I just e-mailed you. Hope this works. Call me if not. phone # on front page of newsletter.

i got it and replied

Biiiiillly DDDDDD

YouTube - michael jackson billy jean

WHOOOOOOOOO :hee:

Few hours closer Billy. Thought you might like to see the progress.

Machine is now completely roughed out. This is the X axis cross slide for the finish axis. Have to fabricate the guards and tooling holders still.

http://www.saltwaterplugs.com/saltyf...ach=1573;image


Starting wiring this weekend hopefully if I can shake this chest cold. Connectors are for motors/encoders/switches/etc

http://www.saltwaterplugs.com/saltyf...ach=1575;image

Glad to hear it's almost done. Love to see it in operation. By the way I couldn't view the pictures.

Scotty, I can't see the pics either

It's a conspiracy :hee:

I think it's because they're hosted on the members only board on the site. Billy I know your on there so not sure why you can't see them if that's the case. Wierd.

Attaching here.

IT'S ALIIIIIIIIIIIIIVE :hee:

hoping you don't have aluminum cylinders

Billy hows that dupe working for you

Almost a year of work on this thing. Still have alot to go like the feed and chuck setup but it's alive, I got all motors under power and holding position today :kewl: No smoke :hee:

Anyone got a Vega carbide cutter holder they want to get rid of? Just the holder. Long shot but might as well ask.

Scott the dupe is great. I've gotten the unit down pretty good. My cut time is in half when I started. I've added 2 Vega steady rests to eliminate any vibration and utilize one then engage the other to remove the piece left from the other one which is riding on the pre cut dowel size of approx. 2". I definetly been experimenting with the speeds for the best cut. I like 2000 rpm. Especially for the hard northern white ash. The canadian yellow birch leaves a better finish b/4 sanding. I might be adjusting the right hand dupe stantion closer to head stock to do smaller peices< 28" or buy another one to mount then keep the outboard one on then just remove in order not to have to readjust the dupoe centers. I can't be more happier. The Jet lathe reversable w/ infinite speeds is the ticket. now if I can find a good supplier of baseball billets which is closer than Pa. & Washington state would be great. Shipping costs are 1/3 the price of the stock. your automated unit looks "sick". Maybe a U tube video in operation should be next when you get it fired up!!

Excellent! Glad it's worked out for you!

I posted a video on my site Billy, check it out.