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    Thank you Lex, As far as using it goes, no....

    Thank you Lex,

    As far as using it goes, no. There are two more things I need to make to benefit from having the indexer, a spindle with an overhead drive along with a filing rest.

    Bob.
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    Completed. 405380 405375 405376 405377 ...

    Completed.

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    More copy and pasting.. Progress so far on the...

    More copy and pasting..

    Progress so far on the lathe's spindle indexing attachment. After making the torsion spring I made a mount to retain the spring and the indexing pawl's spigot.

    Then I...
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    A Torsion Spring for the Spindle Indexer. More...

    A Torsion Spring for the Spindle Indexer.

    More DIY stuff. Schaublin use a torsion spring in the 13's simple dividing head indexing arm assembly . Unfortunately a not readily removable ( without...
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    Photos showing some of the work and setups...

    Photos showing some of the work and setups involved.

    The first photo shows the Schaublin indexing plate mounted on the sleeve which has been slid on and locked in place on the lathe spindle. The...
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    Lathe Spindle Indexer

    This may or may not be of interest so I have simply copied and pasted this from an Instagram post....


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    Indexing the Spindle (Part One)

    A few months back Jörg @joerg_toolmaker...
  7. I should have added 'and its inherent mess '...

    I should have added 'and its inherent mess ' John.

    Removing the seals from the adjoining bearing faces but retaining the grease would result in a sealed pair of bearings with half the amount of...
  8. Steve, I would think with those clearances...

    Steve,

    I would think with those clearances and a small amount of tension on the paired vee drive belts should resist race rotation. One way of checking if the bearings are creeping or even...
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    Like this.....

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  10. Steve, I have retained the rubber seals on...

    Steve,

    I have retained the rubber seals on both sides of each front bearing simply because I would have ruined the bearings removing them from the spindle. Contact sealed 6204 DD bearings with...
  11. I had contemplated using Loctite 635 retaining...

    I had contemplated using Loctite 635 retaining compound to prevent the front bearing pair's race rotation but the spectre of using 250C heat to enable their removal held no appeal neither did the...
  12. Mark, The duct taping simply saved cleaning...

    Mark,

    The duct taping simply saved cleaning the little 4 jaw chuck and I will get to the use of Loctite shortly.

    Steve,

    I have retained all the rubber seals on the front bearing pair and...
  13. Hercus No.1 Tool and Cutter Grinder - Grinding Spindle Bearing Fit

    When I acquired the grinder in 2013 the spindle was mounted on rubber sealed Korean FAG 6204 bearings. I replaced the bearings in 2019 with rubber sealed Japanese Nacchi 6204s due to excessive heat...
  14. I have both a tool and cutter grinder and a...

    I have both a tool and cutter grinder and a constant battle with corrosion. A bloke in Adelaide put me onto CRC LONGLIFE.

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    I wipe it off the grinder before use and reapply it...
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    Thanks Kifayat. I didn't realize that someone...

    Thanks Kifayat.

    I didn't realize that someone could post a too large image resulting in the thread being rendered unopenable. Jordan very kindly provided some comprehensive dimensioning which has...
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    Unable to Open Thread

    Yesterday I posted a thread regarding Waldown's TPG pulley dimensions. Last night I attempted to open the thread to view a reply from Ulyanov. The thread would not open. I have tried several times...
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    Nearly identical to the dimensions of my pulleys...

    Nearly identical to the dimensions of my pulleys Jordan.

    Don't pull anything apart. Seems strange that the pulleys are larger than those shown in the operation manual. Maybe the motor speed...
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    Thank you Ulyanov, It will be interesting to...

    Thank you Ulyanov,

    It will be interesting to find if they differ from Jordan's and mine.

    Bob.
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    Waldown C-0 Pulley Dimension Query

    Hopefully I am not the only C-0 owner on this forum and just in case I'm not I'm wondering if anyone could confirm the dimensions of the pulleys supplied with the external and internal spindles?
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  20. SA Looking at these makes me wonder what other...

    Looking at these makes me wonder what other morsels you might have hidden away Eric.:D Just one of those castings sure would have come in handy back in 2008 when I undertook the making of my own...
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    VIC Bushed for a C-0

    Jordan suggested shimming with cardboard for those of us with 3/8" spindles. I thought a bush or sleeve might be a bit more permanent and maybe less tricky to install. I had thought of epoxy fixing...
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    VIC The Nullarbor Crossed

    Thank you very much Steve.

    Great packaging and Australia Post's delivery was swifter than I am accustomed to !!

    Regards
    Bob.

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    VIC Hello Steve, I don't know if you have any of...

    Hello Steve,

    I don't know if you have any of the wheels left but if you do I'd be keen to purchase five if you would be prepared to post them to Perth.

    I will send you a PM.

    Bob.
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    Oliver, It is 1/2" x 10 tpi Left Hand ACME. I...

    Oliver,

    It is 1/2" x 10 tpi Left Hand ACME. I made a replacement screw for my 9" lathe a couple of weeks ago. The 9 and the 260 share the same quill.

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    Bob.
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    Kryn, What sets the Turnado apart from other...

    Kryn,

    What sets the Turnado apart from other ball turners is its ability to copy. Gary Sneesby is a very clever fellow. Build one and you'll see just how clever.

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    I haven't done a great deal of freehand turning...

    I haven't done a great deal of freehand turning with the Turnado. Mostly I've used the radius turning attachments and I have used the copy attachment.

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    I haven't found...
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    Hercus Milling Slide Modifications

    A couple of modifications to make the slide more convenient to use on those rare occasions that it gets used.

    The graduated collar on my vertical slide would bind when the feed screw was turned...
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    I found some additional photos of the compound...

    I found some additional photos of the compound mounted Myford slide which I sold back in 2018.


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    BT
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    Thank you Torab. Unseasonal September weather!...

    Thank you Torab.

    Unseasonal September weather! Had it not been overcast I would have snapped a photo in the shed. :U
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    I don't know about my role as price inflator...

    I don't know about my role as price inflator Torab. :D

    The problem with the older single bolt Myford slides is going to be their scarcity. If Rob does obtain a two bolter he could simply turn up a...
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    Rob, The Myford lookalike might be the better...

    Rob,

    The Myford lookalike might be the better of the two. You would probably need to make a dovetail spigotted base if you wanted to mount it directly to the cross slide or a large tee nut if you...
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    Hello Rob, A Myford milling attachment can be...

    Hello Rob,

    A Myford milling attachment can be used on a Hercus, mounted on the compound slide. Copies of the original are available even from Amazon -...
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    Thank you Stu. I am embarrassed by the amount...

    Thank you Stu.

    I am embarrassed by the amount of time this little plane took to complete. Too many 'easier' projects elbowed their way in !!! :U

    BT
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    Pinned, Peened and Polished

    Or how to drag a job out for twelve years.

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  35. Roberto, With the position of your intended...

    Roberto,

    With the position of your intended gusset/shackle attatchments, if the pin happened to fall out or somehow fail, you've lost whatever it is you are towing.

    Bob.
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    Just had a wade through my catalogues and...

    Just had a wade through my catalogues and photos...

    Cincinnati Shapers from the 1940s

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    Alan 'C-47's long gone Invicta 2M

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  37. Thread: Blackening

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    Cast Iron Blackened

    China,

    Back in 2010, I posted a thread about my attempt at 'Parkerizing' https://metalworkforums.com/f65/t123864-parkerizing/latest/post1208286#post1208286

    The photos evaporated years ago but...
  38. Well there you go, a tapered gib hence the...

    Well there you go, a tapered gib hence the absence of screws.

    Thank you for the photos Steve.

    Bob
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    Thank you Lex. I'm not one for drilling holes...

    Thank you Lex.

    I'm not one for drilling holes in my machines but I have done it. Only on the green lathe and only two holes. Locks for the cross slide and compound. Worth the sacrilege.:D
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    Stu, I was hoping to find some dissection...

    Stu,

    I was hoping to find some dissection photos of the crankshaft in Ben's old thread but alas nothing. Might be the next undertaking .

    BT
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    Lathe Lighting

    Back in the old days Hercus supplied Mobilite lamps as accessories for a number of their machines. I first encountered Mobilite lamps when I was a student at WAIT in the early 80s and saw them in...
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    Hello Stu, The old Lotze advertisement Ian...

    Hello Stu,

    The old Lotze advertisement Ian attached in a reply to Ben's thread back in 2014 states that the bow lifts on the forward stroke -...
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    Thanks Bruce. Not just solid. In my mind it is...

    Thanks Bruce.

    Not just solid. In my mind it is a handsome little machine and I feel guilty that I haven't paid mine the attention it deserves. Maybe this year....

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    Bob.
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    Tex, I don't know if this helps but.... I have...

    Tex, I don't know if this helps but....

    I have an original forward/reverse switch on my ARL. The switch controlled a 3 phase motor which I replaced with a 1 horse single phase capacitor start /...
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    Maybe the flywheel is meant to rotate counter...

    Maybe the flywheel is meant to rotate counter clockwise. The arrow machined into it suggests it does.

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    I received a video clip from another Lotze owner showing his saw's flywheel running...
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    Lotze Power Hacksaw Query

    I just happened to chance upon this Lotze thread https://metalworkforums.com/f301/t208016-lotze-power-hacksaw/latest/post1999587#post1999587 from earlier this year and in his reply Matthew...
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    The eBay picture prompted me to make an adaptor...

    The eBay picture prompted me to make an adaptor yesterday for the slide hammer which I've had for probably thirty years and never used. Just a 3/8" bolt turned down and threaded 5/16-18 UNC and a...
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    Greg's slide hammer suggestion reminded me of...

    Greg's slide hammer suggestion reminded me of something I intended to do to a Snap-On hammer I've had lying about for ages. Something soft like copper between the Vise Grip jaws and the taper pin...
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    Castings. If only I was that lucky !!!:U For the...

    Castings. If only I was that lucky !!!:U For the ram guide I started off with a piece of 2P bar (not 4E) 175 dia. x 65.

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    You will like this Steve ! :D The holder is an...

    You will like this Steve ! :D

    The holder is an unmodified blade holder. Fitted the tool post so I thought bugger it I'll leave it as it is !!

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    BT
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