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  1. Brent H

    Welland Canal in 9 minutes

    Fastest I ever did the canal was just under 8 hours….
  2. Brent H

    Rebuilding a 10" Standard Modern Utilathe

    @skippyelwell - if the high-school gears are 14.5 PA you should be able to just mount them on the arbour and run a 16 DP 20° PA cutter through to clean them up. In hindsight I should have ground you a cutter with the gear profile and in theory you could run that on an arbour …. Hmmm - you...
  3. Brent H

    Rebuilding a 10" Standard Modern Utilathe

    @djberta - thanks, I had watched his build and figured if I can use a pre-built dividing head and then just worry about the other “small builds” it could greatly speed up the process :) I didn’t know he also provided the plans etc - very cool.
  4. Brent H

    Rebuilding a 10" Standard Modern Utilathe

    @skippyelwell - WOO HOO!! Glad it made it and is getting the shaft! I purchased a BS-0 dividing head and I am thinking that with a few folks help - @DavidR8 and @Susquatch etc etc I could power rotate it with a stepper motor to make gears using a Hobb. I have one for 12 DP (that is the same...
  5. Brent H

    SM ultilathe 9 inch, no power feeds.

    @Another Dave : I found these pics on the UK lathe site: Perhaps the Brits liked smacking knuckles?
  6. Brent H

    SM ultilathe 9 inch, no power feeds.

    Hmmmm - ok. Something is twiggy on my recall. I will check things out
  7. Brent H

    SM ultilathe 9 inch, no power feeds.

    Hey @YYCHM and @YotaBota - when I was shipping parts for the 9” donor lathe I ”think” Craig and I had a discussion about the clutch and its adjustment. I know I took pictures with the arrangement- perhaps they are still with the 9” Restoration thread? I can check with my Utilathe files ….
  8. Brent H

    Show us your shops!

    Getting set for skating!! Shinny anyone?
  9. Brent H

    SM ultilathe 9 inch, no power feeds.

    The clutch is made up of several plates. If you have it apart they need to be stacked properly. Like plates 12 and 13 alternating. The spring provides release tension. As @YYCHM suggests you should be able to tighten the nut to increase the clutch slip.
  10. Brent H

    Show us your shops!

    @Elektrishun : only a house either side quite a distance through the trees and behind us is 1000 acres of ponds and trees and side by side trails!! @SomeGuy : yep, trying to somewhat empty the crates for access. I don’t have a lot of stuff by any stretch but I have a lot of- LOL
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