Recent content by Lil Foot

I search eboy whenever I need inserts- I can usually find partial packs for pennies on the dollar. Not always the grade, coating, or radius I would prefer, but usually at tremendous savings. Have found some at estate & garage sales. I once saw some insert packages in a trash can at an estate...

Sean, sorry to hear about the finger. How 'bout some scary pics when its convenient? Driveway looks amazing! (and I should know!)

Other cutting tools, c'sinks, c'bores, flycutters, boring heads, tap alignment tools, various pins/drill blanks for picking up holes, center finders, etc. But I have also held parts in the spindle collets for various machining operations. I last put some 4" long 5/16-18 FH teflon bolts in the...

That was my first thought - an insert in the 5/8 thread with a 10mm internal thread. Insert & drawbar hardened, of course. The only drawback I see is that it might limit the length of parts you put in the collets.

I know this is probably not practical for most people, but if it was mine, it would get torn down & taken out to the shop where it would get fill plug holes added.

When I rebuilt mine, (which has filler plugs) I found there is an oil seal on the shaft just outside the diff, which would seem to stop any oil from migrating from the diff to the gear cases. Maybe early ones without fill plugs didn't have these seals?

I do still have the bucket, but I no longer want to sell it separately from the B670 backhoe I have for sale. I initially bought the hoe for spare hydraulic parts (cylinders& such) for my B670, but now that I have an excavator, having the spare hoe seems unnecessary. So it will be easier to...

My favorite machining related saying: "Precision is an attitude, not a skill."

I have used PVC and ABS, no appreciable difference I can see. Of course, the ultimate: https://www.r2manufacturing.com/products/edge-tamer?srsltid=AU7gw4Ul_5lhkHXYBINpi_GYbTZjd7jtW71bZR_HpGWX0YcfFgunPJSN

Welcome aboard! As stated above, be prepared to get busy. Not sure how I ever found time to work before retirement. o_O

That is one clean unit! (y)

What brand and size is your bandsaw?

I often do jobs where I have to swing the head over & hang parts off the table. (1st pic) Whenever I do, I have bumped my noggin on the DRO shelf/arm 11teen times over the years. The DRO sits on an aluminum bar bolted to the ram, and pivots back & forth. (2nd pic) I checked the stock/parts...

Why, you need a Chevy towed? :ROFLMAO:;):)