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    Hendey Tie Bar lathe #12881, any info?

    I have a 14 x 6 tie bar and I live in West Central Illinois too! You must be north of me a few miles from your comment about how far the lathe has traveled.
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    O/T sewing through thick material question

    This is what I was going to suggest. I've owned one for at least forty years and although it doesn't get used a lot, I would hate to be without one!
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    Bad results firing 5.56 Nato in a .223 rifle

    I remember reading magazine articles in the early to mid '70s about .223 chambered bolt guns not shooting well and speculation was that chambers were to blame. Authors opined that the .223 would never catch on and the .222 would reign supreme in bench rest competition for the foreseeable future!
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    soft vise jaw recommendations

    McMaster- Carr did sell a small pack of several soft polymer sheets as a sample to help customers choose a material that was right for the job at hand. I have no idea if they still do.
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    Can somebody please help me identify this?

    That's the spring that is underneath and parallel to the handle. I still have a couple of them.
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    Shaper owners

    I have a Lewis shaper. I was recently fortunate enough to find a really nice shaper vise for it although it is not a Lewis vise. As these were sold in kit form, details such as handles were not furnished so owners used what they had/liked. I might change a few of these little things some time to...
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    Antique 16" Metal Shaper For Sale

    I see there is no table support but there are two machined pads on the topside of the base. I wonder if a support could be fabricated and bolted to those pads? I can't buy it; I'm very machine poor but do have a small shaper that I use some and love it.
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    Best way to hold drill in VN 12 ?

    I have a 5V to MT2 adapter that I use the drill chuck from my lathe tailstock in. Some people talk about modifying R8 tooling to fit 5V. I have intended to order a collet holder to modify for some time now and maybe a shell mill arbor.
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    Linley Jig Borer spindle taper collet compatibility question

    I realize Vernon was only brought up due to similarities but my Vernon will NOT take an LB collet. It takes the collet with the step at the bottom. I bought an LB to try because online literature suggests they might fit some machines. I received one collet with the machine and made more. I...
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    2H Collets

    The Hendey collets very long and therefore an adapter will stick out a long way from the spindle nose. I might buy them if you decide to go another route. I have a lever closer that might fit your lathe if you prefer that to a hand wheel.
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    Need help removing Hendey spindle

    I have had my cone head lathe apart many times and the bull gear is what is tight on the spindle for me. Once I got the lathe back together, the floating journal for the left bearing didn't turn consistently under power; it spun on the spindle. I made a key to fit it. I have photos and have...
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    Bridgeport Model R Head

    I can’t seem to resize the photos but this one did make through.
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    Bridgeport Model R Head

    I’ll get some photos but I don’t know about price.
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    Bridgeport Model R Head

    I have an R head that I am not using. I would sell. Rick
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