Mike G

Thought I'd add this to give a better idea of the size of the sleeves.

Thanks RC4MAN. I picked up the shim stock, 4mm tubing and compression sleeves this morning. I tried the tube and compression sleeve in...

This morning, I put the saddle on the knee and bolted on the guide plates. After inserting the gibs, I found my next challenge. The...

The bar I've been using isn't very long (23") and I haven't had to deal with the full weight yet, so I may end up treating myself to a...

VERY carefully! Actually, the same way I got it up on them initially, by using a prybar at each corner and a large number of different...

Today I removed the paint that had been making it difficult to install and adjust the gibs. I also cleaned up the guide plate bolts and...

Thanks Jim! It will definitely be as good as I know how to make it. Actually, I did! I recently bought an old Kalamazoo horizontal...

After a trip to McMaster, today was mostly little projects day. First was cleaning up the face(s) of the clamp bolts for the quill...

Today was install the knee day. First step was figuring out how to rig it so it would lift nice and level front to back and side to...