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    South Bend 9c vs 13?

    Rick, I too am a relative newcomer to machining, taking it up as a hobby after retiring from commercial employment. I have a SB 9C and love it. Mine came with most or all of the change gears, although I have not tried to cut any threads yet. My understanding is the longitudinal feed can be...
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    Toolmaster 1D Generic machinist question.

    Ok, thanks for the input. I have watched all of the Watkins (and Don) videos I can find where they are working on the Toolmaster. Don't recall any of them showing drawbar removal or installation, but maybe I'll skim them again. I try not to get crazy when tightening the drawbar anyway since I...
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    Toolmaster 1D Generic machinist question.

    Hello Gearclash, Thanks again for your input on my X powerfeed project. It seems to be working fine so far. Since you have a 1-D, I was curious if you know if the spindle drawbar can be removed by simply removing the plate up high that covers the lock knob, the one you shove in to lock the...
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    Toolmaster 1D Generic machinist question.

    My mill still has the kickouts. The sheared woodruff key came out easily and had not damaged the gear or the shaft very much. A little deburring and they look good enough to me. Both the replacement woodruff key and the key for the sliding triple gear did not look like they were the right...
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    Toolmaster 1D Generic machinist question.

    Wow. That is a seriously awesome answer. From it, I went and made a little puller and the bigger plug popped right out. You are exactly right about someone else having been into this gearbox, the threaded hole in the bigger plug holding the little hex plug is not even drilled on center. But...
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    Toolmaster 1D Generic machinist question.

    I have finally gotten around to re-installing the cross axis power feed on my Toolmaster. Removed the cover, removed some varnish on the 'C'? (lower, front one) shaft that was restricting the gear pack from sliding back and forth, and cleaned it out as best I could. All the gears and shafts...
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    Harig 612 Spindle Sound

    Holy crap, maybe I picked the wrong hobby. :oops: At this age, healing is not something I do very well or quickly. Just have to double down on the safety stuff, I reckon.
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    Harig 612 Spindle Sound

    Yea! My shop made spanner wrench worked. The nut was not really that tight, and the adapter came right off without even using the puller. Spindle taper looks perfect. Now on to repairing that longitudinal table issue. As long as I'm messing with it, I think I might as well contact JDS tech...
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    Harig 612 Spindle Sound

    Wow guys, great information. The 'combo' wrench shown in the photo above came with the grinder. For the other one, as nice as that Sopko wrench looks, I think I'll try to make one. Just recently purchased the puller and a standard wheel adapter from Sopko, and they are really nicely made, but...
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    Harig 612 Spindle Sound

    I guess the 'wavy washers' are the only 'pre-load' then? I have found a few examples of the 205HDLs on the net. Some folks sell them two at a time. I don't know if that makes them a 'matched pair', or just a 'pair'. I think I read somewhere they are installed in the same direction (not...
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    Harig 612 Spindle Sound

    JWWeathers, I have purchased a very used Harig Super 612 that was actually still in service at a shop when I bought it. I just recently wired it up to power using a VFD. It seems to run okay but has some noise to it. Not as bad as yours was at first, but certainly worse than after you did the...
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    Cincinnati 1D

    Oh, and like hvlymachining said in the above post, the slotted brass shift dog on my machine was badly worn on the one (lower) side, clearly from it being used to 'hold' the gear in the upper position, rather than letting the ball detent mechanism do it. I probably should have made a new one...
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    Cincinnati 1D

    Hi, I had that problem with my Toolmaster 1D. The issue was due to (verticle) wear on the groove where the detent ball lays. I disassembled the head and had a guy machine a new slot for the key that locates the 'shaft' to the 'gear' (It's been a while so I'll have to get out the service manual...
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    Toolmaster gets new stuff.

    I was thinking other newbe types like me might be interested in a comparison of 'old school' tools and some of the 'new' stuff. The OEM tool is on the right, with the new ER32 on the left. I bought the new collets and chuck because the clamping nut on the old chuck is pretty worn and sloppy...
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    Cincinnati Toolmaster DD belt size

    Hello, I am not sure what a 'DD' model is. But I recently acquired a '1D' that has a variable speed drive, and I got a new belt for it. I have seen a few part numbers for these belts. Apparently, an 'older' number is 158588. I found a cross reference to the one I purchased, 2426V343. I...
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    Toolmaster 1D X axis power feed removal

    Interesting update. I'm still re-assembling the Toolmaster. The table is back on. When re-installing the lead screw, and attaching the right side apron and handwheel, I noticed the bearing was pushed out of the retainer a little bit. I got it to slide back in but I am surprised it is not...
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    Cincinnati Toolmaster lubrication question

    Okay, thanks guys. FWIW, I got the following from a posting on Google Groups: I discussed this problem several years ago with a lubrication expert who's a colleague at the local NSPE chapter, and to him the large circular bearing appeared to benefit most from an extreme pressure lubricant...
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    Cincinnati Toolmaster lubrication question

    Hello, I am slowly re-assembling my Toolmaster 1D and have a question about lubrication. Specifically, what is recommended for the turret-to-column, and overarm-to-turret surfaces. I was going to use Vactra way oil, but that somehow seems wrong for those surfaces since they are not often...
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    Toolmaster 1D X axis power feed removal

    Okay, the 'bump bracket' worked and helped drift the X power feed gearbox off its' pins. The head is now off and resting in the homemade stand. Ram/turret came off nice and easy. Once the table comes off, I can finally start moving everything back into the shop and do the cleanup and re-assembly.
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    Toolmaster 1D X axis power feed removal

    Elwood, Thanks for the response, and the great pictures. They really help. I didn't drain the oil yet because I tried to remove the drain plug in the bottom of the gear housing ('bracket', in the manual), but even with a cheater on the allen key, and with the key visibly bending, the plug...

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