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    Rambaudi Versamill milling machine

    That's a funky machine. Mill table with a boring mill column, but vertical head. It looks heavy.
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    An explore of an abandoned underground train workshop, in China!

    I wonder if any of that stuff is of nice quality, or if it's cheap like the china stuff we see in the states. Some of the bigger stuff looked pretty decent, I would love to have that big vertical slotter. Looks like a lot of the machines have been picked over by scavengers
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    Moving a heavy lathe

    Need more info, and some pics. Is the driveway gravel? concrete? is there a slope? what equipment do you have?
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    MAHO lost on Autobahn

    Ouch, looks like that machine was a little heavy for the tow vehicle.
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    DS&G lathe

    I found this https://www.cottandco.com/en/lots/dean-smith--grace-type-18-lathe and this https://www.amazon.com/Smith-Grace-Lathe-Operations-Manual/dp/B00FOCV5UI That looks like a nice machine, go get it and clean it up. I would guess 10-12k lbs
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    Any value in used 630mm tombstones and Kurt 10" vises?

    I keep a 10" kurt on my old k&t 2k and turn the vice so the jaws are parallel to the spindle. This works great to use it like a small hbm
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    Fixing a $100 problem with a $40,000 solution

    I got a 5k cat forklift for free because some business didn't want to spend the time or money to fix it, so they bought a new lift. On the cat, someone had broken the carb off the intake. It still had the 2 little mounting tabs bolted on. I took the machine home and welded the 2 tabs back on the...
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    lodge and shipley by monarch

    Thats a cool machine with some real potential if you can get it working. If it was mine I would try and use the 30hp dc motor if you can get a controller for it and have the power for it. I'm also a fan of dc motors.
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    American Pacemaker 20x72 MD weigt?

    Ouch, this is why I hate using skates. The machine is so high up in the air.
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    'Tri D attachment for Kearny Trecker horizontal mill experience

    Looks like they are machining tool steel molds in the vid. I'm sure you could find some place to fit a new cable.
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    'Tri D attachment for Kearny Trecker horizontal mill experience

    I saw this while browsing a few days ago. I had heard of the attachment, but I didn't know quite what it did. Pretty sweet little piece.
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    K&T 2k starting problems

    Here is a follow up to this problem. I contacted Ron Grundy on facebook and explained my problem. He recommended I check the speed range selector knob on the column gearbox. There is a small lever in there that moves when you pull the knob out to switch gears. From what he explained this makes...
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    K&T 2k starting problems

    Thanks for the replies, I dug into it tonight. I was getting tired by the end of the day so I didn't do much more than drain it and pop the side gear cluster out. I also checked to see if the high/low changer moved freely and it did with little effort. I guess the next step is to dig into the...
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    K&T 2k starting problems

    I did find this thread after a while of searching, it seems to have some good info towards my problem. https://www.practicalmachinist.com/forum/threads/kearney-trecker-3k-lubrication-problem.412107/ I'll dig into it next weekend and see if I can find any issues. The high/low changer has kinda...
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    K&T 2k starting problems

    I was doing a job with the machine running, but clutch disengaged and my back was turned. The machine started making a high pitched whining noise coming from the column. I tried to engage the clutch and all of a sudden it was very hard to pull the starting handle. I pulled a little harder and...
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    WtBuy Monarch 20m shift lever

    Does anyone happen to have a scrap model M or any of the shift levers from one? I have been working on a 20cm (basically a model M, 22.5" swing) that was given to me, and slowly getting it up to running after sitting for many years. This morning I did some test cuts, and turned a cam lock...
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    Jet 1440 lathe

    I would look for another machine if that is the case. It's an ok machine but I probably wouldn't dump 3k into that machine.
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    20cm Headstock oil capacity

    Just for future reference, the headstock took about 7.5-8 gallons. I'm almost positive the oil just all leaked out over time, every single fitting on the drain side was loose.
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    20cm Headstock oil capacity

    Thanks, I am aware of both. There is no oil showing in the lower one, and no oil flowing to the upper one. I can see the bottom of the pump pickup tube, its about an inch above the old oil. The CM is basically just a model M from all the info I have found.
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    20cm Headstock oil capacity

    Does anyone have a 20cm or 20m (22.5" swing) that has recently changed the oil? I can't seem to find anything on headstock capacity. I have been going over a machine I got for the cost of moving it. Finally got it wired up today and I noticed no oil was flowing in the sight gauge. Popped the...
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