Hello everybody About 3 weeka ago, I bought a tailstock quill with the feed screw ahd handle on ebay. Good deal, $36 US. I received it this week. There was...
hi guys, i have a nice k10 that doesn't have a belt tensioner. it is the one that goes through the headstock with the bent rod and plastic ball on the end....
I ran into a guy last night that said he had a small shaper in his shed and wanted to sell it. So i went over and dug it out and it was a complete SB. As soon...
I am going to take it to work and let my buddy do it. I don't have a broach yet and i never finished my tailstock keyway maker...Bob ... lathe with a ... ...
I cut a key way one time by chucking the pulley in my 3-jaw and using a ¼” cutting tool in the tool post and broaching it out like a shaper would do it. ...
I started it about a year ago when i made the #2 arbor that is on the far right on the homepage. Today i made the cone and mounted the dual ball bearings. As...
Bob, about 25 years ago when I first started playing around with lathe work - with no knowledge or experience whatsoever, I might add - I very carefully made a...
I am sure its prob going to be a sloppy mess when i use it because of the bearings. I orig cut the shaft on the same taper as the nose ID and figured i could...
Man, I live in the wrong neighborhood too!! I have taken a whole bunch of those shapers apart in the past year working with guy that fixes them. They are...
I always wanted one also. I have bid on some on ebay but always lost. I see pretty ones at N.A.M.E.S. for a small fortune. I want to make some small gears for...
Here's the thing about shapers. The smaller they are, the more expensive. The bigger they are, the cheaper. If you can stand it, a 16" to 24" shaper can...
Yes, this is something I have figured out...there is a machine shop nearby that has a large Shaper ( about 24' stroke ) that they would love to get rid of, but...
Nice photo's Bob & nice work. Curious though.. With all the stuff you've made for the lathe, why you never made a Spindle Nose protector? :-) Chris Bob Wright...
Hey Guys You haven't heard from me in a long time... My life has pretty much been in the can as I try to work to try to avoid a dang divorce from my wife who...
Bernie, Just go into the house and polish her knobs like you do the ones on your machine and it will all be alright. Rich ... From: itsme_bernie To:...
Hi Guys thanks for all your help before ,i have another question,what gears are for what, Ok right now i have the 20 and the 40 and i understand they are for...
with a SB withgear box,the normal setup is 56T on the gear box input and the 20T at the output of the reverser gear. 80T is the idler gear in between those two...
... Hi Guy Thank you for your input on this regards Jason ... and the 20T at the output of the reverser gear. 80T is the idler gear in between those two gears....