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  1. Susquatch

    New to me Ammco 7" Metal shaper

    It seems like not a good idea to leave the feed engaged and crank on the hand wheel. I am thinking it might overstress the backlash, result in excess wear in the screw and nut, wear out the ratchet, or maybe even break something. There is the catcher. You put it in neutral. I said it seemed...
  2. Susquatch

    lathe chuck (D1-5) and collets, $550,

    Well now I feel MUCH BETTER. I'm glad a forum member got it. It would have been a shame to have some stray dog take it home.
  3. Susquatch

    lathe chuck (D1-5) and collets, $550,

    It is sold. So that settles that.
  4. Susquatch

    New to me Ammco 7" Metal shaper

    Another question. It seems to me that the ratchet in the power feed limits the feed rate settings to multiples of the pawl clicks. So the minimum feed isn't really the settings, it's one click which is about 15° or so. Does this sound reasonable? Would a slight gibb tightening change this?
  5. Susquatch

    lathe chuck (D1-5) and collets, $550,

    My Bison 5C D1-5 has an integral back and all 6 cam studs.
  6. Susquatch

    Open gear lube??

    If you have some gun oil, it's pretty good stuff (but expensive) till you get what you need.
  7. Susquatch

    4140 crankshaft modifications - propeller hub build

    Some of the older farm sprayers use a rope seal. You might be able to get some at a farm equipment supplier. I know that Lampton farm supply has it, but that's an hour drive for me and I know he won't ship. I'll have to see if I have any left from my old sprayer. If I do, it's yours. Pretty sure...
  8. Susquatch

    Solitary Bee House

    For those critters that are truly wild, I believe in letting nature do its own thing. Where man has intervened, and screwed things up, I feel obliged to do my bit to help. Once upon a time purple Martin's nested naturally in old woodpecker cavities. Today, the Eastern variety are totally...
  9. Susquatch

    Headstock Bearing Races

    I very much doubt they even paid an engineer to be involved.
  10. Susquatch

    New to me Ammco 7" Metal shaper

    Thanks @gerritv & @Bandit. That all makes sense.
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