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Thanks Mate... I have decided to grab it.... For what he was asking the gears are worth more than that. Once I get it home I can go over it and see how much is missing and go from there. They are...

I was wondering if anyone can ID this lathe.... Its been offered to me to buy, however I am not sure what a fair price would be without knowing what I am dealing with.. I don't want to rip the old...

I am hoping to restore this machine to as close to original as possible if I can...
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Thanks Kryn.... what steel do you think should be used... I saw someone suggest S7 or O1. Not a Guru on specialised metals would one be better than the other... I will need to make a new Gibb as...

I picked up a 1920’s era J.A. Fay & Egan No 16 12” jointer and it’s missing some of the gibb screws from the cutter head they are 7/8” 16tpi with a 1/2” square socket... we question is how hard would...

Thanks guys.....yes I knew they were for metal and how to tell the difference between internal and external chasers....I was more concerned about whether they had wooden handles or not...the tang...

Another Newbie Question. I recently acquired a bunch of P&N thread chasers.
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Was just wondering how these were held. Did they have a timber handle...thus hand held or were they held in some...

Yes Please I am interested :D

Thanks John.... I wouldn't have thought that would hold..... a couple or Youtube videos later and I am sold on the Idea:2tsup:

Thanks Everyone for your thoughts on the subject...It's very much appreciated... I will give the 4 jaw a go and see how it works out... it will save forking out cash for something that would get...

I am restoring a pre 1880 Mortising machine that will require a fair few reproduction square head bolts made... after watching Keith Rucker’s video on the same it was obvious that a self centering...

I was wanting to get a 4 jaw self centering chuck and was wondering what suggestions for brand and quality. What are those Sanou ones like on Fleebay are they as crappy as the price suggests? Don't...

Thanks..... I am a bit of a sponge with all the the info and ideas... hopefully I can sift out the ones that suit my needs.
I bought an Emco Maximat Lathe a month or so ago and a there are no...

Thanks Everyone... Question answered..... Will need to come up with another solution... Any suggestions? Or is a mill the answer? Would love a mill but space is a real issue for me.

This might be the Dumbest question on the forum but as a newbie I have to ask it anyway..... Just wondering if you could use a drill press for milling operations? What I was wanting to do is to cut...

Is there a reference that a newbie could use as a guide to metals/alloys etc and what they are best used for... I see references to metal alloys and it doesn’t mean much to me. Once I get my lathe...

After I posted those photos I realised that the ID Labels on the two motors is back to front on this version of the wiring diagram. I found it on the Net. I have an original Paper copy and the labels...

Thanks Bob,
I was thinking of making a completely new switch box with only the switches required for the VFD setup Plus Forward/Reverse, lamp switch and Emergency stop. That way I can keep the...

This is the chuck I am thinking about....
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The thing I'm not sure about is the choice between Drawbar and Tang for the Morse taper. The picture above is, I am assuming the Drawbar type... Not...

Are there better keyless chucks to look for. They seem to vary in price quite a bit on fleebay...I assume Jacobs style is the yay to go

According to the Manual that Bill sent me....The Maximat has a has an EM39 DIN 800 with a MT3... The tail Stock is MT2..... It came with a 3 Jaw and 4 Jaw chuck and a Face plate. The first purchase...

Thanks Baron.... I think this may be beyond what I am able to do just now..... Nice work by the way.:2tsup:

As a newbie...I was wondering what brands of tooling...chucks etc should I be looking at.. do I start out with eBay stuff or would that be just throwing my cash down the drain. The two things that I...

As a Newbee Im not sure if this is the right area to post this...so please let me know if there is a more appropriate spot.
I picked up my first lathe yesterday and as you can see it is pretty...

Not sure if this is where you post restoration projects... so i there is another spot please let me know.
Just picked up my first Lathe ( I'm a newbie so will be asking lots of Questions) an EMCO...

As a newbee I will certainly be requiring guidance with getting this up and running. I will need to get a VFD setup on it as well as I don't have 3 Phase. It could be a bit before I start working on...

Sorry guys I have locked this one in. This will be my first Lathe so a bit excited about getting it up and going. Will post some pics down the track.(Could be a while )