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  1. Redneck_Sophistication

    500$ lathe in Hamilton

    @6.5 Fan i didn’t notice that! Lol Guess it pops out of gear. Nice catch
  2. Redneck_Sophistication

    500$ lathe in Hamilton

    Spotted just now. Probably won’t last long https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/800630875002729/?mibextid=6ojiHh
  3. Redneck_Sophistication

    Finally a post not of disaster!

    It going to lie I stole that from Curtis from CEE on YouTube. Why didn’t I think of that!? Clear sailing (I hope) now! I’ll be making some bushings on it shortly. Again I really appreciate all the help, direction, and camaraderie from the real machinists!
  4. Redneck_Sophistication

    Finally a post not of disaster!

    YES! Nothing broke or blew up! I figured out the threading on my lathe! I never noticed this rod that moves with the metic/inch selector behind the “stud gear” Then I realized it’s some sort of stopping rod so you can’t engage the metric clutch if something is there. Realized that nothing...
  5. Redneck_Sophistication

    Well I really messed up this time.

    This thread wasn’t going to be the help thread for my gears but since some helpful members were already trying to decipher my enigma: I didn’t mention The lathe is labeled McDougall made locally in Galt. A redit users father worked there a long time ago and said this looks NOTHING like what...
  6. Redneck_Sophistication

    Well I really messed up this time.

    Ok I’ve got a few ideas. The compound is about 3 1/8x5x11, I think making a riser block would also be easily doable to make it functional. I would like a compound still: @Susquatch I like the idea of tie rods holding the whole thing together. I could do it on one side but the other has the...
  7. Redneck_Sophistication

    Well I really messed up this time.

    Wow. Everyone thank you for the input. Crazy week haven’t been able to get back on this till this afternoon. Sad thing is I had installed an oversized, E-STOP on the gear box. I was on my knees right infront of it. It happened so fast I had half a second to realize and it was too late. I...
  8. Redneck_Sophistication

    Well I really messed up this time.

    @Darren i like that idea to mill off the ear and replace with a plate that would give better access. I don’t think I can bolt it together it’s so long and thin. Unless I bolt it to a piece of plate. I was thinking a ton of clamps on a 1” piece of plate to keep true and preheat the whole thing...
  9. Redneck_Sophistication

    Well I really messed up this time.

    Starting to wonder if this machining thing is for me, or maybe just this lathe is cursed. Now that I’d gone through everything I had a part I want to make with single point threading, now’s the time to learn. Set all my gears and settings for 14tpi, ran a scratch pass and got half that...
  10. Redneck_Sophistication

    Now I’m sure I have angered the machining gods.

    I am mostly happy with the flow rate it is better then the last one. I don’t like the routing of the copper lines but that’s an easier fix. I’m not 100% on my coupler, the last pump had a 3/8” round shaft. The new one has two large flat spots essentially making it rectangular. Barely thicker...
  11. Redneck_Sophistication

    Now I’m sure I have angered the machining gods.

    Well I got a bit of a fix done. Took a while to get a cyclonic (?) pump from the US for around 50. Unfortunately it’s a redneckery solution again, I modified the last adapter to index with the new pump, mounted the pump To a piece of steel plate, and then bolted a small angle iron to two pre...
  12. Redneck_Sophistication

    Now I’m sure I have angered the machining gods.

    @historicalarms your 100% right, my lathe isn’t that small though. It’s a 16x30” with about 5Gal+ of HS oil. And I did the spindle bearings once! I do not wish to do that again! Want more! @RobinHood thats a neat set up. Stealing power from the lower sheave to run the pump is an idea I had...
  13. Redneck_Sophistication

    Now I’m sure I have angered the machining gods.

    @Susquatch I ran The old pump when I rebuild it, without the spindle in the lathe. Not much flow really. 1/4” copper line and it wasn’t streaming out that fast. Honestly think anything i out here will be an improvement. As far as pressure build up from running a hydraulic pump isn’t pressure a...
  14. Redneck_Sophistication

    Now I’m sure I have angered the machining gods.

    I did have it apart before. It’s a pretty small, imo under flowing pump. Which I why I wanted to install a second one to increase flow of oil to the new bearings. Obviously having a built in pump running off the gear would be simpler. The problem is access. This small pump is attached to...
  15. Redneck_Sophistication

    Now I’m sure I have angered the machining gods.

    @Susquatch what about these pumps that have a rubber impeller, but it’s squished to one side folding the vanes over pushing it through the other side. That would be positive displacement wouldn’t it? I get that a typical impeller type wouldn’t work the best. I’ll to find an example of one...
  16. Redneck_Sophistication

    Now I’m sure I have angered the machining gods.

    Well this is something, and here I thought I’d memorized princess autos catalogue Has NBR impeller think I might go put their No sale is final policy to the test ;) Edit. Oh Now I see @Susquatch’s post. Nitrile (also known as NBR rubber and Buna-N) is the seal industry's most widely used...
  17. Redneck_Sophistication

    Now I’m sure I have angered the machining gods.

    Was looking at brewing transfer pumps thinking they might work. One has this in the write up though. I guess I should add looking for an 115v oil pump that isn’t hundreds of dollars. I guess I could find some sort of hydraulic pump off something and couple it to a small 115v motor.
  18. Redneck_Sophistication

    Wire brushed rust dust.

    5ft would be a joy. I warned steel framers on a job they said they would move. All they did was put a 2ft piece of drywall behind their chop saw that was directly against the glass. One little clean square. Whole wall of rustic glass lol!
  19. Redneck_Sophistication

    Now I’m sure I have angered the machining gods.

    @Susquatch i had it apart when I removed my spindle out of the lathe. It wasn’t working well then It’s a small one directional gear pump, the gear was held on with red loctite which broke loose, the seal on the main shaft Was gone. Was someone’s previous “good enough” this old girl had a hard...
  20. Redneck_Sophistication

    Wire brushed rust dust.

    yup! Glazer by trade. The amount of times we’ve had to replace whole walls of brand new glass with backcharges ranging from 15k for a couple pieces. 25-50k, and one that was 75% of the buildings glass and I heard the glass alone was over 100k Staggering how often it happens after you warn...
  21. Redneck_Sophistication

    Now I’m sure I have angered the machining gods.

    I think all my rednecking “good enough” projects has angered the gods! Saddle of the lathe back together. Used it for a minute and it was making an odd noise. Checked to make sure the oil pump was working, noticed the shop made coupler between the stock shaft and the shop fitted replacement...
  22. Redneck_Sophistication

    Well I guess I’ll be taking my lathe saddle apart now.

    Well that’s was easy! I feel like I’ve been missing out on crackmaster carr all this time. If I had know I could get it THE NEXT DAY for under 50$ I would have just replaced it to start!
  23. Redneck_Sophistication

    Well I guess I’ll be taking my lathe saddle apart now.

    Oddly enough I just clicked order on the webpage, used my work email/name/credit card and it went through. I guess I’ll find out. Still need to figure on a steel for the shaft. It’s a little harder to file then mild, but not much.
  24. Redneck_Sophistication

    Well I guess I’ll be taking my lathe saddle apart now.

    I think the window company we sub from occasionally get stuff from them. Msybe see if I can get a favour if I can’t get myself. Or I do have Credit cards for my bosses construction company could order on that. He’s cool with it.
  25. Redneck_Sophistication

    Well I guess I’ll be taking my lathe saddle apart now.

    Yeah I’ll be giving them a call during the week for sure. At least I’ve got the technical specs to look elsewhere. Maybe a local supplier there’s a few around
  26. Redneck_Sophistication

    Well I guess I’ll be taking my lathe saddle apart now.

    Thanks for the link Craig! I did not get a pic, honestly I was rushing a bit to get done before I had to leave. I really wanted it done today. I used a hss blank to push it straight, and a small machinist square to check for parallel. Little but lost to filing. Rolled smooth in the rack...
  27. Redneck_Sophistication

    Well I guess I’ll be taking my lathe saddle apart now.

    It VERKS! Got it back together! Do to a slight miscalculation I had to do something unspeakable that made real machinists roll in their graves. But I told myself it’s ok because I’m going to replace all this lol Once again thank you to all that contributed to the discussion, glad to know I’m...
  28. Redneck_Sophistication

    Well I guess I’ll be taking my lathe saddle apart now.

    Well i did not think about this pin I found being hardened. Went to drill for the split pin and the bit just stopped :/ Luckily I had two carbide 3/16 end mills. Both of which sacrificed themselves to the operation, they bored through ok, but when they hit the opposite side they didn’t like...
  29. Redneck_Sophistication

    Well I guess I’ll be taking my lathe saddle apart now.

    Ugh Just tried to do their cart to see how fast I could get a new gear. They list United States and Mexico for shipping country’s! My ex wife is American and off to Arizona………. Nah I don’t need one that bad lol Will have to find other suppliers with that info on hand at least.
  30. Redneck_Sophistication

    Well I guess I’ll be taking my lathe saddle apart now.

    Ok well I don’t know much but that looks like something to me. Was my first time reaming something for real. Also realizing how quick you run out of room on a bridge port even. Need to find a riser ring. The shaft wasn’t overly hard. File would dig in pretty good. Slightly harder then a...
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