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I have two Starrett 98s, they came in a stacked set of Kennedy boxes I picked up at auction. Not a well attended auction, a small shop...

do yourself a favor when using something that sensitive, get the lathe leveled out with a less sensitive level first, that way at least...

I once scraped three 36" iron surface plates. There's a special technique of rotating the plates (you need three of them) so that they...

Hi, Years ago, I took a 3 day Seminar on Machine Scraping... The Teacher had a few tools he wanted to sale. Bought this Level...

I did 4 years as a Navy machinist. Level wasn't even in our vocabulary. Go over to the hobby machinist forum. Some of those guys will...

Hi, This^^^ As stated, those were made for scraping/machine reconditioning, to my mind?

That will drive you crazy if you try to get the bubble centered everywhere. Do you know how to check calibration on a good level like...

Hi, Thanks, good info, but not seeing the mess problem yet with mine, but... Looked at the Burr Upgrade and don't see any reason...

Hi, As long as you are happy, that is all that matters... I think you can go down the "Coffee Rabbit Hole", as far as you want!

I've had an Encore for about 10 years, love it. The only issue we have had is there is a plastic impeller thing that forces the ground...

I have never had a burr grinder and when younger wanted one but couldn’t justify the cost (wife would have had a cow too). I have...

I have one, and while it has worked well for years, I swear it somehow gets more grounds outside the little cup than in it. My entire...

Hi, As a sort of "After Action Report"... I bought some Jamaican Medium Roast Beans, and ground them at a coarser 10 setting on...

Hi, You have a well liked, real Burr Grinder, so I see no problem. (my opinion) I looked at the Cuisinart also, and as I said it...

So other then parts/service I really don't see how it grinds the beans any different?