Re: [gingery_machines] new article available: A Few Basic Tests to Perform on your Mill

Tom,

I just got this issue and it is the second in the series. I gave it a quick read just now and it takes you through making your own scraper and using it. Very well written with lots of pictures.

Rick
Rick.Sparber.org

On Jun 30, 2011, at 7:03 AM, nesmuck@aol.com wrote:

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> Actually, this is the first article in a series. I believe the next one is sharpening and grinding scrapers and then he will show how to scrape v ways and also dovetail ways. At least that is the impression I got reading the article.
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> From: Rick Sparber <rgsparber@aol.com>
> To: gingery_machines@yahoogroups.com <gingery_machines@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Wed, Jun 29, 2011 10:16 pm
> Subject: Re: [gingery_machines] new article available: A Few Basic Tests to Perform on your Mill
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> Steve,
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> I just got my latest Home Shop Machinist magazine and there is an article on scraping.
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> http://rick.sparber.org/df.pdf
> http://rick.sparber.org/tus.pdf
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> Best of luck,
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> Rick
> Rick.Sparber.org
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> On Jun 29, 2011, at 6:35 PM, Steve Wan <stewan@gmail.com> wrote:
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>> Hi Rick
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>> Thanks for being frank! Will lookout for any info in the web.
>> Has not done this yet, will explore further as my lathe is shouting for help ;)
>> Possible to email me your draw filing PDF over again? I miss that...
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>> Steve-S'pore
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>> On 6/29/11, Rick Sparber <rgsparber@aol.com> wrote:
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>>> Many thick books have been written on lapping and scraping. I do a very
>>> small amount of both and am a rank novice. It is fair to say that I have
>>> done more harm than good over the years.
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>>> I have written about draw filing as a means of truing up a square but that
>>> is the limit of my knowledge and "skill".
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>>> Rick
>>> Rick.Sparber.org
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>>> On Jun 29, 2011, at 4:28 AM, Steve Wan <stewan@gmail.com> wrote:
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>>>> Hi Rick
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>>>> It will be great if you got a write-out on lapping or scraping the
>>>> lathe bed ways for worn out machines. Many of us have used our
>>>> machines for many years. Yet do not know the best way to re-condition
>>>> it.
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>>>> Steve-S'pore
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