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  1. Thomas

    Putting a Utilathe back together

    I would be interested, the outside diameter of my chuck is 160mm so its a little bigger that the standard 6"
  2. Thomas

    Putting a Utilathe back together

    Funny thing is it came with two brand new chucks, I guy who sold it to me said he ordered the chucks and then put the lathe in the back room and never did anything more with it. I'm assuming he couldn't figure out how to mount them and gave up. I would be interested in a Canadian source for the...
  3. Thomas

    Putting a Utilathe back together

    Indeed, wish I had found the chuck mounting plate though!
  4. Thomas

    Putting a Utilathe back together

    Hylomar isn't like silicone or permatex, it doesn't harden and two components that are joined with it come apart easily. I do alot of work with babbit bearings and it's the only sealant I will use. I often find bearing caps stuck down with silicone, oil ports blocked with silicone, and many...
  5. Thomas

    Putting a Utilathe back together

    I was able to find the saddle gib and the knob for the half nut lever so it wasn't a wasted trip. I reassembled the apron and started tearing the cross slide off the saddle, everything is in good shape it just has a layer of crud that needs a good soak in varsol to loosen up. I did find a steady...
  6. Thomas

    Hello from New Brunswick

    WTP? was it near Petersville?
  7. Thomas

    Putting a Utilathe back together

    That is item 17 on the parts list but I was able to break it free and give it a good cleaning, it's actually in good condition. The pin is a stop for the feed selector lever, I straightened it and drove it back in with some loctite. I'm interested in the half nut ball, will let you know tomorrow.
  8. Thomas

    Putting a Utilathe back together

    I bought a case of it years ago at Marden's ( a surplus and salvage store in the USA) I'm down to my last few cans, beats Kroil hands down.
  9. Thomas

    Putting a Utilathe back together

    As I mentioned in my introduction post I recently bought a partially disassembled 9" Utilathe and finally had time today to start working on it. The apron, saddle, and leadscrew were laying in the chip tray so I figured there was an issue there, turns out the feed worm screw had seized in it's...
  10. Thomas

    Bluing Steel Plate

    Have you considered a coat of bees wax?
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