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The Gib Screw T-nut on the Lewis Horizontal Mill is a knuckle buster.

Gib Screw Locking Tool

Posted on July 11, 2022July 11, 2022

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,…

Project Headstock Spider: boring out the spider to the correct diameter to accommodate the spindle of the South Bend 9A.

Headstock Spider – Boring Down

Posted on June 29, 2022June 29, 2022

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…

ER32 Collets for the Lewis Horizontal Mill

Posted on June 27, 2022June 27, 2022

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…

Lighting up the South Bend Lathe

Posted on January 17, 2022January 17, 2022

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…

South Bend 9A Status Update

Posted on January 16, 2022January 17, 2022

It was been sometime since I updated the latest of my little South Bend 9A Lathe. This lack of updating is due to the holiday season and that I have…