I have had good success brazing cast iron using bronze welding rod and a flux made specifically for cast iron brazing. (Available from a welding supply...
Hi ... I have read the other replies. What ever happened to the fine art of welding cast iron using a cast iron rod? I was taught this during my apprenticeship...
I spent two summers at Waukesha Technical school taking welding. The instructor was an old Bull-of-the-Woods from P.F. Harnesphager. I wanted to repair the...
I just mounted my el cheapo 13 dollar swing bit sharpener to my 12" disc sander and man does it do a nice job on the drill bits. I have a coffee can full of...
Bravo!! Of course you are absolutely right, Mario - Makes more sense than "grain alignment" anyway! Thanks for clarifying - next time I come across this issue,...
Darrell, Yes, but "grain alignment" sounds so much better than "beatin the livin' daylights out of it with a ball peen hammer"!?!? <G> Mario ... From:...
Ping? Do you mean peen as in ball-peen hammer? Darrell Wyatt <n2gpin@...> wrote: Bravo!! Of course you are absolutely right, Mario - Makes more sense...
Google "Vibratory stress relief" and "Thermal stress relief". These techniques are used on large weldments that may be fabrications of just plate or...
Hi ... No, sorry, I cannot source any information these days. The people I spoke to in my attempts to obtain cast iron rods, just looked at me in disbelief. ...
the company i work for just last year tossed about 500#'s of bare oxy/acet cast iron welding rods. the identification was exactly correct, these rods were 1/4"...
My apologies to all the members for the recent post by a new member who will shortly become a banned member. I have the group management settings set to...
Don't apologize, you shouldn't be apologizing for someone else failing to read the rules. This is a free country, and they have their right to be heard, and I...
Mike, I am also building a taper attachment, Mine will use some old ball bearing races (the center of the bearing with the ball and outer roller gone) and a...
I would really like to see a pic of that Bernie Courage does not always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice At the end of the day saying, "I will try...
This morning I had a brain wave! Wanting a small tool post grinder I once again learned necessity is the mother of invention or improvise! First go and look at...
I recently bought a lathe with a 3ph motor that I want to change to a 1ph. I can find motors but none with the 66y frame required for my machine. Anybody...
Joe: Thanks for the tip. I bought one of those from HF about a year ago but haven't used it as yet. Chris Mario L Vitale <mariol.vitale@...> wrote: Joe I'd...
Art not being a smart --- but why don;t you look into a vfd and have the best of both worlds? They are coming down in price, and they work great! Dee ... From:...
Truly the way to go! Soooo much control. Chris Dee Schuyler <web22hsz@...> wrote: Art not being a smart --- but why don;t you look into a vfd and have...
I asked one of the motor suppliers about that and he said a vfd would cost me about $500 where the motor should only cost about $150. I wouldn't have a clue...
Well Art , I have bought a couple for about half of that? With the single phase you can pick up vibrations, I am told ? one of the great advantages of vfd is...
I appreciate your input and believe me I have been struggling with this for a while. I bought the lathe last year and still haven't been able to use it. The...
I made my own bracket when I changed out motors on a South Bend once Try these guys http://www.surpluscenter.com where are you located? I wouldnt mind having...
I'm in New Jersey Art Oswald ... From: southbend10k@yahoogroups.com [mailto:southbend10k@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Clint D Sent: Saturday, April 08, 2006...
Art: Consider these facts before you discard your 3ph motor. (1) 3ph motors are very efficient. (2) They can provide near infinite speed control when used with...
If you are in north jersey and of you go the VFD rout I can hook it up for you. I can also show you a RPC I built for about $130 Here is a VFD for a 1HP...
Hi guys. I got my 10K about four months ago. The motor it came with was a 1/2 hp motor with non working reverse. I pulled it out a replaced it with a 3/4 HP DC...
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