Who are you kiddin'? That's an awesome replacement part, light years ahead of the original! Awesome, wish I had the shop capabilities to do that.Cleanin' and scrubbin' on the power hacksaw revealed a couple less than stellar repairs on the shoe of the moving vise jaw.
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Haven't flung any chips in a while so what better excuse to fire up the mill and get whittlin'....
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Not an exact replica but close enough for who it's for
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Not as good as we usually do but, perfect !Cleanin' and scrubbin' on the power hacksaw revealed a couple less than stellar repairs on the shoe of the moving vise jaw.
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Haven't flung any chips in a while so what better excuse to fire up the mill and get whittlin'....
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Not an exact replica but close enough for who it's for
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Nice toolmakers sine vise!I haven't done much in the last month because of other pressing projects. I did however find this gem .
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Finished up the low speed drive. (Yes, I know, I need a shorter belt...it's what I had in my stash that was close enough for a test drive...) The combination gives me 36 +/- RPM at the lower wheel which translates to 150 FPM blade speed. That should work for most materials.
The home brew motor mount allows left/right adjustment for the belt tension between motor and gearbox, and forward/back adjustment for belt alignment if I need to move the gearbox. Same with the gearbox mount - left/right for pulley alignment, in/out for belt tension. It's just bolted to the original motor mount so I can return it to original condition in about 10 minutes.
I'll clean up the motor wiring and put a switch in the circuit. Got new tires coming from Amazon and a guy on one of the tractor forums I hang out on is sending me a 20 foot roll of metal cutting blade. Just need to find someone that and cut to length and weld 'em up.
Nice. I’ve been looking for a small lathe for a couple of years. “Covid” inflated prices forced me to delay the purchase. In my local area, prices went up 50-75%. They‘re coming down now. Maybe I’ll find something this winter.Well, finally took plunge on this pair.
The price was too good to pass up (basically 2 for 1 deal) and came with some tooling/ extras.
I know they have their limits and would have liked to have gone bigger, but have limited shop size (12’ X 12’) and nearly maxed out electrical panel.
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Should be fun to learn on.
Dunno, something I dug out of the dumpster when I worked at the cannery. I'll see if I can find a name or model on it next time I'm in the shop.what kind of angle drive is that?
It is cool.
There a couple of polishing shops with overhead shafts/belts driving the polishing spindles in the early 70's in Minneapolis. No OSHA back then or at least not to much enforcement.