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    Bergonzi U.T.25 Radial Arm Drill - looking for information

    Thank you for the pointers. I have spoken to Willis - their 30 year guy had never heard of the "Model UT25" or of anything Bergonzi offered with such a small column. His estimation was that it would be more than 40 years old. I can't find any reference to "Hector Machine Tools" either.
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    Bergonzi U.T.25 Radial Arm Drill - looking for information

    My latest project is resurrecting a small radial arm drill. It came to me as a few large pieces and several boxes of parts (motors off, drill gearing removed). Think - jigsaw puzzle. It is actually coming together pretty well. The transmission shaft that supports the sliding gear had a blown...
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    Oil can for use with ball oilers

    This is a very common thread. I'm sure I have written into it on both HM and PM. The pump oilers are fine most of the time, but I have a few fittings that actually need a bit of pressure to force the oil in. I always made a mess and was never satisfied that I was doing a good job on the...
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    Info

    I'm with Peter on this one. I have a shop vac (2-1/2" hose) set up right where it can reach most of the machines. I made it easy so I would use it. I have air, but only use it in a very limited way on the machines. I have cleaned up several old machines - with chips deep into very difficult...
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    How many lathes and why?

    I have two lathes. I splurged hard on the first lathe (nearly 40 years ago) - Enterprise 15x60 - as Dabbler pointed out it is now an "old friend", it is now quite well dressed and certainly the machine I use the most. I wanted to get a smaller lathe because . . . . . (no need to finish that...
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    gun drill

    Well, when you do get the machine and you need the drills touched up - give me a call. My T&C grinder came with the Eldorado jig - so I sharpened a few GDs for the guys at work (Eldorado has a great web site - walks you through the steps for sharpening). I may never use it again, but it's cool!
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    Acme Threads

    What are the graduations on the hand wheel (i.e. if it is an even value for the inch advance - then it is imperial). Remember, the advance shown on the dial could be movement of the tool (radius) or change in diameter of the part.
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    New member from Thunder Bay

    Hi Shawn, welcome to this machining forum. I'm a Lakehead grad - so have enjoyed the hospitality in TB. Hang in there on learning single point threading on the lathe. Think of it as a core competency, that pushes you into learning a number of fundamental lathe operations. I looked at your...
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    Bigger Lathe Question

    Pictures of said acquisition - please.
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