MachineJunkie

Ohhhhhhhh Yea Pete. One is a mortise or a slot cutter and the other is a tennon machine. Check out Hess Wood working , he has a couple
Reg

Hey guys
Anyone know of any good rye H2 or T2 machines
Tour

I am looking for an Oliver 260d dado stack arbor anyone have any clues
Reg

Hey Pete, I been slack at the PC latly. I been busy doing gardening and seminars on composting and raised bed gardening. Damn.....That is quiet a project you have going there. That look fun and sorta scarey. How much trouble would it have been to take it apart and move it, would it have been cheeper...

Here's a few pics of the QCGB put together along with the gear I have been waiting for http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d99/male_man/Lathe057.jpg http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d99/male_man/Lathe058.jpg http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d99/male_man/Lathe059.jpg Pete, heres a cpl pics of the bea...

What is the taper. Can you lap it to the spindle
Reg

Well its a little more progress http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d99/male_man/Lathe040.jpg http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d99/male_man/Lathe041.jpg http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d99/male_man/Lathe043.jpg New bearings for the spindle http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d99/male_man/Lathe037.jpg...

Nice table Pete. Think I migh build a short cabinet wigh a set of drawers on each side and a cubby in the center
Tour

Just a cpl pic of the bracket I made for the Oliver reving knife

Wow Pete, I thought I had posted pic of my shop. I will get you a tour as soon as I get the main componets of the lathe back together. No clean up or stageing just as it is at the moment. Planting :mrgreen: I already got peas, onions, lettus, spinish out. Going to put out potatoes, turnips, radishes...

Well a little more progress http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d99/male_man/Lathe024.jpg http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d99/male_man/Lathe025.jpg http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d99/male_man/Lathe026.jpg http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d99/male_man/Lathe027.jpg And my poor shope is need of a c...

So Aurther
You like the cincy better than the Brigeport?
Reg

I am betting that in a year you can get premo prices for parts you make for ppl. All the manufactoring went out of country and with the way Obama is sepnding cash we're headed for broke. Even if money is 0 we can barter for food with local farmers.So keep them machines clean and working boys. The ho...

A few more pics of the base getting ready to paint. I won't take it to the metal because I have to clean the bondo too and I am not excited about doing any bondo work. I will get the rust off and feather it all to match and shoot it http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d99/male_man/Lathe021.jpg http://...

LOL....befor or after I eat it
Reg

:lol: It's called parts diagram and piles. I keep a parts dia. along with a "pile" that way when It gos back together I have a list of parts that gos with that particular item Ie apron, cross slide ,head ect. The parts diagram shows all the parts and where they go. So if your done and you ...

Been busy cleaning stripping, cleaning stripping. I will have a few pics in a few days of the parts going together and some of the painting. It has been a little cool for paint in my area. Its really a big mess trying to keep things going waiting for parts and trying to work around obsticals
Reg

though you might want to see the new project... http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d99/male_man/Picture135.jpg http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d99/male_man/Picture137.jpg http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d99/male_man/Picture136.jpg http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d99/male_man/Lathe009.jpg http:/...

Well heres the up date on the mill. I changed the bearing in the upper part of the head. It worked out great. It is almost silent. I do think the high speet gears are a bit worn and the partss are around $600. I can live sith it. I have a bit of it painted but it turned cold so I am waiting to finis...

Thats sad Lebo. Here we try to protect the old stuff or any machine and someone screws it up. It's not right and they should have to replace or fix
Reg