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  1. Thread: WW2 era pic

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    My money is on a Macson - the motor is mounted in...

    My money is on a Macson - the motor is mounted in an odd place but I assume that is because of the truck install.

    If you compare the headstock and QC gearbox area to the bottom left picture in...
  2. Thread: N Co switch?

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    These guys have a selection of very similar...

    These guys have a selection of very similar switches:

    woodblocks for switch plate covers wallplates outletcovers outlet wall plate cover pattresses

    Ray
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    The tooth profiles in this Boston Gear chart...

    The tooth profiles in this Boston Gear chart might be of use - can't hurt to look.
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    No, they were printed with the correct bore and...

    No, they were printed with the correct bore and keyway - I only cleaned up the edges with small files.

    FYI, these are 9/16" thick, 3/4" shaft size, 1/8" keyway, Pressure Angle 14.5 degrees and...
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    That is a great offer - well worth considering in...

    That is a great offer - well worth considering in my book.

    I have 3D printed metric conversion gears on my ancient Seneca Falls lathe (a 63/64pair being the main players) and they work very well....
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    Welcome aboard Dennis. Ray

    Welcome aboard Dennis.

    Ray
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    VIC John - PM sent. Item spoken for.

    John - PM sent.

    Item spoken for.
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    VIC Cast Iron hand wheel (Free)

    Free to anyone who needs it for that obscure project - I have been hoarding this for ages as it 'might come in handy' but need shed space so out it goes.

    This is a cast iron handwheel and threaded...
  9. Thread: Lathe Info

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    This is on the Jacobs website so your estimate of...

    This is on the Jacobs website so your estimate of 3/4"-16 looks to be quite possible.

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    Ray
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    Welcome aboard. Ray

    Welcome aboard.

    Ray
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    As Pipeclay suggested, the 35T gear looks to be...

    As Pipeclay suggested, the 35T gear looks to be for the threading dial.

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    The direction of feed should be changed by the knob mounted concentrically with the speed lever by the look of it...
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    Lance, have you found this manual on our local...

    Lance, have you found this manual on our local Hare & Forbes website?

    https://www.machineryhouse.com.au/l149
    ...
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    I finally got fresh oil into the headstock of my...

    I finally got fresh oil into the headstock of my old Macson today and got to test my 3D printed oil sight window backing piece.

    When I got the Macson the headstock oil sight had been bastardised...
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    Michael, I had a similar issue last night - I...

    Michael, I had a similar issue last night - I would get the locked out for 15 mins message after the first logon attempt, the reset password email didn't work (multiple attempts) and I also sent a...
  15. Thread: Hi all

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    Welcome aboard Dhug. Ray

    Welcome aboard Dhug.
    Ray
  16. Welcome aboard Graeme. Ray

    Welcome aboard Graeme.

    Ray
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    Wow! What a brilliant effort - well done.

    Wow! What a brilliant effort - well done.
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    Gavin, on the smaller Macsons around that vintage...

    Gavin, on the smaller Macsons around that vintage that I have looked at they have a Machine Number on the spindle speeds chart immediately below the 'M' and the 'A' of the MACSON.
  19. Thread: Free lathes?

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    The larger lathe shares a couple of features seen...

    The larger lathe shares a couple of features seen on the British Portass machines - the sliding back-gear engagement, the bracket at the rear of the tailstock and the apparent lack of a saddle (bit...
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    I got a packet of pipe cleaners to replace some...

    I got a packet of pipe cleaners to replace some of the oil wicks in the Macson from Spotlight in the craft section.

    I can't recall how much they were but it wasn't a lot and they work fine as oil...
  21. Thread: Lathe Info

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    Have a search of old posts as there are quite a...

    Have a search of old posts as there are quite a few related to roll yer own lathe stands.

    This is one that features a very similar sized lathe and something way stronger than the sheet meal...
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    Appreciate the replies gents - plenty of food...

    Appreciate the replies gents - plenty of food for thought.

    Ralph, you are correct about the difficulty of accessing these things - I would prefer not to have to repeat the exercise too often.
    ...
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    Macson Autofeed Gearbox

    My old Macson uses a floating gearbox arrangement that sits on the power-feed shaft and is moved horizontally in the apron to select carriage feed or cross-feed and lifted slightly to lock on the...
  24. Thread: Mystery lathe

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    The layout of the headstock controls are very...

    The layout of the headstock controls are very similar to the Hafco 350 variant of the early Taiwanese generic lathes.


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    CEI is the acronym for Cycle Engineers Institute...

    CEI is the acronym for Cycle Engineers Institute or now more commonly BSC/BSCY (British Standard Cycle) - a 60 degree thread form. Really handy to have three different acronyms for the same thing....
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    Bob, this photo is of a very similar unit that...

    Bob, this photo is of a very similar unit that was eBay a year or so back and it appears to have a short bolt doing the bull gear locking.
    I have circled this in red - I imagine with this removed...
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    Richard, welcome to the forum. I don't have a...

    Richard, welcome to the forum.
    I don't have a mill and have used 3D printed change gears a couple of times very successfully.

    My first experience was to produce a set of gears for an ancient...
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    Buell XB motorcycles have a throttle body with...

    Buell XB motorcycles have a throttle body with some sort of plastic bush that the US guys have found can be replaced by trimming these bushes available from McMaster in the US.
    They are made from...
  29. They don't teach electrical safety at mice school

    Came across an unusual sight working on a wall mounted aircon unit at my daughters house today.
    When I opened the panel to access the AC connections I found a mouse who had decided crawling across...
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    Brendan, If you have a metric leadscrew then I...

    Brendan, If you have a metric leadscrew then I would have thought you should have both the 120 & the 127 used to get the metric/inch conversion.
    I think that would be the 60 driving the 120 with...
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    If I understand your proposed order of operations...

    If I understand your proposed order of operations correctly, you would have to hold the backplate by its current OD in order to clock off the spigot you machined to match the new chuck register?
    If...
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    First off, let me clarify that my earlier...

    First off, let me clarify that my earlier suggestions were done assuming you were making a backplate for a lathe spindle so aren't really applicable.
    When you mentioned this was intended for a...
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    What is the diameter of the thicker section of...

    What is the diameter of the thicker section of the shaft?
    If it is less than 26mm (the spindle hole size of my operational lathe) and you can wait until we are let out of detention in metro...
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    Are you able to post a photo/s of what you are...

    Are you able to post a photo/s of what you are trying to do here holding one chuck/backplate in another?

    There are many types of backplates so I think some clear pictures of what you are doing...
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    This write-up on the lathes.co.uk website might...

    This write-up on the lathes.co.uk website might be of use to you - Fitting a lathe Chuck

    You are correct in saying the spigot machined on the backplate to match the chuck register is the most...
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    Macson QC Gearbox knob

    During the extended COVID break here in Melbourne I have been twiddling my thumbs on various overdue tasks on the old Macson (1946 17") and in order to remove the carriage/crossfeed drive shaft I...
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    Ken, these seem to be very reasonably priced...

    Ken, these seem to be very reasonably priced spare parts doners if one of them is the same - listed as being in Cooroy?

    (I'm taking a guess based on you restoring one.)
    ...
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    We had a good shake here in Werribee (about...

    We had a good shake here in Werribee (about another 20-30km from Mansfield as the crow flies compared to Wodonga) but no obvious building damage - the level of the shake was quite surprising and...
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    Steve, if nothing else pops up I've got a couple...

    Steve, if nothing else pops up I've got a couple of old undercarriage microswitches (Boeing but I can't remember if they were 727, 737 or 767) that you are welcome to try - they are built like brick...
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    Grahame, you don't need a CAD background but...

    Grahame, you don't need a CAD background but anyone who has that is obviously streets ahead.
    I have a background in computer and electronic maintenance but absolute zero CAD exposure and am just a...
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    Chris, I came across this US website that gives...

    Chris, I came across this US website that gives dimensions for the 4-48 imperial and 2.5mm metric contact points - I haven't dug into it much but this might help?

    Dial Indicator Contact Points
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    Dave, I had a look on the Lathes.co.uk website ...

    Dave, I had a look on the Lathes.co.uk website and that has details of the Cincinnati No 2 machine and this reference to the 1-1/2:







    Cincinnati introduced their first tool and cutter...
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    It looks very similar to this one on Vintage...

    It looks very similar to this one on Vintage Machinery but I'm only going by the bits I can see - have you seen that?

    Photo Index - Cincinnati Milling Machine Co. (Milacron) - No 1-1/2 Universal...
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    The clearance between the belts is a lot more...

    The clearance between the belts is a lot more than that end-on photo implies. I hung an old sheet behind the lathe to give you something to contrast against (rather than the mess on the bench behind...
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    Welcome - that looks to be in pretty tidy...

    Welcome - that looks to be in pretty tidy condition given its age.
    I have an old Senecca Falls machine that was originally a treadle machine and very similar in layout to yours.
    One of the more...
  46. Thread: Hello

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    Welcome aboard Alex.

    Welcome aboard Alex.
  47. Thread: Hi, all.

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    Welcome aboard.

    Welcome aboard.
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    Welcome aboard Rob.

    Welcome aboard Rob.
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    I agree with Michael - unless that handle is a...

    I agree with Michael - unless that handle is a nice snug fit it will be frustrating to fit and use.:((
    If you can get it to Melbourne easier than getting it to riverbuilder by some chance then I...
  50. Shane at Total Crane Trucks delivered a Macson...

    Shane at Total Crane Trucks delivered a Macson from Narre Warren Nth to Werribee and skated it up the driveway into the garage for me a few years back and he was very good.

    Ray
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