Bores in a Line! -- Lineboring on a Manual Lathe

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That is very true. Dad had to modify his Rockwell (WT) spindle to fit modern bearings.

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A fella on PM sent me his 1943 Allen Bradley reversing contactor off his 16" Monarch for use on my 16" Sidney. If I hadn't known any better,...

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The cheapies are ok, but sharp as can be. They must be de-burred or you'll fillet yourself everytime you use one.

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Not bad at all for a little tractor. Everyone needs a crane on offroad wheels.

Dad's got a workout this weekend playing with isuzus. Had...

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My Sidney lathe was loaded with a car lift. Had it on in <15 mins.

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They would be better for sure. Surface finish is a major factor for crack propagation....

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Paint burns good. Thousands of gallons on those babies. Wiring too.

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What a bunch of nut jobs. I can't imagine they'd like home machine shops with phase converters and large lathes, etc. F em.

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I found some crap furnature bolts once that I put some stainless locknuts I had. It was for a rake, so I didn't really care. When the first two siezed...

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I guess that is a fair assessment. Thanks for the help Tom!



Ways are quite good on that machine, and it was freshly leveled,...

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And a TOS 1440 has an MT5.

Old lathes had too small of tapers. New lathes are arguably too large, but I appreciate it....

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Price a single mt4 twist drill that big lol. I wish I could find some that size.

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So yeah. It turned out nice.

I did end up spotfacing all shoulders and chamfering. The spot facing worked great, the chamfer was chatter...

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To mount the weldment was quite easy. I just mounted the part between centers, and drew up the plate tight, then tightened the plate clamping screws....

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Tada!

My project that was designed up 9 months ago is finally complete. Or at least 1 part is, the other slated for tomorrow.

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Looks good Jerry. Your friend has a nice beard lol.

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Do it! But remember, for just a lathe job, you can use any old piece of garbage....

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Worked for me. I only dialed it in once for the grinding operation....

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Oh it drives me nuts...

My work is very heavy on coatings... Vacuum and plasma spray, and so I hear the term "mils" all the time....

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I have some, and some video on my DSLR. It may be a little out of focus. I don't think my friend has used a manual lens much before.

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