Plans, projects and How-to's for Home Machinists and Other Makers
This is a review of the Harbor Freight 1×30 belt sander, model #2485. I noticed it was on sale and remembered Mikey telling me that a belt sander is a better tool for grinding lathe bits than a bench grinder. So I checked the customer reviews for it on their web site and they were generally very good. … Read the rest
I no longer have a positive opinion of Harbor Freight Inside Track Club. Read the comments below to find out why. —
I waited a long time before joining the Harbor Freight Inside Track Club because I couldn’t find out if it was worth $30 a year. Now I think I can answer that question and my short answer is that it is — IF you regularly buy a variety of tools from them. … Read the rest
Here is a great resource for new machinists that almost seems like a secret because I have never seen it mentioned on any of the discussion groups or forums I belong to.
In 1995 the director of MIT’s machine shop for the Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (Robotics Group) made ten videos, totaling more than seven hours, that teach students how to use machine tools. … Read the rest