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Sand casting. Interesting stuff. My first question is how desperate are you and how much money do you have to spend. Take a look at...

The next issue at hand is the side cover. I have noticed that many old machines like these are missing the side cover. Options, do...

And so it seems. Thanks for the kindness and help on this project. TonyK. Grimsby Ontario Canada.

Please do. I have in the past used a car fan belt, but it is ugly. I would like to purchase a proper belt for it. Thank you. TonyK...

There was a box in the mail box today, with a chunk of iron wrapped like a large piece of meat along with some metric drill bits and...

Hey @JohnH - I am just in the process of receiving a full set of oz32 collets that will allow me to get every endmill sharpened. If...

John can you post a few pictures of the machine. I have a Cinci #2 and the darn thing is top heavy. It toppled over when I picked it...

As stated a few posts back the ratchet advance mechanism was missing from this machine. It looks like the previous owner started on...

Yes 5/8"-11. I suppose I could have used another bolt size and thread pitch, then bush down, but seeing that the table hole is .625" I...

It is a simple as it gets. A 5/8"x 11 pitch 3 inch long bolt. The spacer on the bottom of the table is there so that the bolt does not...

Got to love the humor in the posts above. And what is wrong with 3 lathes? I have my 5L Harrison, 7ML Myford and wait for it... A...

Well if Jacques was there, I know what ever was done, really didn't need to be looked at, he was that kind of guy. Too bad he retired...

Moving ahead, I started fitting the Z Axis screw. I chose a Brass Screw rather than a steel one. The hand wheel came from China. The...

I was good in school...until I met "whiskey" at the local curling rink bar, me'n school didnt last long after that, then I met my "wife...

I lofted through school, a 51% was a perfect mark., unless I had an interest in the subject, then it was me learning about it on my own...