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Kearns S type
- Thread starter Trigga72
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PDW
Diamond
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- Jul 24, 2006
- Location
- Australia (Hobart)
I agree with your reservations on his design, but do like the idea of using a flange bearing -- only with a though hole and an offset raising screw as in the original.
My thoughts exactly
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Diamond
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- Jul 24, 2006
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- Australia (Hobart)
First thing I did was take it off the machine and park it on the tooling cabinet. It belongs with the machine so I'd not part with it but I haven't needed to do any line boring type work as yet.
Ditto the bigger one - the OA model.
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Tyrone Shoelaces
Diamond
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- Apr 19, 2006
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- Manchester, England
You saw them in training schools and colleges in the main but I have seen quite a few in toolrooms. They were very versatile little machines. Named the “ S “ type after Curtis Sparks the designer I believe.
Regards Tyrone.
Regards Tyrone.
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Diamond
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- Jul 24, 2006
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- Australia (Hobart)
Happy to take pix & measurements. Remind me in a month. Due to covid restrictions I'm currently some 1000 nautical miles away from my workshop and have no idea when I'll get back.
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PDW
Diamond
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- Jul 24, 2006
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- Australia (Hobart)
Mine is the toolroom model with the optimetric scales. It's all in perfect working order and only a few paint chips. They're absolute gems of machines and highly versatile.
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ClappedOutBport
Cast Iron
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- Mar 30, 2016
Man I tried to. $600. Too far away and gone well before I could have put my britches on. Ah well.
Tyrone Shoelaces
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- Apr 19, 2006
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- Manchester, England
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Diamond
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- Jul 24, 2006
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- Australia (Hobart)
Yep it came out of a TAFE college, probably only ever used by a handful of final year apprentices.
I'd first used one many years earlier and lusted after one of my own. When it came up for auction I knew that either it was coming home with me, or it was going to be VERY expensive for the person who outbid me.
It doesn't get a lot of use but it's incredibly useful for a variety of jobs. Here I'm using it to bore out a pulley setup off of my metal planer. The bushings were shot and I'd pressed in bronze replacements and now boring them to final size.
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Stainless
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- Dec 8, 2012
- Location
- essex england
S type tailstock isn’t 100lbs
I have a s type and the tailstock base casting is probably that weight, the whole thing is immensely healthy for a small support for a small machine
I have a s type and the tailstock base casting is probably that weight, the whole thing is immensely healthy for a small support for a small machine