Howdy, You won't be able to use TC tooling to its full potential on a flat belt driven lathe, but it comes in handy. I've used it on my relic to turn off seized bearing races and hard chroming from sh

Hello, The foil is like thin shim stock, less than 0.010" thick, cut to the bottom and edge shapes that contact the pocket. Brass can be used too. Everything should be cleaned like for any other type

Howdy, Those appear to be braze-in inserts. A slot is cut in a steel bar and the insert is brazed in generally using bronze foil, then it is sharpened with silicon carbide and diamond grinding wheels.

Amish: just a front to cirvumvent laws, regulations, and taxes.

The new Heavy Ten is still cheaper than the last dinosaur SB lathe offered by LeBlond Makino at $15K, which no one was buying anyway. Belt drive metal lathes are mostly a thing of the past.

How about Cast-Iron Workbench Legs at Grizzly.com Cast-Iron Workbench Legs at Grizzly.com <h1>SB1354 Cast-Iron Workbench Legs</h1> <h2>These cast-iron South Bend legs make the perfect platform and cen

South Bend is exclusively import equipment.

Pardon me, I had an epiphany that the ratio should be one to one when line milling because no form generation is taking place. OK

Gear making is like a secret society in some places. I stole my tables when no one was looking.

Hello, Nope, it won't be one to one, more like 0.69 to one, that's where the tables come in. Span over teeth, may be three for a 22 tooth gear, using a disc mic or caliper is a good way to double chec

Howdy, This may prove helpful, I used it in the gear shop a few times: Gear Technical Reference | KHK Gears O Gear Technical Reference | KHK Gears Gear Technical Reference is comprehensive gear techni

Marvelous Monday! Gear pitch Gear pitch Hello I would like to know what the gear pitch and pressure angle of both the Reverse gears and the Idler /Screw... might help. South Bend liked using annoying

Howdy, The ratio needed is 32/52 or, simplified, 8/13 and its other multiples 16/26, 24/39; hence, a gear purchase looms in the future. Enjoy, OK

Yes, that´s a shop-made steady for a special repeat job made with some repurposed parts.

How does one view your pictures?

Don´t fret there, Mr Bickers, he´s just making a plain cutter, not a hob, but for some reason wants sharp roots to make it weaker.

I'm puzzled by how a cutter with angled teeth would cut straight flanks. Also, the link to Gear Cutting with a Homemade Gear Cutter explains the differences in cutting techniques, no matter what some

Howdy, Per Machinery's Handbook for full-depth gear milling cutter, the tip width comes to 0.0541", depth 0.1198" min. and thickness 0.0872" or half of spacing. Best of luck, OK

Hello, That´s not really a hob, but a multi-flute line milling cutter, which makes generating the tooth form more easy. Hobbing Hobbing It is the most widely used gear cutting process for creating spu

Hello, That´s a little strange, usually there would be screws going through the ends of the ribs holding the motor together. Must be a pressed assembly, so I´d recommend trying to tap it apart with a