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    Drill Press Runout - Don’t get it…

    This thread is stale by a couple of months, but for the sake of posterity… Rockwell back in the 60’s boasted that their bearings were preloaded by pressing them with a tight interference fit. The intention was to apply a bit of preload to the balls within the races to eliminate end shake...
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    Shoutout for Sunbelt hydraulic tilt trailer moving a lathe.

    Yup. Rick “mishap came later” Denney
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    South Bend Picture Gallery

    So, I never added the pic of it in its new home. Moving it there almost resulted in disaster. Despite great care in moving it around, a moment's inattention is all it takes to turn over a top-heavy lathe. The result of that is the taper attachment was destroyed, along with the cross-slide screw...
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    Lathe Works Demolition

    Yes, I know it's been 15 years, but this thread shows up in Google for those doing research. I found this photo of the South Bend factory dated to the early 40's on the St. Joe County Public Library site. Here's the link in case the photo doesn't persist...
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    Serial Numbers Wanted

    There were metric change gears that were provided for these lathes, but they are scarce as hen's teeth. These clips are from the 1956 Anniversary Catalog (credit: VintageMachinery.org) Rick "half-heartedly looking for same for a 14-1/2 South Bend" Denney
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    Metal lathe, possibly hand-built

    However it was made, it's gotten a lot of use. But I see features that wouldn't be needed for just coil winding. The bed isn't particularly heavy, but I'll bet it could do quite a bit of work on soft metals or small enough hard metals. A clockmaker might really like a lathe like this--8mm...
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    Suggestions on where to get polyethylene plastic square shipping tubes for endmill & drill storage?

    I thought Uline might have them, but all I can find in polyethylene are expensive examples from McMaster. https://www.mcmaster.com/2108T65 Rick “who’ll start keeping them” Denney
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    Fore Sale; 5 items from a SB 16, rack, leadscrew, compound gib, thread protector. LS bearing.

    The lead screw is the same between the 16 and the 14-1/2, but the 13 is different. BUT! The single-tumbler and double-tumbler gear box versions of the lathe have sort-of different part numbers. The part number for the leadscrew assembly is AS629 for both gearbox versions, but the single tumbler...
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    Micrometers, drills, taps, lots of misc. More than 200 pictures of things that could be yours :)

    I’m in for 10-L if not already taken. Rick “PM sent” Denney
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    Verifying if the spindle is properly lubricated (SB16" 117C)

    My 14-1/2 has the correct clearance after I replaced the shims with a lot of careful measurement. Running at over 1000 RPM, the rear bearing gets warm but the front bearing not so much. By warm, I mean it is noticeably warm to the touch, but not at all hot. And it takes 5-10 minutes of running...
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    Large train derailment in Ohio.

    The catastrophe in Bhopal was so far beyond the scale of any U.S. rail accident that bringing it up undermines your argument. As I said, it's a difficult issue where reasoned and well-informed conversation has the best chance of leading to an appropriate balance. That does not happen with...
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    Large train derailment in Ohio.

    Those who are terrified about hazardous chemicals moving along the rails, which are relatively safe compared to other modes, seem to have no problem with them moving by truck, which are far more likely to be engaged in incidents involving a spill in close proximity to populated areas. If we are...
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    Large train derailment in Ohio.

    The railroads will no doubt be the defendant in a substantial tort liability lawsuit. Remember freight railroads in the USA are privately owned and operated, including their right of wa, and do not enjoy the protections that public agencies sometimes enjoy. But there must be gross negligence...
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    Large train derailment in Ohio.

    No regulation exists without authorization from Congress. If there isn’t something backing it up in the United States Code (what Congress passes), there won’t be anything in the Code of Federal Regulation. And every sentence in the CFR was reviewed in public at least four times, though only the...
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    OT Recommendations for Best Garden Tractors

    I maintain mowers for my own property and for my church, which mows 10 acres using volunteers who are capable of destroying equipment unlike any others. :) At the church, we finally gave up on the old Yazoo-Kees commercial zero-turn mower (the modern nearly identical equivalent is made by...
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