tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-790083945213725692.post1445368107386512155..comments2024-03-10T16:24:19.391-05:00Comments on Budget Machining: STxARhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04588850178293194825noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-790083945213725692.post-72551959295838255382022-11-27T00:16:29.276-06:002022-11-27T00:16:29.276-06:00Now that you mention it, I have some brass rod I c...Now that you mention it, I have some brass rod I could make the tips out of... Hmmmmm..... I really want the tips to come out with the set screws that hold them in. I don't like that they float with no way to retract. But they didn't need to be removed in 80 years, so I may just be over thinking it.STxARhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04588850178293194825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-790083945213725692.post-9472547268732487812022-11-26T23:58:08.907-06:002022-11-26T23:58:08.907-06:00Go to about 6;20 in this video and you will see wh...Go to about 6;20 in this video and you will see what I'm talking about with the brass buttons.<br />This guy modified his Mini lathe.<br /><br />https://youtu.be/o_B8LTvDR3oPhilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15695733883033137146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-790083945213725692.post-22025861004558533632022-11-26T23:39:20.667-06:002022-11-26T23:39:20.667-06:00Can you make a brass button for the end of the pin...Can you make a brass button for the end of the pin where it jams into the taper?<br />It would be sacrificial, softer and grab better.<br />Just a thought. Otherwise you could probably just go buy a couple of hardened pins and grind down the ends.<br />Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15695733883033137146noreply@blogger.com