WHAT IS HARDINGE SPEED LATHE 750 tubalcain

[@roylucas4414]

Always a pleasure watching the videos that you make. The videos are always interesting and I always watch to the very end. Thank you for making me a little smarter with each video.

[@kevinkoepke8311]

I managed a shop that had a Hardinge tool room lathe. Every time I introduced a new machinist, they'd walk straight over to it to admire. Thanks Pete!

[@mrpete222]

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[@trackie1957]

For me, it was love at first sight when it came to Hardinge toolroom lathes. So well designed, superbly built and easy to use. The Buck chuck is another wonderful tool. Makes your day easier.

[@mrpete222]

Yes

[@tompuckett9937]

Thanks again mr. pete! As a machinist for 50+ years I was always very fortunate to work for companies which had Hardinge equipment. It’s very easy to become really spoiled with this equipment! I ran mostly the HLVH series. AKA Super Precision Toolroom Lathes. Last lathe I got to purchase for my prototype shop at a large Japanese company was in1994. Hardinge had just discontinued their precision Chucker and the cost of my lathe (HLVH E/M) was $59,000 including the options I wanted. It was really with great difficulty to obtain approval from Japan to purchase the desired machine, as at the time they wanted me to purchase a new 8N Mazak CNC lathe for much less money. Long story short, after Japan saw the many different prototype parts made on the Hardinge, they purchased two machines for there technical centers. By the way my HLVH/EM meant it was equipped with inch and metric threading capabilities. Everyone who have threaded on a HLVH knows the only machines any faster are the old Cridan Treading Machines or any CNC lathe! Thanks for a great video!!!

[@mrpete222]

Thank you, that was interesting

[@RosenthalProducts]

Nice Video Mr. Pete. I have 5 CNC's in my shop, and yet my Hardinge Speed Lathe I have is one of my favorite machines to run. The ability to hold small round parts quickly and efficiently is why I'm very fond of it. Plus there is hardly any runout. I have a turret attachment that I use on my speed lathe most of the time. It has 6 positions and is very handy for drilling type operations. If I could add a picture of it here I would. These also work great as a power head. Many times I'll put a chamfer tool in the collet and use the machine to simply turn the chamfer tool instead of using a cordless drill. This allows me to have two free hands to hold the parts and deburr holes. Thanks much and I hope all is well, Timm

[@BrianEltherington]

Interesting to see a picture in the catalog of the lathe being used as a horizontal mill for a slitting operation. 14:33 Thanks Mr. Pete!

[@russelldold4827]

Thank you for this video. The veneration for the Hardinge machines is easy to understand from the attention to detail and accuracy. The facing attachment alone is highly prized, and rightly so. I missed one on a local e-bay equivalent site by 10 minutes. It was situated 1000 miles away but I would happily have driven there and back to collect it! The asking price clearly showed the seller had no idea what he had.

[@mrpete222]

Thanks

[@randylyon2063]

I see those pop up about once every 2 weeks on facebook marketplace

[@randylyon2063]

Usually in Michigan or Ohio

[@russelldold4827]

@@randylyon2063 Sadly I live in South Africa. Shipping costs more than double the price of a bargain, and a small pension and an exchange rate of more than 15 to the US$ means I don't do much looking on US sites.

[@bobyurkovich3297]

Mr. Pet What a Awesome person, love all your videos. Mechanic for 51 years truck and car. I have taken a love for machining, watching all of your videos and educating myself, wish I had you in high school. Keep the video coming, bet you can walk right in to high school or tech school and teach god bless you hope I’m as alert as you are at what ever age you are.

[@mrpete222]

Thank you for watching

[@w6aav]

I just learned something new AGAIN! Thank you for sharing this history and providing a great tour of the machine. What a beauty!

[@adkpadre]

I loved this trip down memory lane! I used to be an assembler for Hardinge back in the 1980's. They were a wonderful company to work for. Thanks for what you do! God Bless You Mr Pete...

[@g.tucker8682]

Can I trouble you to answer a question? I have heard "Hardinge" pronounced two ways - the way it reads, rhyming with "hinge," but also pronounced to rhyme with "ding." You were there, what say you?

[@millomweb]

@@g.tucker8682 A comment so YT will notify me when a reply is given !

[@624Dudley]

I’d be interested to learn that, too. I’ve never met anyone who worked there. FWIW, I hope the family used the “ding” pronunciation rather than the “dinge”, which just doesn’t sound right.

[@stanervin6108]

Since you were an actual employee, is it 'harding' or 'hardinj' ?

[@Wa3ypx]

I see that they were made in Elmira, NY. My father was a salesman for Ward LaFrance

[@johnyoungquist6540]

I have restored several Hardinge lathes. A couple of HSL toolroom lathes and couple of speed lathes and a full CNC lathe. One of the speed lathes has been converted to CNC. Most of this done 10 years or more ago. Hardinge is an excellent company to deal with. Their parts are reasonable if not cheap. Bearings from them are cheaper than a bearing store. You can buy and replace spindle bearings (done it several times) and the cost for their excellent bearing is reasonable. I bought new ball screws from Hardinge for the CNC for less than others quoted to repair them. I priced a piece of Lexan to make a replacement window for the CNC but Hardinge quoted half for the complete window. You can buy all the label plaques to restore the look to like new for modest cost. You can buy new slide leadscrews and untapped nuts (often left hand acme thread) and Hardinge will lend you the tap to make the new nut. (done that too). You do it all in place for proper alignment. Try finding a left acme tap anywhere else. We would powder coat the base and other accessories but not bake the lathe itself. The lathe would go to an auto painter for fill and paint. Of course their standards are higher than ordinary industrial standards. Our Hardinge lathes shine like a Ferrari fender. The upside down dovetail bed is very unique and clever. First the critical surfaces are underneath so don't see chips. Under cutting loads the forces pull the tool down to be instead of lifting it. So it is remarkably rigid and offers great surface finishes. On the HSL toolroom lathes the tail stock is outrageously heavy and hard to push. But if you drill a little air hole in the center of it and put a few PSI of shop air to it glides on the wide flat dovetail bed like an air hockey puck, You won't believe how nice it is. I have an HSL lathe at work and at home both tailstocks float. I use air driven collet closers instead of the lever ones although the lever ones work well. Decades ago I met the president of Hardinge at IMTS and told him how happy I was with their service. He said he profit made by over charging a customer for a part is not worth the cost of turning someone away from buying their next machine from us. You make more money with cheap parts than expensive ones. I wish everyone in the industry knew that. Glad to hear you pronounce Hardinge correctly I wouldn't expect any less but some KZbinrs seem to think it is Harding not Hardinge. Drives me nuts to hear that. JY

[@mrpete222]

Thank you for an interesting comment. I am very surprised that their parts are so reasonable. Generally, repair parts are outrageously expensive, even for automobiles

[@leonardedgarsr2014]

And another great one in the can from our most favorite machinist..the man with the Golden Voice!!! keep 'em coming!!

[@mrpete222]

Thanks

[@heinstrydom864]

Thank you Mr Pete. Old machines are the best. I prefer them totally and will not replace them ever with anything manufactured today. Good content on a beautiful lathe.

[@mrpete222]

Thanks

[@slowtwist]

Thanks for the video. Great little precision machines. So good the Chinese bought the company. My gunsmith had one he used to ream and trim cartridge cases with. He was a good man, lost him two years ago at age 94. He was still tinkering with and re-barreling guns.

[@grigoriimarch5871]

No small, I think about 1000kg

[@jhawker2895]

Always nice to see other equipment. Thanks for sharing...

[@DominickCascianoIII]

Mr Pete, thanks so much for the video. Still watching! Very happy.

[@mrpete222]

Thanks

[@stime6472]

It's a nice little machine with a very eye pleasing shape and I do like the green. Thank you for sharing Mr. Pete.

[@ernestrosenkranz7642]

I sure enjoy your videos. I also machined a Stuart no. 4 It got me my first job in a machine shop. Some of the shops had Hardinge lathes They were so nice to work on. Now I have a 9" Jet lathe and a shall mill. 2 wood lathes. So at 81 I still keep busy. Thanks again for your videos.

[@mrpete222]

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[@Duckfarmer27]

Lyle - Your lathe was built 18 miles from where I am sitting, have known several people who worked there over the years. Another good informative video - excellent edutainment this evening.

[@mrpete222]

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[@allanbinion9392]

That Hardinge 5C milling machine was the one I worked with when I worked there back in '77-'85, slotting collets, feedfingers, pads, etc. Customer division in Elmira Heights NY, glad I have my fingers, seen guys lose some hair around multi spindle drill presses, OD grinder parts flying out cutting a forehead. Old guys fighting over a fan during those hot, humid days. No longer involved in machining, the memories are there.

[@mrpete222]

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[@sleepy_moonchild829]

Always happy when I'm watching you sir, thank you so much are please keep on teaching and showing us.

[@mrpete222]

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[@michaelcerkez3895]

Morning Mr Pete and everyone else. Well I had my cup of coffee and then was happy to find an episode from Tubalcain on Wednesday. Very nice.

[@jonpardue]

First and finest lathe I used was a Hardinge Brothers Super Precision. Interesting to see the speed lathe explained.

[@columjevens4612]

Thank you for the detailed look at the finishing lathe . What a lovely machine .

[@charlieromeo7663]

I completely understand you being smitten with Hardinge machines, I am as well. I have a 1969 HLV-H that I completely restored. It was disassembled, stripped, painted, new headstock bearings, and best of all the bed plate was ground. It is likely one of a very few HLV-H machines where after bed plate grind, it was not shimmed, but rather the tailstock was machined, followed by bonding Rulon and scraping the tailstock to align it with the headstock. I just considered shimming the bed plate a shortcut of sorts. It is by far my favorite machine in the shop. I also have a rebuilt DSM-59 with the 6 position turret, tailstock, cross slide/compound, and a radius attachment. We bought 4 DSM-59s and a Hardinge vertical milling machine at a closing shop about 5 years ago. One can really learn to appreciate the quality of Hardinge machines when they disassemble one. They really are close to perfection. Thanks for doing what you do for us.

[@mrpete222]

It is good to hear from another Hardinge aficionado. At the age of 16, I recognize that they were something special

[@strongandco]

Looks like a very useful addition to a Worksop. Thanks for sharing MrP

[@victoryfirst2878]

Thank you for the education on using the HARDINGE lathe. My shop teacher from school.

[@morelenmir]

That was absolutely fascinating!!! I have been a fan of Keith Rucker for many years now and clearly I have just found another KZbin toolmaker/machinist to follow!!! Brilliant work--I especially like the colour and first-hand experience you can describe for us. Please keep these videos coming!

[@mrpete222]

Thank you, I will

[@MultiChaga]

Hello Mr. Pete from Canada. We watch you in my small shop with some guys here. Always good to learn from you...

[@mrpete222]

Hello to all you wonderful Canadians

[@williamburdon6993]

What a beautiful piece of machinery. Thanks for sharing.

[@mrpete222]

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[@warrenjones744]

What is there not to love about this or Hardinge Bros machines? That facing attachment cross slide is a work of art. Thanks Mr Pete.

[@mickday6934]

In 1964, I commenced a 5 year Machinist Apprenticeship. I was lucky enough to be given a brand new Hardinge Tool Room Lathe. While the workshop foreman and other tradesmen considered the Hardinge lathe a “Toy” l was able to use it to a high degree of accuracy. It had the Dovetail bed and a variable speed electric powered motor on the tail stock end which was for power feed both longitudinal and cross slide operation. It also had a lead screw and Norton type quick change gear box for “Screw Cutting”. As well as a collet chuck it had both a three jaw self centring chuck and a four jaw independent. One other feature it had was a variable speed belt drive, which consisted of a cone drive pulley on the motor and a hand wheel which varied the width between the cone pulley thus changing the headstock spindle speed. All in all it was a great little lathe. I would love to have it now.

[@mrpete222]

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[@daclotype]

Best you tube channel in existence, thank you Mr Pete!!!

[@mrpete222]

Thank you very much, tells someother people that. lol

[@stevenhampton4393]

beautiful - still watching ? you bet ! Educational with humor - love it !

[@mrpete222]

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[@normsweet1710]

Every machine in your shop serves a purpose, that Hardinge is no exception. Great video and as usual well done. May your thanksgiving celebration & observance be one for all your clan to remember

[@emmettgraham833]

I live 20 minutes from Hardinge. My uncle has worked there for almost 40 years. Great machine's.

[@mrpete222]

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[@SuperBowser87]

Great video as always. Never get tired of the education you give me. Thanks !!

[@mrpete222]

Thanks

[@danedewaard8215]

We had a small shop at Kearfott Guidance and Navigation Corp, where I worked there for 33 years, and in it was the small Hardinge Lathe and stand, in grey, pictured at minute mark 1:47 of this video! It was just a beautiful piece of equipment! I will ALWAYS remember the ivory inset hand wheels and angle view port! Thanks for this great video!

[@dannyl2598]

Thanks Mr Pete. I would love to have one of those with some attachments. Those dials are really nice too.

[@richardlincoln8438]

Thanks for sharing Lyle 👍

[@martinflanagan2506]

Another very informative video, always learn something new.. Just looked at E- bay and a Hardinge cross slide like yours is over $2000.

[@mrpete222]

Wow

[@WillemvanLonden]

Entertaining as always. Keep up the good works, Mr. Pete.

[@mrpete222]

Thanks

[@jacobpoucher]

Ive always been jealous of this hardinge you got lyle! the Cadillac of lathes!

[@GlockG34]

Perfect timing for this video. On the same day it was posted, I came across one of these in a storage room of a customer of mine, along with a surface grinder & a tool grinder I'm interested in buying. It is on the Hardinge stand, and has most of the facing and forming attachment, (I didn't see the tool holders). Nobody had any idea what it is, but they want to sell all three, and I'll definitely make an offer on this too. Thanks Pete!

[@mrpete222]

Yes, buy it

[@Fragaut]

11:50 is anyone still watching ? Yep 11:54 is everyone happy ? Yep Please, do carry on, Mr Pete 😊 . PS. The way the cross-slide mounts on the bed dovetail is very similar to old-style mounts for optic sights on precision rifle, prior to Picatinny rails. Two points, one mating surface and a cam. It's a very good solution to retain aiming zero, aka angular precision.

[@mrpete222]

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[@gilvb51]

You're a lucky man! I'm envious of your collection of machines. Great vid.

[@mrpete222]

Thanks

[@1607rosie]

That's a cool lathe never seen or heard of one, thanks Pete for showing it off.

[@t.d.mich.7064]

There was a ful length, with tail stock, Hardinge speed lathe(it was only known as "the bench lathe") in the shop where I served my apprenticeship. I used it quite often to make small assembly tools for production as well as winding music wire into springs.

[@mrpete222]

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[@CraigLYoung]

Thanks for sharing 👍

[@RRINTHESHOP]

Nice overview of the lathe. That is a super nice lathe. Thanks Lyle.

[@gabewhisen3446]

Have a good day Mr. Pete

[@TK11111]

Glad I caught this video, very informative and useful

[@hillorystanton6209]

One or the first jobs I had when I went to work at the Naval Ordnance Plant in 1962 was a job on a Hardinge lathe , we had 10 to 15 of them.

[@mrpete222]

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[@stevewilliams2498]

I am still watching. What a thing of beauty.

[@DominickCascianoIII]

what beautiful machines those hardinge are!!

[@mrpete222]

Indeed

[@frankward709]

Yes I'm still watching and I'm going to keep my eyes out for one But I'm enjoying the video Iike always Thank you

[@millomweb]

11:35 Looks like the screw nuts are adjustable too - to take out backlash.

[@elsdp-4560]

Thank you for sharing. Enjoyed the Show and Tell.

[@tristanbuckoke9121]

I watched the video in its entirely as I do with every video you put up . I love the manner and way you explain how things work . Wish you where my trade school teacher here in Australia Mr Pete . Take care mate

[@mrpete222]

Thank you very much

[@highlandermachineworks5795]

I just got home from 14 hours of moving telephone poles in a deere 724k loader. I'll relax and learn something then get ready for bed. Thank you.

[@mrpete222]

You better get some rest

[@highlandermachineworks5795]

@@mrpete222 I did. Thank you! 😊

[@davidjames1007]

Very interesting, thanks for sharing

[@paulhunt598]

I have a Schauer speed lathe. It only has a head stock, no bed at all. It came to me with a 3 jaw chuck. The chuck was holding a buffing wheel and it also came with related buffing compounds and related supplies. My 3 phase motor is integrated with the spindle. It is a pretty fancy buffing machine as set up.! I don't know much about Schauer. Did they also come with half beds and accessories like your Hardinge? My Schauer spindle is reversible. Having no other need for mine as equipped, I will employ it only for buffing, deburing and other hand work. Having a bed and compound cross slide would hugely increase its functionality.

[@mrpete222]

I am not familiar with that make of machine

[@paulhunt598]

@@mrpete222 The brand and function was completely new to me when I picked it up as surplus from a local job shop. I took it mostly to repurpose the chuck, but though small it is an industrial class machine. Well I have it, it runs well, and it is something that none of my friends or any of my son's have! I will keep it if only for bragging rights!

[@scottsavage2141]

Thanks for the great video Lyle. I might have to pick one up to go with my mighty Clausing.

[@dennism644]

Great video I did not know of this machine very cool.and I did see the pin in the jaw or head unit,and I did see the stamped engraving.wish I would of had you for a shop teacher back in the day....I graduated in 86,with vocational studies from machine shop to auto body. Subscriber for life.

[@mrpete222]

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[@davidchavez657]

You have no idea how much I miss having a garage and a super precision right now. Seems like things that were possible just 10 years ago are getting further and further away again.

[@mrpete222]

Sorry to hear that

[@wk7060]

Spent 40 years in a machine shop and Hardinge machines were very popular in my first 5 years, which was about 50 years ago.

[@mrpete222]

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[@billcodey1430]

Still watching. Happy.

[@joeszabo4237]

Thanks for the informative vid!! Those are a real nice machine to work on along with the larger tool room lathes they made. Thanks again!

[@larryschweitzer4904]

Beautiful little lathe. Are there videos available that show it's use in production settings?

[@MrAvjones]

Happy yes, always with this guy.

[@mikekorth1733]

Thanks for sharing your knowledge. Love the history lesson too.

[@mrpete222]

Thanks

[@stxrynn]

I would really like to see that small facing holder disassembled. That has given me an idea, and I'll be digging to find an exploded diagram. Didn't know I needed one of those until this video! Thank you Professor! I'm still learning! And yes, I watch all the way to the end. Thanks for putting so much content into your videos.

[@mrpete222]

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[@Daledavispratt]

Great to learn more about that little machine. I priced a used Hardinge tool room lathe once and the price, though I'm certain the lathe was worth it, made me lower my accuracy standards quite a bit. :-)

[@MrUbiquitousTech]

RIP little Hardinge lathe That really is well made, the new owners have an awesome piece of equipment

[@mrpete222]

Yes

[@1607rosie]

I did too. My vocational metal shop was my favorite class!

[@jackrichards1863]

VERY interesting machine. Parts that are hardened and blued. Readout that is given the same visibility to users as a tape measure. Attachments for so many precision operations also. I feel rather well educated by this tool expose, you brought to us. Despite the appearance of simplicity I now think this to be one of the finest built lathes one might ever come into contact with. Sealed bearings, a lift point, collet attachment. Rather high end product alright 🙂

[@mrpete222]

Thanks

[@mr.ranyhomemade2466]

I'm so pleaser for your sharing information 👍👍👍👍🌟

[@mrpete222]

Thanks

[@jpsimon206]

I absolutely love how hardinge always went the extra step when it comes to quality. I cannot afford to own their machines, but I often get accessories off of eBay. Even a product as simple and ubiquitous as a collet is always noticeably better quality than it's cohorts. Typically very very small details that make the difference, but when you order 60-year-old equipment, you cannot count on precision. The hardinge gear seems to hold its precision for longer than other manufacturers. I don't know if it is the steel they used, or the care that their customers practiced, but it is undeniable

[@mrpete222]

Thanks

[@junkmannoparts9696]

thanks Mr Pete that's a nice little lathe .JM

[@mikeirwin1700]

Great video, as always.

[@PeterWMeek]

You can get an Aloris (or maybe Dorian) tool holder for that base which has a Jacobs chuck. By adjusting the tool holder height and the cross slide, you can align it with the spindle for drilling and reaming. One advantage is that (on a conventional lathe) you can drill with a power feed.

[@mrpete222]

I have one of those. But it is in the size B. Will not fit on the Hardinge

[@PeterWMeek]

@@mrpete222 - You might see if anyone would like to trade if you don't have a need for the B-size.

[@speedbuggy16v]

Not only still watching, happy, not sure, if it moved, does that mean I am happy... all that hand scraping is gorgeous. The whole machine is very cool, not sure I would ever have a need for it, but its very cool. That is a very slick lantern tool post, even if I would prefer an AXA. That yellow is horrid!

[@kens.8834]

A machine that's a work of Art !

[@mrpete222]

Yes

[@jonathan1427]

That adjustable height toolpost is amazing.

[@angelramos-2005]

Nice to see some use for it.Thank you.

[@mrpete222]

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[@mauricekeithjohnson2598]

Very interesting ! Thank you,-- once more !

[@jjbode1]

Never seen one of these. Thanks!

[@dannywilsher4165]

I bet it would be fairly easy to make a holder for a chuck so as to be able to drill with this machine. Might be a cool video Mr. Pete... hint hint...

[@danbreyfogle8486]

Very informative in interesting. Thank you for sharing this.

[@phillipjones3342]

Very cool thanks for sharing

[@ot9180]

I think I know I will soon but you are never gonna die!

[@mrpete222]

lol

[@chrischapel9165]

I have a Hardinge cataract lathe with collets ...it has the same draw bar /spanner wrench system

[@martineastburn3679]

Just a thought - but it seems that the cross-slide can go on either way if you want for some reason.

[@DDB168]

Yes watching and happy.

[@bearsrodshop7067]

What a nice piece to have in any small shop. I see my Themac grinder setting on it noe (@@). I am bring home a SB 9jr and tooling for helping promote that Hugh Liquidation sale, so that going to be a big plus for our shop,,Thx Lyle for showing this Hardinge,,,Bear.

[@TomMckaig]

I worked for HBI for 37 years in both sales and service. I came across your video am so happy that you enjoyed using our machines. They are the very best.

[@mrpete222]

That is awesome! we had two of your machines when I was a high school student. The kids liked them so much, that we would call them as we came in the room. I got dibs on the Hardinge.

[@millomweb]

I'm a bit puzzle by the spindle mounting considering the machine was designed to have a motor brake. Slam the brake on and the chuck would loosen and retighten itself in the opposite direction on the spindle nose. Maybe it did - and it didn't matter! I'm sure it'd have a 'tailstock' function - probably as part of a turret option - used without the 'saddle' mounted on it.

[@anneinfurna8528]

I would Never own a Tapered spindle nosed Hardinge. Exactly for that reason, it disengaged on a sharp stop, and if you did not notice -- Could be trouble with it and your parts. I have the screw nose one, actually 2, but that is the one to get if you want one of these machines. JMO

[@millomweb]

@@anneinfurna8528 Don't they just unscrew instead ?

[@daveticehurst4191]

Lyle, I have that Radius Turning Attachment on my Harding HLV Toolroom Lathe. Very nice attachment, you can accurately set a radius.

[@mrpete222]

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[@tom87pate]

Neat stuff Mr. Pete. Keep 'em coming please!

[@lumpygasinavacuum8449]

You can hold drills in the cross slide