Hi Jesse I was all mixed up, and attributed your comment regarding the Atlas boring device to Al Messer. Please see my reply to him! Sorry!! Cast iron dust has a delightful taste! I am trying to persuade my wife to add it to her apple pies as a seasoning! Cheers from Hubert in Sunny St Albans. > Atlas Prerss Company claimed to have had a boring device that attached to > the lathe bed to bore for the spindle bearing. Sounds like you are > working along the same lines and just need to make a boring bar with two > cutters on it, one for each bearing hole. Good luck on your venture. > Don't cast iron dust taste wonderful? [:>( > > Jesse in Tennessee MODEL ENGINEERING DISCUSSION LIST. To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send a blank email to, modeleng-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject line.