jmdriller41
Aluminum
- Joined
- Sep 5, 2016
Got involved in the site for an old Southbend 14 1/2 I've been slowly bringing back to life. One of the guys suggested i post on this Thread as I tend to acquire some old stuff. Poor man has poor ways, when have what i like to call a "charity fab Shop" any how though I would share my latest find, 1948 Chicago Mechanical brake! i have the drive gear for it, it's just not installed. I've been buffing on it some trying to get 72 years of paint of it. over all seems to be in good shape a couple of jam bolts i may have to cut out. (i'll post some more pics later of those). big problem i have right now is i don't have 3 phase.... I have done a little research on phase convertors , like everything on the internet there is pretty much an info overload)even got a recommendation from the folks at American Phase convertors. I'm a little skeptical of the recommendation as the helpful young man that gave it sounded 18 years old and i'm not sure he grasped just how old this thig was. I recon my question to all you antique equipment doctors is has anyone run anything this old on a Rotary phase convertor? any pit falls i need to look out for? I'm dieing to get this thing running!
also i did some research on bending the guide for the drive gear, its a little bent, i did some research on types of metal, is probably forged( if anyone thinks are knows different please let me know) seems like heat would work just don't make it glow,