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Did you ever figure this out? Have a similar model and would like to disassemble. Can't figure out how it's held together.

His comment about electroless nickel plating led me down a rabbit hole last night. I think I'd like to give that a try. Was wondering if it's a viable coating for lathe ways.

I like that idea. Only downside might be temperature swings. Maybe I should have used glass test tubes instead...

Good point.

I can tell you for certain WD40 is not a long-term solution for rust prevention. BTDT. Not even a month of protection In my environment, Ballistol will last six months but you'd better re-apply it before then. I'm currently trying Sta-Bil rust stopper, which does seem to coat better and...

I inherited a bunch of reamers from my father/grandfather along with a bunch of other tools. Moisture/rust has been a serious issue for me in my workshop and I had to triage this when I brought the tools home and discovered how quickly they were attacked. So I finally got around to addressing...

Best of luck. Hopefully you'll succeed where I failed. I searched the web using every set of terms I could think of and we seem to be the only two people to ever have this problem :)

Hi Kev, Wish I could say I found a solution but I never did. I was able to get some shim stock cut to fit inside the recess and slide it over the pin. I tried shoving more shim stock above that to try to force the pin down and I could never get it down far enough. I tried penetrating oil...

I made the following out of scrap wood. Honestly just threw it together because I needed something fast. I'm a little embarrassed to show as I'm capable of much finer work, but it does do what I need. I had a smaller Craftsman miter saw and needed something bigger for a project, so bought...

I tried my mixed paint with a foam roller. Got mixed results. It dries pretty quickly and I think I put it on too thin - didn't really get the hammered effect. I think it will work but it's going to take some experimenting. I used it right out of the can and I think a bit of xylene to thin...

That's some awesome info DarkZero. Thanks for sharing it.

Thanks! Didn't occur to me to look on Etsy.

I got some of these from my grandfather, but I have a small bunch of tiny drills and being able to buy maybe a dozen of these capsules would be a big help organizing them. But my searches haven't turned up anything like this. Anyone know a source for these or something similar? They're maybe...

Quick update. Haven't used a roller yet, but have been using a foam brush. Gives a pretty decent finish on small parts with no brush strokes if you sorta dab it when wet. I needed to do a bunch of parts at different times, so I just poured the remainder of the dye bottle into the remainder of...

I would assume keeping with the manufacturer's mixes is always the best policy, although without knowing you can't be absolutely certain. I think a roller would work well. I used a brush and a foam brush, but I have another project lined up that a roller would be better. It did flow out...

I'd like to be as accurate as I can, but both sides locate on a recess/flange so that's where I need the most accuracy. Ideally, the bolts are just providing horizontal retention without any radial forces. I figure if I shoot for perfect, I'll probably get "good enough' where if I just try to...

Yes. What I mixed look like blue-tinted silver, but when it dried, it appears the silver settles into the background or the blue pigment comes forward - I don't know how else to describe it, but it ends up much bluer than wet. Also have to stir it regularly while applying - not like oil and...

I'm modifying a back plate so I can fit a lathe chuck onto my lathe. The back plate already has a threaded hole in the center (for a lathe I don't own), and doesn't match my lathe or the chuck. The chuck didn't come with a back plate. Have a lathe, and a drill press, but no mill. But I do...

And another. Appears this mystery has been solved!