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    Wanted- Heavy 10 cast iron base leg

    Hey all, as the title says,looking for a leg from a heavy 10 cast iron base hopefully close enough to the great Metropolis of beautiful Moscow, Ohio for me to pick it up (greater Cincinnati area) Hope all is well with you fellas
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    Looking for a headstock riser for a 10" (heavy)

    Yes, but I can use a heavy 10 tailstock to make up the difference with some minor fitting.
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    Looking for a headstock riser for a 10" (heavy)

    Hey fellas. Hope all's well with y'all....been out of touch. anyhoo...it's a long shot but I'm looking for a headstock riser block for what is actually a 9L, (wide bed 9" with 1 3/8" spindle bore) Its an early incarnation in the progression towards a 10L - it's basically built on the same bed...
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    SB 9 With Phase II QCTP Parting Tool Problem

    do yourself a really big favor and switch the whole compound rest to one for a 9" machine, the one you have appears to be from a 10k the only functional difference is the 10k rest base is about 1/4" or so thicker so you're not only limited severely with you parting tools, but also every cutting...
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    0.0012-0.0014" spindle deflection ok? Old heavy/wide 9

    those numbers are great...even slightly tighter than what i would shoot for on a machine of that vintage....once under power and that oil film distributes itll be rock solid
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    its me again - reversing gear disassembly

    if you just stick it back in the headstock casting in the condition you have it now you can tap the end of the shaft with a plastic hammer and at least gain the clearance you need to pull it....might even be enough to knock it loose enough to get it without the puller
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    First Covid 19 Vaccination Shot Today.

    i think thats more a side effect of type 1 diabetes...i dunno
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    1930s Gearbox Tag Color Scheme

    possibly Steve can cofirm, but i would imagine the coloration on the plates would be the same?
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    1930s Gearbox Tag Color Scheme

    mid 30s gearbox, untouched
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    100,000 UK Covid 19 Deaths

    i learned a long time ago the alphabet is good for more than just sentences sometimes nonsensical babble works wonders..;)
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    New to me 1929 wide (heavy?) 9" long bed and overhead silent drive casting trade

    are you going to make the countershaft pulleys and shaft as one single piece? secured to the countershaft frame with the bolt on bearing blocks? would save some steps in the process, as no drilling/boring operations would be required
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    Fab shop closing...

    ^^ cut the poor fella some slack, hes apparently been victimized by an abusive husband we cant imagine what he may have been thru
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    100,000 UK Covid 19 Deaths

    is a catch 22...would have likely made all the difference... but... it couldnt have happened... because... it was a republican president and furthermore... it was trump...a small horridly incompetant shell of a man, whos greatest accomplishment was exposing the vileness that the republican...
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    Using clutch vs half nut on 10H

    power feed thru the apron gearing is one of the more useful features on a lathe once you get usd to it youll never use the halfnuts again for it
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    100,000 UK Covid 19 Deaths

    i expect that much of the sentiment here will change once it hits home and takes out one of your own. it aint pretty lemme tell ya
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    100,000 UK Covid 19 Deaths

    if this were baseball the call would be easy as 1,2,3
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    Heavy 10 Paint

    a quart will do it. FWIW- its hard to beat Sherwin Williams all surface enamel (oil based)
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    SB9C Spindle Rear Gear

    if it works just use it as is, i wouldnt put a thin dime in it if not, try to sell the parts and get something else. just my opinion, you may choose a different course....all good.
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    SB9C Spindle Rear Gear

    def a frankenlathe.....appears to have Logan,Atlas,SB, and some modified parts
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    SB9C Spindle Rear Gear

    ^^^ while this is true, the pics show some modifications...not the usual SB arrangement
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