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    How do you handle people touching your tools.

    I did some work off-site on friday; pulling low voltage cable, stripping ends and securing in terminals etc. I suspected the place had no tools or supplies- assumption correct- though the electrical engineer there had his own tool bag; true to form, klein linesman pliers, and very helpful...
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    How do you handle people touching your tools.

    The IT guys needed a screwdriver today for some rack stuff. Before looking in the toolbox they discussed having brought back the same tool from a previous escapade in a different building; happily they had, and lo the screwdriver was there in the toolbox, thankfully. I'm pretty sure the...
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    How do you handle people touching your tools.

    In a previous position I kept a lab with reasonably good tools and there was exactly one guy I trusted to take what he needed because nothing disappeared and he hooked me up with bits and pieces and interesting jobs to do; everybody else had to use the tools right there in the room. Still...
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    American Lathe trading post and part ID

    I adapted an old New England pattern follow rest for my High Duty.. .works fine but is not a roller. ATW's concept for a follow rest is conventional so mostly setting one up is a matter of getting dimensions close enough so things can be modified.
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    American Tool Works lathe apron control question

    Just to complete the record, I found a 1921 product guide reference to the Motor Drive feature, summarized below; "Our standard type of motor drive as shown by the illustration has the motor either AC or DC, constant or variable speed, mounted on a planed pad on top of the head and by 3 helical...
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    OT: Personal Data Collection badgering and popups

    I suppose some corporate interest decided to change around the back-end. With noscript on firefox, disable javascript for iubenda and be done with the absurdity. It doesn't seem to be any value-add for PM users.
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    American Tool Works lathe apron control question

    I think you need to get it & send us some pics :D its a late teens/early 20's machine, 8 speed headstock. The motor mount could be original, ATW set them up like this optionally instead of putting a lineshaft sheave on the headstock input shaft. For shipboard use they put fiber gears between...
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    American Tool Works lathe apron control question

    That is the "Motor Drive" control as per http://pounceatron.dreamhosters.com/docs/atw/atw-highduty-lathes-1920-si.pdf page 14 shows it, and the same image and verbiage occurs in many other of the High Duty docs. The option looks to have disappeared by the mid/late 1930's. I've not seen an...
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    Ratchet quill handle for my Bridgeport.

    Not a fan of the quill being susceptible to being sucked into the work OTOH some kind of fancy engaging mechanism that can be switched from lock to a ratchet return going up and down might be pretty cool. Then the handle can mostly stay secured on the quill feed speed, so it doesn't awkwardly...
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    Ongoing spam attack

    Having the same experience.
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    Harvest King Bar and chain oil available in central PA

    +1 Joe. Sometimes the device is so old and undocumented you just have to guess. I hazarded some #0 lubriplate grease for my screw press, its acting a little thicker than I would prefer but it also ends up leaking a bit down out of the screw into the handwheel bearing so not all bad. I...
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    Removing Head from Nichols Miller

    Ah... thats right. A million years ago I scrapped out an old 1st gen Nichols, I think because one of the punters wanted the head elevation sector and lever. I drove out one of the races as above but without concern because the spindle and head were going for scrap. It didn't take too much...
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    Removing Head from Nichols Miller

    Been a while since I've taken a Nichols down that far but IIRC there are the 2 capscrews on the side face of the head which assist in retaining that sleeve. I don't exactly recall if those bearing races bear on a shoulder or on the sleeve itself, but I think for sure the races will have to...
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    Moisture in the shop; how do you combat it?

    Thankfully I didn't need to open the garage door today, just in and out thru the side door but added heat till I got the temps equalized and no noticeable condensation. Ordered a small dehumidifier I'll hook up alongside the window unit to help manage climate in there as needed. I've had...
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    Moisture in the shop; how do you combat it?

    Turned the heat up in the shop last night due to the 1000% percent humidity outside, will check this morning. Overwinter I use the heat to keep the shop from freezing but it needs to be warmer when the weather is this sloppy.
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