Fingers crossed it'll cut ally

[blackburn mark]

difficult to get it level

hi jonathan, i used the bottom of my Z to press it level :) when iv used it on the lathe face plate i did the same again but with the stock,,, where theres a will :)

Edit: dont try this at home unless you have the magic spell off Gandalf !!!!

[Jonathan]

when iv used it on the lathe face plate i did the same again but with the stock,,, where theres a will :)

Wait. Did I read that right, you attached something to the lathe using blu-tack!! That sounds a bit dangerous, even by my 'accident waiting to happen standards' :lol: I guess if you went really slow, but surely blu tack wouldn't take the cutting force...

I do like the look of your vacuum thingy. Where do you get the valves?

[blackburn mark]

even by my 'accident waiting to happen standards' :lol:

yep ! even by your crazy arsed standards :)
i made a nema23 stepper motor mount out of delrin... i didnt have the swing to use a normal chuck but with the face plate i could just squeese the bugger in........ the art of engineering :)
thats why you dont get any saftey tips from me jonathan, dont get me wrong, your fingers are well useful so dont go losing any however somtimes you have just got to go for glory and keep the buggers crossed