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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![Check location location and orientation with some drills on my South Bend Lathe 9A Headstock Spider.](https://i0.wp.com/www.jamesrathbun.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Spider-one.jpg?fit=850%2C884&ssl=1)
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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