Hi WideAWAKE,
perhaps a depth-gauge would be more appropriate than a micrometer?
Hi WideAWAKE,
perhaps a depth-gauge would be more appropriate than a micrometer?
Or for some an altimeter!Hi WideAWAKE,
perhaps a depth-gauge would be more appropriate than a micrometer?
To paraphrase an old real estate saying
In old lathes the top three things to consider are; bed wear, bed wear, and bed wear.
Seems like a lot for an old small lathe, even north of the border?
Not sure your intentions for the lathe but I kinda thought Canada has a pretty good pipeline of Chinese machine tools?
Wow ! 76 years old. Generally speaking, a Myford is as good a hobby lathe as you can buy. They are pricey, look at a new one. The new ones are also more accurate than anything else its size. Upon close inspection - bed wear as gggGary mentioned, play in the carriage, etc. etc.- and the included tooling, the asking price may not be too far out of line. This one could easily be a diamond in the rough.
Girl friend (as in a "friend" that happens to be a girl) used to turn whiskey bottles into lamps. Gave me one as a B-day present. Turned out a perfect fit for the Atlas.Like that "way oil" bottle in pic one......
You mean a centering bit?Got center drills?
So you're saying that somewhere there is a Boeing 727 with worn out landing gear?For the carriers I used two bronze bushings I found in one of my scrounge cans. They're a perfect interference fit for the bearings. These bushing go into a Boeing 727 main landing gear fork. Each one cost's more than the Atlas is worth several times over. Don't recall the details of how I came by 'em.