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...
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...
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...
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.
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...
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.
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...
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...
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...
+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...
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...
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...
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...
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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