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Neil Wyatt01/09/2017 21:29:06
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'Big Red' has now moved into the space formerly occupied by my X2 mill and Record No. 3.

I've retreated to a bottle of Newkie Brown as I can't find a way to cut the end off the old bench so it can fit cross-wise where I was going to put the lathe. Good news is I can fit the small cabinet with reamers, taps, measuring equipment to the left of the lathe. Or maybe park the bandsaw in there...

Michael Briggs01/09/2017 22:59:34
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Posted by Michael-w on 01/09/2017 16:53:35:

I much prefer solid ground to shape parting tools or insert ones rather than the parting blades, they have a suberb ability to bend even at relatively short lengths!

I don't have a problem with parting blades. I have a stock of eclipse H5.

Neil Wyatt02/09/2017 17:21:41
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Well I've swapped over the mill bench and fitted my X2 further back on a riser so I can still turn the front handle comfortably. Spent a while looking for the fourth hold down coach screw, before realising it doesn't exist...

Haven't fitted the vice yet, but once I have I will then need to move the shaper, which means moving my 'surface plate'... then hopefully that's the end of the shuffle..

TBH I think it's going to be a better arrangement although I will need to wheel my bandsaw about from time to time.

Neil

jimmy b02/09/2017 18:41:14
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Neil, couple of manuals you might find interesting

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Jim

Bazyle02/09/2017 21:24:28
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Note to self. Build bigger shed first.

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