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01-15-2021, 11:55 AMWe have been flirting with the idea of submitting a formal presentation for approval, complete with CAD drawings and exhaustive technical prose. I...268 replies | 79083 view(s) -
01-15-2021, 11:55 AMsalvageworkshop replied to a thread Hendey 16x6 Lathe with chain drive in Antique Machinery and HistoryThe keys (there are 2) do seem a little loose. They slightly rock back and forth a bit when I move the gears when engaged to the back gears. I'll...23 replies | 2671 view(s) -
01-15-2021, 11:54 AMI altered the photo...I can't look sideways very well! PMc21 replies | 3672 view(s) -
01-15-2021, 11:54 AMMost likely there is a small drive pin through the outside of the shank to engage a slot on the floating inner shaft. Shouldn't slip there.2 replies | 102 view(s)
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01-15-2021, 11:53 AMwtf is wrong with you ? You can't recognize a joke ? In fact, I didn't. But I bet you never drove a '59 Electra, either. Who cares ?21 replies | 951 view(s)
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01-15-2021, 11:52 AMThe engineers' planing machine is easily the cheapest to tool and most suitable for reducing large areas. Also the least heat (buckling) issues....11 replies | 669 view(s)
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01-15-2021, 11:52 AMI'm not well versed in that machine but if the spindle is becoming hard to spin by hand as it warms up it may be a bearing preload issue. Is the...1 replies | 14 view(s)
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01-15-2021, 11:52 AMHS70A Brother replied to a thread WTB Brother HS70A or HS70A-M Wire EDM in Machinery for Sale or WantedJust a quick note, this appears to be a very difficult new year for cov-19 in my area. Hoping you are all doing better. Also, if you are trading in...7 replies | 2444 view(s)
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01-15-2021, 11:51 AMThe Phoenix test took place back before the WuFlu panic halted the testing program. After it restarted everybody had to sign medical protocol forms,...268 replies | 79083 view(s)
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01-15-2021, 11:51 AMYou might look into fumed silica. It's used to improve the abrasion resistance of paints and a hundred other applications. Totally the opposite of...8 replies | 227 view(s) -
01-15-2021, 11:46 AMI have an old Mattison Rotary Surface Grinder that we have been repairing. Now that its fixed, the wheel spins for a while and then its like a clutch...1 replies | 14 view(s)
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01-15-2021, 11:46 AMMaybe , maybe not - wrong side doors but quite similar Dividing Head This scanned from 1901 Manning, Maxwell & Moore - a large hard bound catalog...7 replies | 479 view(s) -
01-15-2021, 11:44 AMIt's always impressed me how little Boron is needed to make a "Boron steel".13 replies | 602 view(s)
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01-15-2021, 11:44 AMatomarc replied to a thread SF Bay Area - where to get new hydraulic hoses for Deckel FP2NC? in Deckel, Maho, Aciera, Abene MillsThat's the 'box' I was alluding to in my post. A failure of a small, low pressure hose fitting on a milling machine isn't going to cause mayhem and...8 replies | 311 view(s)
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01-15-2021, 11:42 AMmcload replied to a thread So where do you mount an indicator on your south bend 9? in South Bend LathesJim, I think the QCTP is the best place for an indicator if all you are going to use it for is centering the workpiece in the 4-jaw. That's where I...13 replies | 371 view(s)
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01-15-2021, 11:39 AMdkmc replied to a thread Looking for old / broken controls in Tooling, Parts and Accessories For Sale or WantedI haven't looked at them in years. I think there are about 40 of them. There may not be any 1", all bigger I think. I'd gladly sell them, but I don't...10 replies | 302 view(s) -
01-15-2021, 11:39 AMThe collets aren’t easy to get these days and it’s an old standard but I had a b60 collet chuck on the main and a b43 on the sub. I have most sizes...93 replies | 4473 view(s)
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01-15-2021, 11:38 AMThey are nice machines. But the OP would know that from owning the 1612-3’s big brother ;-) L72 replies | 93 view(s)
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01-15-2021, 11:37 AMThe groove has a .015" radius which we are changing to .030" but will not get this change in place for a couple of months. Looking into different...13 replies | 602 view(s)
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01-15-2021, 11:36 AMthat's what it would be doing, just getting into the USA and back is a problem ATM.4 replies | 866 view(s)
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01-15-2021, 11:34 AMYou might look at metal powders used for gas torch applied metallizing. From what I understand these are spray atomized, which means they might be...8 replies | 227 view(s)
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01-15-2021, 11:33 AMBT Fabrication replied to a thread Assembling a 20hp Phase converter...Basic question on motors in Transformers, Phase Converters and VFDyep, looks just fine to use. most likely wye wound.3 replies | 188 view(s)
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01-15-2021, 11:33 AMJLM Rebuilds replied to a thread WTB Lassy Tapper and Lassy Tap n Die Guide in Machinery for Sale or WantedLassy is closed. He went out almost a year ago. I'd be interested in the lassy tapper or the tap guide for the lathe if you would sell it give me a...11 replies | 797 view(s)
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01-15-2021, 11:32 AMThat's all fine and dandy, but history shows well that the Buick V8 was not a high RPM or high power endurance motor. If it was, you'd see it all...21 replies | 951 view(s)
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01-15-2021, 11:32 AMGood stuff Terry - why Beryllium Copper? there's supposed to be serious potential health risks from inhaling the dust, and wouldn't a prop get some...25 replies | 1153 view(s)
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01-15-2021, 11:31 AMI did not know such a saw existed. I need one now. Everything else I’ve been looking at looks like junk in comparison. I gotta lead on a...2 replies | 93 view(s)
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01-15-2021, 11:31 AMClear as mud. So, is it an older collet chuck type that people have lots of collets for so Royal makes an adaptor type deal? Maybe that's cheaper...93 replies | 4473 view(s)
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01-15-2021, 11:27 AMHobby Shop replied to a thread 20hp idler with 15hp control box in Transformers, Phase Converters and VFDThe idler on my RPC is 20hp. It starts my 15hp #11 Blanchard within 3 sec. According to the ammeter, I push it pretty hard sometimes.....35-40amps on...2 replies | 58 view(s)
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01-15-2021, 11:27 AMIs the groove sharp cornered? Needs a fillet. I'd personally be suspicious of any part that is prone to cracking, even if it survives intact once...13 replies | 602 view(s)
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01-15-2021, 11:26 AMLooking at the pics....oh my aching knees. (CHEAP harbor freight moving pads are your friend) Trash can work bench...looking to the side of my...268 replies | 79083 view(s)
