The other thing to remember is the tool needs held more flat not at the angle of the common lantern tool post holder. As shown in the attached old advertisement.

Here is a link to 3 ford trans mounted on one lathe. https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/showthread.php?p=1901227

If you were poor and a good fabricator/machinist you used a car tranny. If you had excess cash flow you used one of these or one from numerous other manufacturers. When you no longer had a line shaft.

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I am guessing the pieces are a friction fit on the outside covers. I am also guessing but it looks to be similar in size to a sewing machine motor? Would that be a possible replacement? If the machine

I think if a person were to take nylon hose (not silk stockings) wrap the pulleys while at the shortest adjustment, along with several wraps of fishing line. Then apply the appropriate heat a custom c

Eddie, you are asking questions from 30 years ago. Settings and wire were the same as I was using for mild steel, it was a standard co2/argon mix (I did increase the flow but it might not be required)

I know it is not common excepted practice, but I used to turn up the argon/mix on my Mig and welded cast all the time without failure of the welds. I did weld some broken castings from a 24 inch X 12

Those are for a "P" style which is "T" in shape. Not the correct profile for the old obsolete Williams and Armstrong holders. I don't think they used what would be called a double bevel as all the bev

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Looking at the old catalogs the right and left cutters used different profiles also.

John do your original 1/2" measure the full 1/2" or are they like my 5/8" a bit smaller? If so what does the groove in your holder measure for height?

I do not have any 1/2" cuttoff steel but a piece of Armstrong brand 5/8" I have only measures 0.59 not 0.625.

Looking online I find no suppliers of 7/16" but lots of 1/2". With the manufactures listing the product as using 1/2" also makes it seem as something is afoul here.

I would believe the Williams and Armstrong catalogues before E Bay

On Tuesday, June 29, 2021, 9:36:34 PM CDT, G K via groups.io <bug_hunter2000@...> wrote: Unfortunately, no go with 1/2-inch. When I measure the opening I get 0.445 to 0.486. Maybe 7/16

My thoughts cutter ground wrong and above center. Also looks like using 1/2 nut instead of clutch for feed. Not a pro but my guesses.

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Try this https://www.google.com/books/edition/Machinery/Np8fAQAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=machine+screw+sizes&pg=PA56&printsec=frontcover

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