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  1. skippyelwell

    Rebuilding a 10" Standard Modern Utilathe

    So I got a chunk of brass, enough so if I screwed it up I would have two more chances. The tap showed up and looked pretty good for only $28 bucks so I gave it a try first, I was really pleased with how well worked. Threaded the screw in and it is slightly stiff at the extremes of travel but...
  2. skippyelwell

    Looking for non-US made angle grinder

    Home Hardware use to carry Hitachi right angle grinders, I have 2, one is 25 yrs old the other 10, I abuse the hell out of both of them and they never let me down. I'm pretty sure Hitachi is still Japanese.
  3. skippyelwell

    Miller 180 Autoset

    I have the same machine and I've the same results as you, flawless. Maybe Miller has started to cut corners on their newer machines. Buy up the old stuff before everyone else does.
  4. skippyelwell

    How to get the index ring back onto the hand wheel?

    Success, I didn't have any spring steel but found a SS band used on steering rack boots and it worked well. I also cut a bevel on the inside of the ring to aid in pushing it on, as it turned out I could only hold two ball bearings at a time without a second pair of hands so installed the index...
  5. skippyelwell

    How to get the index ring back onto the hand wheel?

    Took apart the top slide on the saddle to clean it up and now I have to re install the index ring on the hand wheel. I've done this a few times but usually it's just one spring and a ball bearing, this one has three and the springs are strong enough to send the ball bearing across the room...
  6. skippyelwell

    New welding table!

    Exactly, that's pretty frigin impressive. What kind of tolerance could you expect for flatness?
  7. skippyelwell

    Announcing the 2025 Ontario Meetup April 26 in Aylmer

    In
  8. skippyelwell

    Rebuilding a 10" Standard Modern Utilathe

    The nut is cast iron and although there is some wear in the middle of the lead screw the threads in the nut are sharp and paper thin at the peak of the threads so the nut has taken most of the wear. The pic below is after a couple of strokes with a hacksaw.
  9. skippyelwell

    Rebuilding a 10" Standard Modern Utilathe

    The original nut is cast iron and I have some high quality cast iron left over from the modifications on the tailstock but you're saying I should use bronze for the final product? I ordered the cheapie tap from amazon just in case and now that I have 2 viable options I think I may give the...
  10. skippyelwell

    How welders fix things.

    Come to think of it, that toilet roll holder has been mounted upside down, there's alot more strength to be had in sheer if it was mounted the other way around. Excellent fabrication, very poor installation.
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