I used some aluminum flue tape to make a dam surrounding some good teeth on a large bull gear for a 1920's LeBlond. After applying mold release I poured some urethane resin over the teeth to make a pa

That is a tough one because all the search sites insist the searcher is an idiot, you MUST really mean 5C, so here's all the stuff on 5C collets when you've entered 5R collet.

South Bend had a 4 step V belt drive available on the 9" Workshop lathe from around the time the 1/2" wide V belt was invented. As years passed, more of the lathes were sold with the V belt option, le

The neat thing with the thin Torrington bearings and hardened washers is they make it possible to upgrade to low friction bearings in places that originally had thrust washers which require some clear

Straps around the webs in the bed, between the ways. They can't slip and slide, nor can the lathe flip upside down. Put the tailstock and saddle all the way to the end for balance.

Model CL444Z 3-1/2 foot bed, manufacture date 1-29-52. Formerly owned by the Corps of Engineers. (See picture of their data plate.) Currently located in southern Utah. It does run and cuts nicely but

Then the math here failed. http://www.lathes.co.uk/southbend/page19.html I used scientific mode on Windows calculator. Try this on any version of Windows. Enter 4 then click square root, then subtract

Your lathe was made around 1904. If you want the exact date, send away to Grizzly for the info. But for one that old all you're likely to get is a copy of the ledger page listing the original shipping

Pictures are a bit fuzzy and lighting is poor, but the large dials and flat, printed plates (instead of embossed and painted brass) attached with pop rivets would make it from the Amsted years, or aft

Ouch! That's why, from the very first time I ever laid hands on a metal lathe, I've always run the carriage and compound slide to where they'll be at end of cut then turn the chuck by hand to make sur

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I have a bunch of Hardinge 5DS collets, one complete and one partial 5C adapter for them. The 5DS system uses soft steel, machinable collets that can be cut as step or pot chucks and holders for whate

Cast iron gets used for high precision surface plates. In 2014 a huge one made by Gorton for use in their factory was sold on eBay. According to the data plate on it, it took seven years from casting

Bolt the headstock end down snug then check to see which side of the tailstock end foot is not touching the benchtop. Put shims under that side. Making sure the bed isn't twisted is easiest if it's le

Instead of attempting to make a complete D1-4 adapter for your threaded spindle, buy a used lathe spindle from any lathe that has a D1-4 nose. If you can get one with damage to the spindle part that c

You'd want to make the adapter as thin as you can. Counterbore the back so the spindle register shoulder is buried into it and the back of the adapter is >thisclose< to the headstock.

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I'm pretty certain they're something other than 14 pitch. 14DP has been "obsolete" since not long after WW2. There's one company on Earth that has stock 14DP gears, but only in 20PA. They're in the UK

Anyone interested in some Hardinge 2DS collets? They're step collets and pot chucks that fit into a 5C adapter. I have one complete and one partial adapter and a large amount of the 2DS pieces. Far as

When loosening the apron clutch, give it a whack inwards with your palm to ensure its parts are separated. Demonstrated on this 1914 Sears Expert 13" video 2013 09 12 18 27 57 video 2013 09 12 18 27 5