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Fair enough! (why would want a new motor though?) Power draw bar I was thinking to build from a butterfly wrench I've had a million years. Dro.... Well that's a different thread all together. I've got an original Bridgeport vise, going to do for now. Now power feeds. There is a thought. I love...

Nice thought!! I just find grey so depressing in the winter.... Because here everything is grey.... And cold.... Long live summer!

So I found my first legit problems other than the bad bearing. The clock spring let go, explains the quill being heavy. I also discovered that the one shot oilers tank is cracked. Going to keep at it when I get a few minutes here and there. Life gets in the way of living some how! I know I'm...

This is mine, with the 0.0020" gap, used lockwire since my feelers got legs apparently. I definitely like the brass/bronze one better!!! While I get that the oil will thin with heat, it should not be THAT thin as to pose an issue for a gap like this. Turbine engines have gaps that oil transfers...

I never noticed!!!!!! Welp, I guess I'm poppin' the top on my new SM tonight to make sure that one is alright! THANK YOU! You definitely are correct. They should be parallel, but on all these vintage SM's they are a steel oil grabber. I've been into a few of these headstocks and so far have not...

Nice project! I've got a soft spot for those ol' standard not so moderns myself. Have had two, and a half of the bigger brother to yours. My first one had a broken tooth on the bull gear just like yours. I just drilled and pinned it with some long set screws and then filed my heart out. Had a...

So, I did it AGAIN...... Saw a machine for a good price and decided to drag it home. I seem to find happiness in impulse buying rust. When I looked at it the spindle was locked, but spun free in neutral, and the ways looked decent from what I could see. So I went for it. Whats the worst...