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  1. Earl Wong

    Lathe Stop

    Nice work Peter, wish I came across your version before I made mine this past weekend, like the Chinese, I would have copied it. Here's my version using an old micrometer head, built the handle from spare parts, machined a round nut that can be timed to allow a 1/4 turn of the handle to...
  2. Earl Wong

    Earl from Edmonton

    Oh my God... we should be on another forum as well, I learned to fly fish on the Bow, also have an Explorer Jet boat where I usually go on the Athabasca to catch walleyes!
  3. Earl Wong

    Atlas 1020 Drill Press Restoration

    Thanks Eric, I'd really like to take Richard Kings scraping class If he's ever in Canada, the then we're talking way repair and improvement!
  4. Earl Wong

    Atlas 1020 Drill Press Restoration

    Hey Peter, your care package is on its way, i included everything you need to build one, enjoy and have fun!
  5. Earl Wong

    Atlas 1020 Drill Press Restoration

    Yes Peter, that's the link I downloaded and printed, the drawings were done by Robert Miller, I keep 2 oilers on hand, one filled with way oil and the other for spindle oil to squirt into the external ball oil nipples, I had to machine the nozzles smaller to make it work for the ball oil...
  6. Earl Wong

    Atlas 1020 Drill Press Restoration

    Thanks guys, I really think these old machines were built to last, hate to see them discarded. Peter, yes in fact I did try and tig weld them with silicon bronze filler rod, tried a spot underneath to see how it would behave, the spot became harder than Japanese arithmetic so I abandoned that...
  7. Earl Wong

    Atlas 1020 Drill Press Restoration

    I know, I know ... a drill press isn't the sexiest thing in a shop, but I just love mine. I saved it from being tossed in the garbage, it had missing parts, looked ugly and sounded like it had rocks in it. After a complete teardown, replacing all the bearings and making some new parts, its the...
  8. Earl Wong

    Earl from Edmonton

    Peter, the thickest material I work with is .125 with 6061 usually for tanks that will be stationary, for custom fuel tanks on atv's sleds etc i always go to 5052 .063 thick because of its mechanical properties. I chose the Miller Diversion 180 primarily because I needed to start welding and...
  9. Earl Wong

    How would you do it chuck back plate.

    Don, that's the same spindle mount on my Craftex CX706 10x22 lathe. I made a chuck back plate for my 5c collet chuck, the centre hole is just clearance, your chuck plate will register on the outer surface of the clearance hole, I believe it's 1.965 in diameter, not sure what your lathe is, but I...
  10. Earl Wong

    Need a TIG! Any advice.

    John
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