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    New to me Ammco 7" Metal shaper

    Take a look at this photo, it shows the adjuster for setting the amount of table travel per stroke and the direction of travel. Just to the left of the driven pulley entering the shaper and a bit higher, is a nut on what appears to be on a shaft. Behind the nut is a slot, loosen nut a bit, now...
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    Crawford Lathe's 4 spd drive box woes...

    Check the venting of the gear box, a plugged vent can cause leakage, temperature changes, longer run times, higher work load, could cause a bit of extra pressure forcing oil out. But many, many hours of work and worn seal more likely. There are sleeves available for some shaft sizes that can be...
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    New to me Ammco 7" Metal shaper

    Yes I agree, the return looks faster, maybe have to fill that tool chest stand with some tools, or a bag of concrete. Maybe the epoxy kind, I hear it’s popular. My unit is definitely turning backwards, kinda fits in at the moment, the faster I go, the behinder I get. Sometime a good reason to...
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    Small Injector Pumps

    Typed while@DPitman was posting.
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    Small Injector Pumps

    I have not watched any of his videos. Having done a very small amount of work on diesel injectors for pre electronic engines quite some time ago. I am in no way an expert. These were Cummins injectors, the Detroit injectors are very similar. A supply pump pushs fuel to the injectors, the...
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    New to me Ammco 7" Metal shaper

    Thanks@Susquatch, have to look in to this when I have some time. In the miste of a very large project,for me, these day,( wood, etc.)
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    New to me Ammco 7" Metal shaper

    Don’t know if it is running backwards, I say it looks to be moving faster moving ahead, then back. Could be a seeing thing, am needing to look see if on forward stroke the eccentric is on the upper half of the bull gear. I think @Dabbler did bit on how and why the speed were different as a...
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    New to me Ammco 7" Metal shaper

    Yes the motor pulley came on the the Shaper when I got it, HOWEVER, I do not know if it is original, I know I am at least the second owner, the person I got it from was 20yrs.? younger then me, so very likely, I am at least the 3rd. owner. It has a Rockwell Delta branded motor on it, everything...
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    Dan Gelbart posts unusual shop tricks

    I don’t know how good the water proofing is in my basement, never tried to keep water in it. LOL.
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    buzz saw, $1100, Oyen, AB

    Our buzz saw mounted on the back of a tractor and had a flat belt drive. Used it lots to cut slabs from our saw mill.
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