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28 is full load on motor. When you start the lathe in high RPM, there is big load ( inrush ) on the hole system. A 20 breaker will trip with that kind...
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Didnt see the 20 breaker!!!! The in rush ( starting the motor ) can go to 50 amps, before it reaches full RPM. Need a 30 amp minimum. My lathe was...
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You wire it breaker to 3 ph RPC motor. Single phase, so only 2 wires are connected to the motor. Now 3 wires come off the poles of this motor to feed...
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I would dowel / revit it on but if you do glue it , make sure you have a bond gap. Bond line is important with most adhesives.
What the heck........
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1. Use a tap
2 threadmill on cnc machine
3 Single point on a good lathe.
If a blind shoulder, I hand crank the spindle so you...
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I am retired, so they dont get used much. I do like them for hand grinding tools like Jim said. Dont like killing my corner rounding mills. I use the...
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Bending that U bracket must of been fun ?? I see the torch color on corners. Still must of been a good fight. Hey it's done and looking good !
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Old mart bagged this one! Just take the chuck off and measure it. You will find a ER 40 nose on Ebay to fit your lathe.
it's a PITA to unscrew...
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Here is photo of the jacket round. Everythng else has been sold. With the Calif gun laws I dont do much anymore. Just enjoy projects like yours. Thank...You may only view thumbnails in this gallery. This gallery has 2 photos.2 Photos
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When into a 60 man shop closed for the weekend. Was the manager, so I had a key. After picking up my coat, a Bench grinder fires up for no reason. Had...
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Cij.......
I agree with that, but a machine shop is a play ground for machinist!! Just making a hole with a twist in it can be rewarding. I dont...
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I have made cannon barrels with home made buttons. I found that driving the button with a center ( like on a lathe ) give it a guide and free rotation....
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It's sort of like flame cut.. get under the scale with carbide and conventional cut it clean. All the cleaning is a waste unless you dont have stock to...
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Ebay or Amazon , no longer machining for $$ money. Harbor freight has some useful stuff too. Since my shop is for fun projects, buying used and rebuilding...
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Iron bear -
Seen many a projects on this site and others, but this is a masterpiece! Not many can appreciate this more than I.
I am a cannon...
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Ammo. : well if you can make a cannon like this, the ammo is easy peasy. You can turn your brass. If you have access to a cnc lathe, many can be spit...
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Guys are on this with the right answers. General rule, the idle motor should be twice the load motor ( 15hp : 7.5hp ) early on I would rope start the...
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Doesn't pay to get old...................there's no money in it !
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Well I had a shop using a 7hp motor for rotary phase 2ph to 3ph. Ran 3 BP mills fine, but staring a LaBlond lathe in high RPM it struggled. Then we found...
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