Wire A Motor To A Drum Switch
View attachment 125560 View attachment 125561 I'm trying to wire a 115v single phase motor to a furnas drum switch. It should be simple but the more I search on the net the more confusing it gets. I...
View ArticleEmery Cloth And Tolerances
G'day mates, No, I'm not an Aussie but that greeting has always sounded friendly so.... My question today has to do with emery cloth. Background: while attempting to repair a frostproof hydrant out in...
View ArticleFix Or Junk Old Saw.
Ok, have a old Johnson B model horizontal band saw, that was looking at rebuilding but, all the guide bearings are shot, which is about $200 From Drake, plus the gears in the gear box are both shot,...
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Anyone Fix Old Ames Indicators On Here?
I have two old Ames indicators that I picked up. Both are very heavy for there size and appear well made. They are oldies, no doubt. Both creep and don't return to zero "often" . I played with one of...
View ArticleLee Hodgeson 18 Cyl Radial Build.
That is cool Bill! Looking forward to the next installment of this one.
View ArticleNew Guy Here, This Is My Sb Lathe
I just aquired a SB from my dad, it seems to be in pretty good shape (after a ton of cleaning) Ser.# is 48546 NAR10, does anyone know what year it was made? View attachment 125553 View attachment...
View ArticleMore 12-36 Mods
Next up is the installation of Igaging Absolute Dro’s on the lathe. On the cross slide the reading head is fixed and the scale moves. The carriage travel head is mounted to the same bracket that holds...
View ArticleGraduated dials
A friend of mine wanted direct read dials for his lathe he asked for help so I would need to make a dial with 200 spaces. I like to leave everything in the lathe till everything is done so using my...
View ArticleI Weep For The Future....
I bet he doesn't even realize how close he came to becoming at best an amputee, at worst complete hamburger......
View ArticleiGaging Absolute DRO installation on Clausing 8520
I recently purchased a set of iGaging Absolute DROs for my Clausing 8520 mill. I had them on hand for a few weeks before I got the chance to install them, and now, a couple of weeks later yet, I am...
View ArticleReloading Die Drawer Storage.
Finally got my Lee die drawer organized and mounted under my bench. Holes punched for 99 dies but this is my good start. I made this 20 years ago but never had it mounted until today. The orange die...
View ArticleSouth Bend 9a Restoration (pic Heavy)
A month ago I brought home my first lathe- a 1941 South Bend 9a. I didn't really intend to do a full restoration on it right away since I'm itching to start turning, but one thing lead to another and...
View ArticleLow Profile Forward Assist?
Is there any reason I can't or shouldn't remove the ridge around the end of my AR forward assist knob? I bought an ambidextrous charging handle and have snagged my fingernail on it several times. I...
View ArticleAnyone Have A Use For This
came from Craig's list 1-1/4 shank, dosn't quite fit my mill. View attachment 125587
View ArticleRemington 11-47 28 Gauge Repair
I found a sad 11-48 in my favorite gauge,28, plain barrel. It is missing the friction ring and mag spring retainer plus is is WELL used. It came with a Cutts and a modified tube. Now I got excited...
View ArticleOld Sheldon-built Lathe
I inherited an old (late 1940s?) Lempco lathe. With research I have identified it as actually being a re-badged early 10" Sheldon with a few mods that went with the contract to build them, I guess. Is...
View ArticleAutomated Centerfire Reloading Machine
OK, so has anyone attempted in building a fully automated reloading press? I run a lot of 223/556 and would like to build a automated press. I see several case feeders and bullet feeders on the web to...
View ArticleWards 700?
Hello folks, I am wondering what size chuck would be better on this lathe 5" or 6" the manual calls for a 5" but shars has a 6" on sale, it would be $30.00 less than the 5" and it has me wondering....
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Grizzly G0704 Cnc Conversion
I got a grizzly g0704 yesterday and am planning to convert it to cnc as soon as I can. I don't have any metal machining experience so this should be very interesting. Stay tuned for pictures and...
View ArticleCold Weld Cast
I had a cheapy 55# HF anvil I was using as a doorstop and thought I'd trick it out so I cut a 5/8 piece of steel, drilled and filed out a pritchel and hardie, drilled and tapped bolts. That would have...
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