MachineJunkie

Pete,

AIR it ran $80-100 at one of the local big box stores, probably Menards.

Mike

If you need a 220 V Square D Type QO GFI 30-amp breaker let me know. I bought one for a VFD intstallation but it trips the GFI immediately on power up.

Mike

They are used pretty commonly at places that do R&D as well, so you might check to see if any local universities or colleges have some gathering dust that they might want to get rid of. The chemistry, engineering, and biology departments would be typical users.

Mike

Hi Pete, I did some browsing in the OWWM archives and the publications section, which was helpful. The bed is short and the adjustments a bit mickey mouse but the bed is in good shape. Once it warms up a bit I'll give a try in the garage. BTW, what sort of wax do folks use to protect the tables, etc...

I just bought a Craftsman 6-1/8" jointer from a local Craig's list ad. It probably dates from the 80's and seems to be in pretty decent shape with no major rust and just a bit of staining. The sheet metal legs are pretty wobbly and the table saw elevating casters are pretty much a joke, but the...

And remember to paint concrete wall some shade of white or other light color. Sure wish I'd done that before moving all the machines into the basement. The lighting is a lot better for the machines along the walls that could be painted after the fact.

Mike

A few years ago I scanned in an old booklet from the 1920's on Babbit bearings and William Gray at Metal Web News kindly agreed to host it: http://www.metalwebnews.com/howto/babbitt/babbitt.html The booklet was OCR'd so you should be able to search for terms or phrases. It's been a while since I loo...

Reg,

Heck, I even had to pay them to deliver one 3 miles to my house, so that's more than I could handle. I do know that they've shipped these from IL to somewhere like CA so they should be able to help you out.

Mike

Reg,

What sort of help do you need?

Pete,

The 9 drawer model and it's something like 28x28x59. These are heavy buggers!

Mike

Those in the midwest might want to check out this Ebay auction for Lista 9- and 5-drawer cabinets: http://cgi.ebay.com/Lista-Modular-Storage-Cabinet_W0QQitemZ170038683265QQihZ007QQcategoryZ41953QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem I think the reserve is $600 for the 9-drawer and $550 for the 5-draw...

I sold it to a good friend when he came by to pick something else up. He has no immediate use in mind - just likes to collect stuff - but may eventually use it with a metal cutting blade to cut thin sheet stock. I'm glad to get rid of it even though I had to throw in the mobile base it was on. It wa...

It's been sold - is there a way for me to delete this thread?

Mike

I have problems with buying bargain (and not so much) used tools as placeholders for the ones I really want. Stuff like buying a clapped out SB lathe when it was really a Monarch that was wanted, though neither is a real example. For me, the problems occur in several forms, including the time spent ...

FWIW, I used to have a 1950's Craftsman (made by Atlas) 12x36 lathe ans was pretty happy with it at the time. I've since upgraded to a much heavier Clausing 12x36 and I seem to be doing much better work now, which I attribute more to the Clausing than to any possible increase in skill level. The Cra...

The lack of interest has been overwhelming - any offers on this?

Mike

This saw is for sale for pickup only and I'm located about 40 miles west of the Chicago Loop. It's missing the finger and the arbor support bracket was broken but repaired by a local blacksmith shop. I installed new arbor bearings and it seems to run pretty well now. It has a 120 VAC motor and "...

LPS-3 is reported to work for fairly long term storage. http://www.lpslabs.com/Products/CorrosionInh/Lps3.asp Boeshield too, I think. http://www.boeshield.com/index.htm A tarp and low wattage bulb left on continuously may also help minimize condensation from forming if your location has temperature ...

And here's a picture of my 12x36 Clausing 5914: http://member.newsguy.com/~mphenry/Clausing5914-10-29-05.JPG It came with the collet closer, bed turret, standard tailstock, standard cross slide depicted here and also a production cross slide. The bed turret has proved surprisingly useful especially ...

There are plenty of older domestic metalworking lathe brands that make nice additions for a home shop. Clausing, Logan, Sheldon, Rockwell, and Hendey are a few that I considered in the 12" swing and under class. I ended up with a Clausing 5914, mostly because what looked like a decent one turne...

Could you create your own scale with a suitable graphics program and have Kinkos or a similar outfit print it out onto film media?

Another thought would be to see if a local engraver could transfer the scale to a strip of brass.

Both options would probably be pretty expensive, though.

Mike