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Cut a simple 1/2" slot for my buddy at work with my SB10K lathe...Bob
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well dun
It's amazing what can be down with just a lathe and a little ingenuity. Nice job.

-Ron
Nicely done Bob. Thumbsup
It's not so easy milling in the lathe Slaphead
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DaveH
Looks good, but I have to ask (and please don't be offended)...

With 5 lathes, a shaper, and 7 drill presses, what is it you do with a "Lewis mill" if not a job like that one?
(03-31-2014, 07:05 PM)PixMan Wrote: [ -> ]Looks good, but I have to ask (and please don't be offended)...

With 5 lathes, a shaper, and 7 drill presses, what is it you do with a "Lewis mill" if not a job like that one?

Right now the Lewis Mill is for looks. I stripped all the paint and never put it back together...Bob