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Video: Making a tailstock dial indicator stop

June 26, 2020July 20, 2011 by Rob

Making a Tailstock Dial Indicator Stop for a Grizzly G0602 Lathe

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This short video shows you how to make a dial indicator stop for a Grizzly G0602 lathe that can be easily adapted to other lathes. The stop is used with a magnetically mounted dial indicator to very accurately measure depth when drilling or boring.… Read the rest

Solsylva 25×25 CNC Router Build

September 6, 2022July 17, 2011 by Rob

Homemade Solsylva CNC router demo: making a Doctor Who chopping board!

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I’ve started building a CNC router from plans. It’s something I’ve wanted to do for a long time now but I couldn’t decide how big a router to build or who had the best design. … Read the rest

We got hacked (and I could use a little advice)

September 6, 2022July 11, 2011 by Rob

We got hacked Sunday morning. Malicious code was added to our index files, Java-scripts were replaced and file permissions were changed. I noticed it almost right away and was able to fix it quickly. But I had to delete all my WordPress plug-ins and I still haven’t finished reinstalling or reconfiguring some of them. … Read the rest

Neil Youngberg “PROFESSIONal”

September 6, 2022June 1, 2011 by Rob

PROFESSIONal

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I’m not going to try to describe what this video is about except to say you may enjoy it if you like working with metal or tools. I recommend watching it in full-screen if you can. The cinematography is beautiful.