NOS Nichols parts for sale

sidecar580 · Nov 9, 2008

NEW gibs $100.00 each

new Nichols hand mill crossfeed nut and screws $100.00 each

new table screw $100.00

all prices plus shipping $450.00 for the lot

John Fahnestock
J&L Scraping Service
508 892-4856
www.j-lscraping.com

bikebuilder · Nov 9, 2008

Someone should jump all over this stuff.... killer prices, and John is good to deal with...

bb

The real Leigh · Nov 9, 2008

I'm interested in the table screw.

Is this for the longitudinal (X-axis) feed, to replace the traverse lever?

If so, do you have the nut and handwheel to go with it?

Thanks very much.

- Leigh

sidecar580 · Nov 9, 2008

I dont have the hand wheel or the nut to go with this screw
JOHN

The real Leigh · Nov 9, 2008

OK. I'll pass.

Thanks very much.

- Leigh

bikebuilder · Nov 10, 2008

Leigh, you can make a nut for <30 bucks, no threading ot tapping needed. I can shoot you the site where I got materials. Then get this new screw, and if you want, buy an original nut later. I just got a decent screw (!) recently, buy would have snapped this up otherwise.

bb

The real Leigh · Nov 10, 2008

Hi bb,

I already have everything I need to make a 3/4" version of this, but I was told that the original was 7/8" diameter, which would eliminate the need for a shim above the rod.

The real problem is the handwheel. The one I have is graduated for 0.100" per revolution, which requires a 10-pitch screw.

I believe the original was 0.200" per revolution with a 5-pitch screw. While I could use the 5-pitch screw with my existing handwheel, it wouldn't be cool.

Thanks for the suggestion.

- Leigh

bikebuilder · Nov 10, 2008

The collar? I bought a barrel nut, turned it to the correct od, split it, cut it to length and it works sweet. The collars are fairly easy to find, and use whatever hand wheel/crank you can find.

By the time you find a nut, you'll probably not find the screw, and certainly not nos fwiw.

bb

DocsMachine · Nov 10, 2008

The real Leigh said:
The real problem is the handwheel. The one I have is graduated for 0.100" per revolution, which requires a 10-pitch screw.

I believe the original was 0.200" per revolution with a 5-pitch screw. While I could use the 5-pitch screw with my existing handwheel, it wouldn't be cool.

-I don't know which machine you have, Leigh, but mine has both. The Y-axis is a 10 TPI screw, and the X axis is a 5 TPI, with each dial graduated accordingly. Near as I can tell, that's factory-stock; my screws look virtually identical to John's OEM pieces above, with the exception that my handwheels use a short round shaft, a small woodruff key, and a center bolt, instead of the square drive shown on his.

If you're still working on your machine, you might check to see if you have the dials on the right axes. I had a minor brainfart and got mine backwards 'til I threw a dial on there to double-check.

Here's the method I used to fab up a new X-axis halfnut. It's kind of involved, but I wanted a strong and long-lasting part.

Doc.

bikebuilder · Nov 10, 2008

I'm pretty sure Nichols all have both 5 and 10 tpi if equiped with the table screw... so yes that collar is specific to the table screw.

Nice work Doc...prettier than mine!

For anyone interested my method is somewhere in the archives.. a bit simpler for the machinist newbs out there (no threading or welding) and you get two nuts out of it.

bb

The real Leigh · Nov 10, 2008

DocsMachine said:
-I don't know which machine you have, Leigh, but mine has both. The Y-axis is a 10 TPI screw, and the X axis is a 5 TPI, with each dial graduated accordingly. Near as I can tell, that's factory-stock...

Hi Doc,

I believe that's correct.

My handwheel is not from a Nichols; it's from a surface grinder. But it's a nice 6" wheel with graduations around the circumference, so it has very precise resolution.

I have a precision acme screw and nut, purchased for the project. I just thought if a full accessory package was available it would save me some effort.

Thanks for the thoughts.

- Leigh

sidecar580 · Nov 14, 2008

I will listen to any offers
JOHN

sidecar580 · Mar 26, 2009

I am still looking for offers
JOHN

egrim · Mar 26, 2009

PM sent

PM sent, I like to have spare parts for my machines.

Yours, E.
Spokane

sidecar580 · Mar 30, 2009

egrim said:
PM sent, I like to have spare parts for my machines.

Yours, E.
Spokane

Are you interested in a specific part....or the lot?
JOHN

WERDI · Aug 3, 2020

Hello John,
I wanted to see if anyone ended up buying these parts?
I know its been 10 years, but I just picked one of these up and have not found any parts available.

Also, do you have the prints for those gibs you could take a picture of for me? My knee gib has a crack in the center, looks like people like to wrench that down to hold the knee in place.

Thanks
Jared.

sidecar580 · Aug 3, 2020

WERDI said:
Hello John,
I wanted to see if anyone ended up buying these parts?
I know its been 10 years, but I just picked one of these up and have not found any parts available.

Also, do you have the prints for those gibs you could take a picture of for me? My knee gib has a crack in the center, looks like people like to wrench that down to hold the knee in place.

Thanks
Jared.

I don't even remember selling those parts.... But I have not seen them around my shop....and I checked my stock room...
John

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