bradjacob
Titanium
- Joined
- Nov 18, 2008
- Location
- Easton, PA
Hello everyone. Been looking on this forum for a while and finally got me a heavy 10 this past Halloween.
A little bit about me: In high school, my career path was to be a machinist. I excelled in metal shop and was lucky to have a school that taught Machine Shop in my senior year. I wound up becoming a carpenter, then computer-guy, but the love for machining still burns like a fury.
So lately, I've been into restoring old Stanley hand planes and found it really addictive. Here's a quick read if you're interested in seeing my work: Stanley Bailey Plane Restoration #3: No. 5, Type 18 - by BradJacob @ LumberJocks.com ~ woodworking community
So, back to the lathe... I was looking on good ole Craig's List and found a bunch of SB lathes. So me being a big "Pawn Stars" fan, I thought I'd throw out some low-ball email offers. I got a call back the next day on a heavy-10 in my neighborhood. It was listed at $800. I spoke with the owner and drove out to see it. It was in rough shape. For starters, someone painted most of it with gray primer. The belt was snapped and there was rust on the spindle and the carriage was hard to move. Handles were stuck, etc, etc...
I asked him what he was looking to get out of it. He stated the price in the ad ($800), so I stated all that was wrong and how much work would be involved with restoration. Then I offered $400. We went back and forth and settled on $450. At last! A 1942 Heavy-10 in VERY restorable condition was mine
Since I forgot to snap a picture when I got it home, here is the Craig's List photo. And some of the assemblies:
Here's all the rusted tooling (looks like I'll need a 3-jaw chuck):
Ok, enough with the boring stuff. Onto the restoration! I disassembled the machine into it's separate assemblies. I've read through most of the restoration threads and learned quite a bit about what this will be like. I thought I'd start at the bottom with the base and work my way up. But due to the sheer weight of the bottom motor cabinet, I opted to begin with the QCGB.
What a mess this thing was. No real rust problems here, just a ton of caked on crud.
I got most of it taken apart, but hit a snag. I don't know how to remove the two main shafts? Any guidance, or threads would be greatly appreciated.
A little bit about me: In high school, my career path was to be a machinist. I excelled in metal shop and was lucky to have a school that taught Machine Shop in my senior year. I wound up becoming a carpenter, then computer-guy, but the love for machining still burns like a fury.
So lately, I've been into restoring old Stanley hand planes and found it really addictive. Here's a quick read if you're interested in seeing my work: Stanley Bailey Plane Restoration #3: No. 5, Type 18 - by BradJacob @ LumberJocks.com ~ woodworking community
So, back to the lathe... I was looking on good ole Craig's List and found a bunch of SB lathes. So me being a big "Pawn Stars" fan, I thought I'd throw out some low-ball email offers. I got a call back the next day on a heavy-10 in my neighborhood. It was listed at $800. I spoke with the owner and drove out to see it. It was in rough shape. For starters, someone painted most of it with gray primer. The belt was snapped and there was rust on the spindle and the carriage was hard to move. Handles were stuck, etc, etc...
I asked him what he was looking to get out of it. He stated the price in the ad ($800), so I stated all that was wrong and how much work would be involved with restoration. Then I offered $400. We went back and forth and settled on $450. At last! A 1942 Heavy-10 in VERY restorable condition was mine
Since I forgot to snap a picture when I got it home, here is the Craig's List photo. And some of the assemblies:
Here's all the rusted tooling (looks like I'll need a 3-jaw chuck):
Ok, enough with the boring stuff. Onto the restoration! I disassembled the machine into it's separate assemblies. I've read through most of the restoration threads and learned quite a bit about what this will be like. I thought I'd start at the bottom with the base and work my way up. But due to the sheer weight of the bottom motor cabinet, I opted to begin with the QCGB.
What a mess this thing was. No real rust problems here, just a ton of caked on crud.
I got most of it taken apart, but hit a snag. I don't know how to remove the two main shafts? Any guidance, or threads would be greatly appreciated.
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