully". All these parts also have through holes drilled in them.
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