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Tag Archives: Centre Lathe

Two New Pages Added

Posted on January 28, 2012 by Tim
Posted in Engineering, Hints, Website | Tagged Centre Lathe, Chatter, Engineering, Website, Website Update | Leave a reply
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I have just put the finishing touches to two new pages in my engineering hints and tips sections, please take a look….. How to grind TIG electrodes. How to avoid and cure chatter on a lathe. 

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First Turning Hint & Tip posted

Posted on December 12, 2010 by Tim
Posted in Engineering, Website | Tagged Centre Lathe, Engineering, Lathe, tool height, Website | Leave a reply
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I have just finished editing my first hint and tip for centre lathe users. Its a simple, yet important lesson on setting your turning tool to the correct centre height, and can be found here.

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