Sweet deal: Pratt & Whitney Lathe - $550

[Bob Engelhardt]

Oh ... I feel cheated: you got 4, 3' sticks of 7/16 rod delivered for $7.49 and I paid $9.50 for the delivery of a 1/2" grinding wheel?

[Bob Engelhardt]

Typo I think: 3+ inches...

[Bob Engelhardt]

What I would do is put it in water and gently boil it for a while. The heat will melt the grease and it will float to the surface. I would use soap...

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[Bob Engelhardt]

13" x 30" Pratt & Whitney Model B (Rhode Island)
https://providence.craigslist.org/tl...ney-lathe/7218...

[Bob Engelhardt]

South Bend 10L lathe - $450

https://boston.craigslist.org/nos/tl...211844621.html

[Bob Engelhardt]

Just a follow-up note on the UPS shipping. The vise was shipped in a box 8 x 8 x 16 & weighed 40 lbs (!). UPS has a "Simple Rate" which...

[Bob Engelhardt]

It's taken.

Hello Bob,

I would like to have this vice. Please let me know how to get the shipping cost to you. Do you have a PayPal account?
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[Bob Engelhardt]

I found this at the dump and couldn't keep myself from bringing it home. I already have more vises than I need, so it's up for grabs.

5"...

[Bob Engelhardt]

Whole bunch of how-to milling videos starting at #68 on this play list. By former teacher in technical college.
https://www.youtube.com/playli...

[Bob Engelhardt]

I don't like to rain on a parade, but ... I think that you would be better off using the secondary. I just did that and putting 70v (full wave rectified)...

[Bob Engelhardt]

Did you keep the primary or secondary? How many turns on the one you wound? What is the resistance of each of them?

[Bob Engelhardt]

Short answer: I dunno. Longer: I don't actually own the mic. It was one on eBay that I was considering, but the anvil's condition made me pause. In...

[Bob Engelhardt]

Are you taunting us?

"Indicator Crystal Replacement": https://bbs.homeshopmachinist.net/fo...-indicator-cry...

[Bob Engelhardt]

Thanks for the replies. If something was sticking up & it wasn't a burr, but "rust" (steel expands when it rusts), would Evaporust be safe?...

[Bob Engelhardt]

Would this corrosion be a problem? It's on a Starrett 436 - i.e., not a Super Mic.




If so, is it readily fixable?...

[Bob Engelhardt]

Are any planes being landed (or taken off for that matter) by computer? IIRC, some are capable of it....

[Bob Engelhardt]

No, that would be "I drug this machine home" ...

[Bob Engelhardt]

Whatever you do, don't get one that cycles each time. My step son has one of those (from Amazon) and each use requires _9_ clicks to get back to the...