The Home Machinist!

Anyone have any ideas where to get one of these? Or what the name is? I've looked all over, and can't find one. It's for the Dual Drive. I suspect LeBlond may have one, but it is a commodity item that should be available somewhere! I don't have the actual specs, but can get them. th62MO31HC.jpg

The latter is the classic way to apply gold leaf. Don't know it it will work with your material.

pete wrote: ↑Fri Oct 01, 2021 2:35 pm ER collets on a lathe Ed? I'd specifically make a point of not using one with a MT that fit's the lathes head stock taper for a couple of reasons.

Thanks for the reply, Pete. All good points.

Bill, sorry to hear that you and Barb got 'bit,' but glad to know that you both came through it!

I cleaned up the Dual Drive's apron yesterday evening, and I dream of getting her back together, but she needs a new home, which I know you understand is a whole other project!

[snip] the manual is 522 pages.[snip] Hopefully that huge manual is in 30 different languages and the English section is only 17 pages long... RussN I just replaced our (gas) kitchen range and was a bit startled to see a 64 page owner's manual come with it. I was thinking "just how complicated...

Downwindtracker2 wrote: ↑Tue Sep 28, 2021 8:52 pm The development of arc welding during WW2 of ships and tanks is pretty interesting.

And then came spot-welding of stainless steel, pioneered by the Budd Company for passenger railcars.

Many of them are still running, in private ownership, after 70+ years!

mcenhillk wrote: ↑Tue Sep 28, 2021 6:28 pm The thing that really lifts my kilt are pre-cnc setups and tooling that let us win WWII and fly to the moon. Manual machining, OA welding, and layout. Sure, it's rose colored glasses looking back to a fictional history but it's what I'm interested in.

Those guys were supermen!

earlgo wrote: ↑Tue Sep 28, 2021 9:50 am Cast into the legs is Sebastian and May Cincinnati Ohio. according to Vintage Machinery it was made in the late 1890's.

Impressive! I live in Cincinnati, and love hearing about its machine tool history!

I have an 18th Ed, inherited from my daddy. (Also an 11th and 13th -- I live in a 3 story house, and it's nice not to have to walk far for a reference! )

The only reason I'd like a newer one is for more metric info.

McM-C is amazing. Occasionally pricy with shipping, but if they don't got it, you don't need it!

How's life in the Ozarks? Is this your first or second winter?

CapnMatter wrote: ↑Wed Sep 29, 2021 9:54 pm ...its missing parts and the only thing still on it that's 3 phase...

That's easily fixed with a VFD.

CapnMatter wrote: ↑Wed Sep 29, 2021 9:54 pm Oh wait, I get the joke now

We can be quick witted here, at times!

Welcome aboard!