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  1. TonyHallo

    Mini lathe (and mill) discussion.

    Never have enough tools! How did you resolve your power problem on the mill?
  2. TonyHallo

    Mini lathe (and mill) discussion.

    Kind of odd! You got me thinking of a smaller scale. I don't know about the output listed, you have two options, quadrapture and 1 v pp. My display uses a RS422 TTL and I don't if either of those will work, I'm rather sure yours is TTL as well. Rewiring was easy, I just mentioned it to make...
  3. TonyHallo

    Mini lathe (and mill) discussion.

    The magnetic scale arrived today for the cross slide. It is installed and I can now touch the chuck jaws with a tool now, I'm happy. See the before and after photos. I did need to rewire the plug to match my RS422 pinout. Above is the original glass scale, it was 2 1/4" long. The magnetic...
  4. TonyHallo

    Mini lathe (and mill) discussion.

    I tried using the follow rest once but things didn't work as expected. I like the way Joe Pie does it with micarta board.
  5. TonyHallo

    PM Research Mini Engine Lathe Build

    That's coming along nicely.
  6. TonyHallo

    Mini lathe (and mill) discussion.

    2.75 x 25.4 =69.85, should be fine.
  7. TonyHallo

    Mini lathe (and mill) discussion.

    I used a glass cutter to cut the glass, very easy to do. All of my scales were cut to length.
  8. TonyHallo

    Mini lathe (and mill) discussion.

    I pulled the trigger on a 5" magnetic scale, hopefully it will work with my display. I will need to rewire the plug because my display uses a different pinout. With a little luck the 6" chuck will clear, if not I will gain 1" of travel, the glass scale is 2 1/4" while the magnetic is 1 1/4"...
  9. TonyHallo

    Yippee! What the postman brought

    That seems like quite a bit of power for a scale Taylorcraft. The 1/3 scale JTEC Taylorcraft spans 112", engine size recommended is 50 to 100 cc.
  10. TonyHallo

    PM Research Mini Engine Lathe Build

    Looks good, so the ways were cut with a chamfer end mill?
  11. TonyHallo

    Mini lathe (and mill) discussion.

    Where did you purchase the slide, have a link?
  12. TonyHallo

    Mini lathe (and mill) discussion.

    Built this mechanism for the power feed on my mill x axis. The power feed was made from a windshield wiper motor, 15 volt 20 amp power supply and a pulse width dc motor controller. An 1 1/8" socket is used to engage and disengage the feed, it slides on a half inch piece of key stock fitted on...
  13. TonyHallo

    Mini lathe (and mill) discussion.

    Doesn't look long enough, what am I missing? And thank you again for the guide.
  14. TonyHallo

    The 'What did you do in your workshop tonight?' thread

    Just got back from Clearwater, didn't spend any time at the ball park however the hotel where we stayed was loaded with Philly fans. Did manage to drink a few beers!
  15. TonyHallo

    Yippee! What the postman brought

    Like a DA 120 or an OS 120?
  16. TonyHallo

    Mini lathe (and mill) discussion.

    Smart wife!!!! Happy husband!!!
  17. TonyHallo

    PM Research Mini Engine Lathe Build

    Does the kit provide a list of tooling needed?
  18. TonyHallo

    Mini lathe (and mill) discussion.

    You have seen my install and all I can say it is very rarely that interference is an issue, only when I use the 6" four jaw chuck. I'm thinking about a 5" four jaw that the cross slide scale will fit under. Vevor has a 5" 3 jaw for $82 plus I will need a 6" adapter plate for $70.
  19. TonyHallo

    Scale Nelitz 1/3 scale Cub build

    The Roto 85 is about 2 3/4 pounds heavier than the OS 320, if you had an idea how the balance will come out it may help you make an informed decision. The other point to consider is power, I'm swinging a 26x8 prop at 6000 at WOT, normal flight is in the 4600 to 4800 rpm range. The listed prop...
  20. TonyHallo

    Mini lathe (and mill) discussion.

    The DRO on the carriage and cross slide are nice, get them fast. Nice install.
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