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You just need a spanner. I don't recall the size but you can figure out the diameter by dividing the circumference by pi.

RSG wrote: ↑Sun Nov 21, 2021 5:36 pm

Bill Shields wrote: ↑Sun Nov 21, 2021 2:09 pm Ah yes...but mix it with oxygen and it gets hotter than most people need really fast.

I assume you need a regulator or dual connector of some sort to blend them?

The kit I bought way back when was just a dual hose with knobs on top of the cans. Nothing more elaborate than that.

This looks like a perfect job for that spray welder Adam booth shows off every once in awhile!

I can't imagine trying to hold a tolerance on that. If it was me, I would probably try to bore them grind. Interested to see how you manage it.

Assuming that to be a 6" part based on is relative size to what is assumed to be a 2" face on the DI, that means roughly 1 thou in 3", or 3 tenths per inch. So it doesn't meet the tool room lathe requirements but I wouldn't take my tool room lathe apart to fix that for the parts I do....

Maybe I missed it, but are you planning to move the quill to bite this? Or are you moving the head?

That's supposed to be b o r e but I'm leaving it because bite is more fun to read. Stupid phone

The ability to hold larger tools, as stated by op, is negated since the cxa puts a taller tool above cl.

An automatic drain valve on the compressor's reservoir also helps. On my compressor, I have it rigged up so the drain valve is opened for a few seconds before the compressor actually starts. A filter-drier on the output traps moisture entrained in the discharge air before it can get into the shop p...

I would worry less about the flywheel and more about holding the connecting rod. I know that's easier said than done. But am adjustable parallel with brass or aluminum sheet. Or maybe a piece of copper wire to take up the gap. Lightly clamp the flywheel. I know you don't want to put too much force o...

Bill Shields wrote: ↑Tue Nov 09, 2021 9:00 am all the more reason to have a reliable band saw available to you ASAP !

Or buy a spare of everything!

Those precision pipe fittings are expensive!

RSG wrote: ↑Sun Nov 07, 2021 8:43 am Nice repair Glenn! Good to go for another 40 years

I think you missed the part where he is trying to decide whether to make the part or not.