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    Need recommendation on decent benchtop, metal, vertical, variable speed bandsaw

    I sold the Johnson vertical saw two years ago and bought a Dewalt portaband 5" and SWAG V3.0 Portaband Table. A few times I wish I had the vertical saw but not enough that I regret getting rid of it.
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    New to me Harig 618 Auto Step, new way oil pump not stong enough to move oil

    I went with a 240v Bijur pump 32671-1, $445.00, it fits in the original location https://www.bijurdelimon.com/amfile/file/download/file/63/product/4442/
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    New to me Harig 618 Auto Step, new way oil pump not stong enough to move oil

    I let pump rum for at least 10 minutes, I bought the oil from pts-tools.com
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    New to me Harig 618 Auto Step, new way oil pump not stong enough to move oil

    I'm actually just bench testing the pumps, I tried this in the machine but no oil was getting to the sight glass, what you see in the picture is me just seeing if it will pump enough to get the oil to rise high enough to get to the sight glass, I just have a piece of tubing going from the pump...
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    New to me Harig 618 Auto Step, new way oil pump not stong enough to move oil

    I bought two new oil pumps for the lubrication on my new to me Harig grinder, a little giant 21L14, that I've seen recommend on these forums and a March pump 1U-MD, I believe a March pump is what originally came with the Machine, neither pump will pump the oil high enough to get the oil to the...
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    Harig 618 Autostep III, Teflon ways, is this correct

    I purchased a Harig 618 grinder and only one side of the Vee way has Teflon on it, I see no indication that the other side ever had Teflon on it, is this correct or am I missing a piece? Bruce
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    New to me Rhino ST/8 lathe, what to do before I try and start it

    I just bought a Rhino ST/8 CNC lathe, late 1980's vintage, anything I should do or check before I try and fire this thing up? All I've done so far is make a copy of what I hope is the boot disk (3.5 floppy) and checked the battery in the control which of coarse is dead, any advice I can get...
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    Lagun spindle bearings, need help with part numbers

    I have a Lagun FTV-2 and the parts book says I need 2@ 2MM207WICRSUL bearings, This is what I think I've figured out. 2MM: Super Precision ABEC 7/ABEC 9(ISO P4/P2) low contact angle 15 deg 207: 200 Series Light, 35mm X 72mm X 17mm CR - Phenolic Outer Land Riding Cage WI: Angular contact-low...
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    Lagun FTV-2, 2800 pound puzzle, putting it back together after sitting for years

    Do I have the armature in the correct orientation to the motor housing?
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    Lagun FTV-2, 2800 pound puzzle, putting it back together after sitting for years

    I own a Lagun FTV-2 with Anilam Crusader II control that has been apart in my garage for years. I started out doing a restoration and took a lot of the head apart way back in 2004 and now I am going to try and remember how to put this back together. I'm starting this thread to document what I'm...
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    Can I surface grind a piece of tool steel with carbide brazed on it

    The knife is 3" X .750 X .300,all I am allowed to say is the knife is off an extruder, there are 10 extruders with 4 blades each and they need to be ground down anywhere from .002 to .040 to get the knife edge back every day, very abrasive stuff. I thought about just solid carbide blades but the...
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    Can I surface grind a piece of tool steel with carbide brazed on it

    I've only done surface grinding way back in shop class and although this may be a simple question I don't know the answer. If I have a piece of flat tool steel with a piece of carbide brazed in it can I surface grind the the whole piece flat. The picture shows the carbide piece in red and the...
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    Need recommendation on decent benchtop, metal, vertical, variable speed bandsaw

    I have a Dake V-16 bandsaw I just don't use enough to justify the space, is there a decent benchtop model out there you would recommend or a horizontal-vertical unit I could use to replace both my Dake vertical and Johnson horizontal bandsaws. The only vertical horizontal unit I've seen worth a...
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    WTB: Desktiop lathe, South Bend Magnaturn 612, Emco turn or similiar

    I figured and planned on redoing the control of any desktop lathe I found, I have heard The Magnaturn had a crappy control but assumed the mechanical parts would be a par with there manual lathes
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    WTB: Desktiop lathe, South Bend Magnaturn 612, Emco turn or similiar

    What makes the Southbend magnaturn garbage?
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    WTB: Desktiop lathe, South Bend Magnaturn 612, Emco turn or similiar

    Looking to buy a desktop CNC lathe, I like the looks of South Bend Magnaturn 612 although I have never seen one in person, I did do some work on a Emco PC turn 50 and that seemed to be an okay machine, just looking for a decent bench-top lathe with an automatic turret. Does not need to be in...
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    Modern alternative for Bakelite and what is this stippeled metal

    I found this while searching for stippling Sheet metal straightening/flattening plate/die
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    Modern alternative for Bakelite and what is this stippeled metal

    I'm working on building a replica of the German Enigma Machine and I'm looking for something that resemble Bakelite, preferable something that can be poured into a mold it needs to resist heat as well and Bakelite so I can solder brass contacts that pressed or molded into it more more...
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    Mounting my 5" 4 jaw lathe chuck, 1-1/2" X 8 thread to a 5C collet, looking for ideas

    Mounting my 5" 4 jaw lathe chuck, 1-1/2" X 8 thread to a 5C collet, looking for ideas Is there a 5C collet out there that I can mount my 5" 1-1/2" X 8 thread chuck to, I'm just trying to avoid buying a new chuck with a 5C shank. Your help is greatly appreciated,
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    Haas 5C indexer, what type of connector is this

    I have an old Hass 5C indexer that I'm adding a "World of Ward" controller to and have the motor off and am trying to figure out what type of u-joint, Lovejoy connector thingy this is. The black pieces that go on the 4 pins are hard and crumbly, I assume they are to add a little bit of dampening...

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