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  1. dannyrocci

    My new Monarch 60/61 lathe

    Well this beautiful piece of american iron followed me home today. I've been looking for something a little bit larger then my south bend 10L and I think this will do. Now I just need to get it off the machine skates and powered up.
  2. dannyrocci

    Leblond Dual Drive headstock shaft removal help

    Head Friend, I recently pick up a leblond dual drive lathe and need to do some repair work to get it up and running again. The shaft that the main drive pulley is attached to, has pretty much been destroy and I need to get it out, so I can repair the end and reattach the pulley correctly...
  3. dannyrocci

    Help wiring a GE DC Electric Motor

    Hey friends, I hope someone with a bit more knowledge then me can help me out. I've got a 1.25hp dc motor and I'm not sure how to hook it up to my speed controller. When I bought the motor it had been disconnected and the PO gave me a diagram of how it was wired but but I am not totally...
  4. dannyrocci

    Micrometer Carriage stop question

    Does anyone know if a micrometer carriage stop for a 16" south bend lathe will fit a 14.5 south bend? Thanks, Danny
  5. dannyrocci

    Adding some modern touches to my old 14.5 South Bend Lathe

    I thought I would share some pictures of the new Dro and power panel on the old south bend. Please pardon the mess in the chip pan, I still need to clean everything up and put all of my covers back on, but I'm pretty pleased with the way it all turned out. It is really nice to have the pot and...
  6. dannyrocci

    I can't stop buying things for my south bend!

    Well I have been on the hunt the last few years for a good Jacobs Collet Chuck, when I bought my lathe it came with a full set of collets for it but not the chuck. It seems like there are a tone of LOO mount and D mount but not many for threaded spindles but at last my search paid off, I pick...
  7. dannyrocci

    Do People really buy this stuff

    I know we all like are south bend but really? South Bend Lathe Heavy Ten Head | eBay Danny
  8. dannyrocci

    Questions for SBLatheman (AKA) Ted

    Hey Ted, Tied to pm you but your box is full. Anyways Was wondering if you have a metric transposing thread chart for a double tumbler gear box? Recently got a set metric transposing gears but it does not have the brass chart and would love to mount one on the door of my lathe. Thanks, Danny
  9. dannyrocci

    I made a Frankenlathe

    Well, I think it is officially a frankenlathe now. I came across a overhead arm drive for a heavy 9 and couldn't resist adapting it to my Heavy 10. I have always loved the way they look and it make the lathe foot print a little bit smaller which I think is a bonus. It fit pretty much perfect...
  10. dannyrocci

    (OT) Thought I would share my new toy

    Porter Cable 7" shaper (aka logan shaper) Picked up this little guy for 450.00 yesterday, its a little dirty but other then that everything works. Now I just need to figure out what everything does on it and make a some bits for it. The first job I've got for it is an internal key way for a...
  11. dannyrocci

    New Bridgeport Owner, need some help with power feed.

    Hey Guys, new to the bridgeport world and looking to get some help with my powerfeed. The light turns on when I flick the switch but nothing else. I took the power supply apart and it looks like it has been messed with in the past. Anyways don't know anything about this stuff and was hoping...
  12. dannyrocci

    Adding another one to the collection

    Well I bought another lathe, starting to think that I have an addiction. This one is a 1941 14 1/2" 6' lathe. It came out of a local how high school that need to make room for some other equipment. It has been sitting out side but under covered so it does have a little surface rust on it but...
  13. dannyrocci

    Oops...I bought another South Bend Lathe

    Well I just picked up another lathe that I don't really need but couldn't resist. It is in pretty decent shape, has some wear in the front of the bed and the bull gear is shoot but other then that it is good to go. Of course it could uses a good cleaning and oiling before and any real work is...
  14. dannyrocci

    Need a little advice on a Mill

    Well I am going to take a look at this machine tomorrow afternoon and thought I would see if you guys have any advice or input on it. I have been looking for a smaller mill and thought this might fight the bill. Right now I have a little Chinese mill/drill and it work fine as long as you go...
  15. dannyrocci

    Poor Man's indexer

    Well needed to make a pickup for the tachometer that I am adding to my lathe and need to be able to index the spindle. When I bought my lathe it was a change gear lathe that I added a gearbox to but I did keep the change gears. So the plan was to take the 60 tooth gear and fine a way to mount...
  16. dannyrocci

    Simple but satisfying repair

    So I purchased this micrometer carriage stop for my lathe sometime ago but when I got it I realized that the bed clap had striped threads in it, so there was not way to clap it down tightly to the bed. So I added it to the list of things that need to get fixed but never got around to it until...
  17. dannyrocci

    Need a favor in Vancouver, Wa

    So I this 10" 2 1/4" tpi faceplate that I would like to use on my Heavy 10 but it is about 1/16" to big for my lathe. Was wondering if there was someone in the area with a 13" or bigger lathe that might be able to turn down the diameter down a 1/8" or so. Thanks, Danny
  18. dannyrocci

    Why is it never easy?

    So I've been on the look out for a lever collet closer for sometime now and final found one. It came today and looks great the only problem is it doesn't seem to fit. :( As you can see in the picture the closer, I believe should fit in side the gear but it is not small enough to fit. This was...
  19. dannyrocci

    OT: Help with and Air compressor

    Well I know that this is a little bit outside of are normal talk but I thought someone might be able to help me out. I am rebuilding the head on my Quincy 325, I have removed all the bolts on the head but can't for the life of me get the head to come off. Was wondering if anyone out there...
  20. dannyrocci

    South Bend 10K Gap Bed

    If anyone in the northwest was eying the beautifully 10k gap bed that Ted was helping a friend sell should check this out. Wish I had some spare cash laying around so I could go and buy it. Looks like it has barely been broken in, you can see the frosting all the hole length of the lathe...
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