Over the July fourth holiday this year, I decided on an impulse project to build a gib screw locking tool for my Lewis Horizonal Mill. After a intro milling project,…
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Headstock Spider – Boring Down
Once I had the Headstock Spider out of the Lewis Horizontal Mill, I needed to open up the bore to have a snug fit on the lathe’s headstock. The first…
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Headstock Spider – Drilling and Tapping
The headstock spider for my south bend 9a lathe made some great progress with the help of the Lewis Mill and decent vise. Up until now, I have only built…
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ER32 Collets for the Lewis Horizontal Mill
After acquiring a Lewis Horizontal Mill, I took stock in my inventory of tooling. My current skillset in milling is that of a complete “newbie” hobbyist, so I am literally…
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Lighting up the South Bend Lathe
Now that I have a few months working on the old South Bend Lathe, it has become crystal clear that I need to improve the lighting around the machine. The…
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