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    what are these?

    Here's the other pic I was trying to load earlier. I am curious to find out how it was used as well. It was packaged in a tube something like brazing rod is.
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    Cincinnati wheel adaptor

    The taper looks OK. What I think a person could do is mount it up and check it with a dial indicator. If you like, I can send it to you to check it out. If it is good, you can send some money, if it is no good, you can scrap it. Price is negotiable. I am easy to get along with.
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    Cincinnati wheel adaptor

    The threads are good, and I will go to the shop to check the taper in a few minutes.
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    what are these?

    I was cleaning out an old blacksmith shop the other day and found what I think are filler rod for some kind of welding. They are square rod,2ft long, some are 5/16 sq. and some look like 1/4" sq. They have MOLY cast into one end, and appear to have been made by pouring the metal into a mold, as...
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    Cincinnati wheel adaptor

    Hi Hacker, yes it is still available.
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    Anyone recognize this dividing head?

    Looks like a fun project! Fairly basic but it should make a useable unit. What's the ratio?
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    VFD low speed torque?

    The consensus on wiring in a VFD is that there should be no more than one motor, and it should be wired directly to the motor, no switches between the VFD and motor. There are almost always exceptions to the rules depending on the set-up. If you do some looking you will find a ton of info on...
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    B&S #13 grinder followed me home

    Well, I did a little grinding over the last week or so. Some of the stones I got are missing their blotters, so I cut some out of Felpro Karopac gasket material. It was handy. I'm finding that the stones are coming loose on the adaptors. :oops: I think the gasket material is losing compression...
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    B&S #13 grinder followed me home

    Finally got the grinder hooked up and running. So I started playing with grinding a 2 flute endmill that had the and cut off. They say 2 flutes are the hardest to sharpen and there is little info on grinding a cut-off. Anyhow, after about 15 min. run time the grinder shut down. I snooped around...
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    Tool Keeping old outdated tools in the shop

    When I retired I was fortunate enough to be able to keep all my equipment, new and old. There have been many times that I was able to still do my own repairs on old or specialty items that I would otherwise be forced to take to another shop. If you have the room for it, keep it. The only thing I...
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