welcome! I'm sure you will find lots of good information. I hope you enjoy your new rivett. If I ever have any free time, I intend to do some watch and...
One portion of the carriage milling attachment is what Rivett calls the "top swivel." The "top swivel" holds your 5C or 4NS collet and is generally used to...
... Hi there Michael.. welcome to the gang... I too am a relative newbie and have had loads of help from the folk here.... My 608 is a 5C and I have acquired...
... Hi there John...Rod here in Scotland... YES please put me down for two deads..... I have already bought two Riten dead centres in MT1 and real beauties...
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Hi John, This is Chris in new york, I'd buy one of each of the live and dead centers if the order happens. As far as deciding on a Jacobs chuck, it seems like...
rod, if you want to make a new tailstock ram you would probably want to make the nut out of bronze/brass and press it in, as was done on the original. a lot...
... Hi there John.. yes.. I had actually come to that conclusion and am making a bronze nut.. The existing one looks pretty good although it has had quite a...
Does anyone know if there is a way to get a better finish than with a MT2 reamer for a job like this? I suppose the people who do this for a livining use an...
Hi Jon, It raises an interesting point, and no we cant compete with the way these things are made professionally. If it were a bearing we would lap it, there ...
... Having just made one of these for a friend's 1950-era 608, I should comment that I found the bronze nut was threaded into the tailstock ram, with a 5/8" x...
Hi to everyone. I have never replied to a message in this group before but thought I would chuck in my thoughts on making a two MT barrel. I haven't undertaken...
Hi Bevilard, It might be your first, but after that very nicely described and explicit exercise I hope not your last. I would suggest that anyone considering ...
If anyone in the group would be interested I have a nice condition 507 that I would like to sell. I am offering the group first chance at it, if there is no...
Hello again Further to my recent missive on producing new tailstock barrels, I find on re-reading that I made a couple of fundamental errors that I would like...
Bevilard, Thanks for those details. I particularly appreciated the note about using the dishwasher for final clean up and couldn't help but relate another use ...
... Hi Rod. I am located near Madison Wisconsin USA. I work for the University. Sounds like you put a bit into your machine. I am hoping that I will be...
Hi there Michael... Madison eh..? GREAT city LOVED every minute of it... I spent a VERY happy weekend there, investigating your lovely 'Town Hall'.....
Hi all.... I have just finished machining the backplate for my new Bison. this is the 5 inch 4-jaw combo.. i.e. a full 4-jaw but with the option of fully...
Hi rod, my friend keith and I just fit a bison chuck to a 16" southbend I have at work. for the money it is a very nice piece of work, although I'm sure if...
Hi Guys, I've finally decided to have my 1909 8" precision lathe rebuilt. I've bushed out and refit all the shafts in the carriage so everything in the hand...
Chris, I am interested in this too, as I have a second 608 that could use rebuilding, at least as far as the bed/carraige fit is concerned. I remember reading...
Chris and Jon, Here my limited experience with scraping my 1946 608pv. My machine was worn in the center of the bed (center of carriage travel) I scraped the...
Hi Peter, I saw the photos of your work when you posted them, and have to say I was impressed with your work and the evident care and patience you gave to the ...
Chris, the top of the apron comes off on the rivett, and you could scrape/ mill the top of the front part of the apron to match the bed. not sure yet without...
Chris, You're right about the chanels for the feed rod and the lead screw, I wrote my reply just before bed after a long hard day laying hardwood flooring. ...
Hi all.... I am lucky in having a 608 that has a pretty smooth bed and carriage etc. No sign of any scraping needed..(Still some vestigial original scraping...
You guys in the USA have a few different terms... eg.. your 'feed rod' is what us lot in the UK usually call the 'self-act' (Well we used to when I was a...
Frank, That is very beautiful and well done, I cannot tell you how impressed I am. Would you please post of the set ups? Thank you, David F _____ From:...
Hi Frank, I knew before I looked just how good it would be, but I must say it’s the perfect forgery, Rivett would be proud. It know what you meant by hand...
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