608 Army Manual

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Steve UK

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• Dec 23, 2005

• #1

Hi folks, you will find the complete Army Manual is now on my web site, all 144 pages of it, so fill yer boots. I hope it gives some much needed help.

http://www.uphill.f9.co.uk/pages/engineering/machinery/rivett/Manuals.htm

Steve

 

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Asquith

Diamond

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Somerset, UK

• Dec 23, 2005

• #2

Steve,

I haven't opened the manual, but I loved your comment on the home page about how to destroy a Rivett in 3 minutes.

 

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Greg Menke

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Baltimore, MD, USA

• Dec 23, 2005

• #3

I glanced through it a bit, but couldn't find the instructions. What is the official way to wreck a 608?

Regards,

Greg

 

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Steve UK

Plastic

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Southern England

• Dec 27, 2005

• #4

Its there, almost the last thing before the index, using various methods, from large hammers to explosives. A classic case of dont try this at home, at least I hope you dont.....

Steve

 

rivett608

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Kansas City, Mo.

• Dec 27, 2005

• #5

Well Gee I tried all those methods on my 608 and they woked great......... it was just after that big party....... maybe when I sober up.....

 

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Greg Menke

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Baltimore, MD, USA

• Dec 27, 2005

• #6

Ahh, I destroy my 608's the old fashioned way, just start the threading feed towards the headstock and walk away...

Greg

 

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Markondaki

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• Oct 17, 2021

• #7

Hi Steve, greetings from Basildon,
I picked up a used 608 of e bay; fair bit of wear and tear, have my work cut out for me! No change wheels, everything else appears to be there. was wondering if you could mail me a copy ar put up a fresh link, as the old one does not work. thanks in advance

 

rivett608

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Kansas City, Mo.

• Oct 17, 2021

• #8

I don’t think Steve is still active as this thread is 16 years old. I think a lot of that info is on the Rivett group.

https://groups.io/g/Rivett/topic/86193673

 

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L Vanice

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Fort Wayne, IN

• Oct 17, 2021

• #9

Markondaki said:

Hi Steve, greetings from Basildon,
I picked up a used 608 of e bay; fair bit of wear and tear, have my work cut out for me! No change wheels, everything else appears to be there. was wondering if you could mail me a copy ar put up a fresh link, as the old one does not work. thanks in advance

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Click on his name and you will see that Steve's last post on PM was on 3Dec2006. Maybe someone else has the file on their hard drive or the cloud and can help.

Larry

 

JST

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St Louis

• Oct 17, 2021

• #10

You can still find it at the link. The Army manual does not apply to all versions, so there may be differences and items not shown or not present.

Index of /Shaper Books/Rivett_Lathes/Section_4/Rivett Disk 4/army manual jpg

 

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L Vanice

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Fort Wayne, IN

• Oct 17, 2021

• #11

Steve UK said:

Its there, almost the last thing before the index, using various methods, from large hammers to explosives. A classic case of dont try this at home, at least I hope you dont.....

Steve

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I was curious and found the demolition instruction pages.

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Larry

 

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Tom A

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NW Florida

• Oct 18, 2021

• #12

I'd think blowing it up, as described on the last page, would be the most effective.
The 250 yard thing is a bit of a worry, as I'm not as fast as I used to be ......

 

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Markondaki

Plastic

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• Nov 2, 2021

• #13

JST said:

You can still find it at the link. The Army manual does not apply to all versions, so there may be differences and items not shown or not present.

Index of /Shaper Books/Rivett_Lathes/Section_4/Rivett Disk 4/army manual jpg

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Thanks Diamond, much appreciated. was able to download the army manual.

 

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old_dave

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Central Mother Lode, California

• Nov 3, 2021

• #14

They left out the most common method of destruction, albeit one used to prevent machine tools from falling in to the hands of US civilians while still in usable condition. Simply store outside uncovered for a few wet winters before offering for sale.

David