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    Revisiting weird gib issue

    Understood but there is nothing else wrong with it. The dovetails are clear, the gib was stoned on both sides using a precision ground stone and cleaned yet if I fit the gib in so tight that the saddle can’t move, I can still rock it around the Z axis by about .0007-.001”, if it’s not the gib...
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    Revisiting weird gib issue

    Hello All, Finally managed to disassemble my mill tab to be able to focus on the saddle gib issue. The y axis gib was rocking up and down when tightened and there’s a very long thread discussing the potential causes of the issue which can be found here...
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    Brown&Sharp No2 surface grinder any good?

    appreciate the info on the belt drive motors. I know it's probably ok to use a step up transformer with smaller motors and VFDs but I haven't seen any small 3 phase multi-tap transformers before. The ones I could find were in the 1K price range which is too expensive for a 1.5K piece of equipment.
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    Brown&Sharp No2 surface grinder any good?

    Thanks again for all the info…looks like there are several variations of this machine depending on the year. I’m also concerned about the motor which the seller says is a 600V 3 phase. None of my vfds can do more than 380v line voltage so I’m not sure if this unit will be usable in my shop...
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    Brown&Sharp No2 surface grinder any good?

    Managed to find the manual for the No. 2 surface grinder, apparently it’s normally a plain bearing spindle machine. Is this a bad thing for a surface grinder?
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    Brown&Sharp No2 surface grinder any good?

    So bring a small blank with me to grind? I’ll definitely check out those videos before going to see the machine. Thank you!
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    Brown&Sharp No2 surface grinder any good?

    Thank you for all the information! I’m going to go see the machine on Thursday and the seller says it runs well. Should i take some measurement tools with me or would that be inappropriate? Sorry for the dumb question but I never bought a vintage machine before and as mentioned have no...
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    Brown&Sharp No2 surface grinder any good?

    sorry I meant on the motor specifically...AC motors I saw online from the 30's and 40's tend to be very simple and are usually bushing based....I could be totally wrong If the motor is running and I can run it on a VFD I'm totally going to if I end up getting this machine...I just don't have...
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    Brown&Sharp No2 surface grinder any good?

    Is there anything specific that I need to be looking at in terms of wear or other things that affect accuracy on the machine when I go to inspect it? The asking price is CAD1500 but I don't want to end up with a 2000lbs useless piece of cast iron :)
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    Brown&Sharp No2 surface grinder any good?

    The motor is in "working condition" according to seller, I was thinking I could run it on one of the cheap huanyang VFDs I have and replace it with a modern motor when it dies. I'm guessing these old motors are the bronze bushing kind and I'm not even sure what kind of power it draws..I read...
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