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    Spring force in a thicknesser.

    How do you adjust spring tensión of feed and pressure rollers in a thicknesser? I cannot measure that tension, but need a ballpark way to set it. I'm rebuilding an old 40cm (16in.) italian machine. There are two idle rollers in the table underneath the feed and pressure rollers. I found...
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    Helma-Nohoma jointer made in Holland. Info needed.-

    I tried the Woodworking Machinery section of this Forum with zero answers, perhaps Antique Machinery is the right place for my request. I'm rebuilding a very solidly built Helma-Nohoma 30cm jointer made in Holland. There's next to no references in the web to the makers which were either...
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    Helma-Nohoma jointer made in Holland. Info needed.-

    I'm rebuilding a very solidly built Helma-Nohoma 30cm jointer made in Holland. There's next to no references in the web to the makers which were either short-lived or had a very limited production. Does anyone in the Forum have any information about this machine? A manual would be most welcomed.
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    Frommia circular saw. Help needed.

    A rather long shot. I’m rebuilding a German-made Frommia circular saw. Machine type KSE is indicated in a label on the machine. This appears to have originally been a combination machine but only the circular saw remains. Machine is extremely heavy, built like a battleship. -Would anyone have a...
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    Walker-Turner 14-in bandsaw

    I have a 14-inch Walker Turner band saw for cutting metal and wood and I have a problem with it which is the reason for this message. This band saw is a recent acquisition, was rebuilt by me and has been used only in wood and at the lowest speed without the use of the gearbox. There is a...
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    Slot mortiser bits/drills.

    First time for me at this forum. I'm looking for a US-source for slot mortiser drills. No matches were found as a result of a search in the Forum for "slot mortiser drills" so maybe I'm using the wrong name. I've tried Amazon but they only have Essedo drills for left-hand turning (CCW)...
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    Help needed with hot air engine.

    I’m trying to rebuild a Jost Lampfan, that’s a hot-air engine-powered ambient fan, made in Germany and in India early in the 20th century. The engine is a single-cylinder, Beta-configuration Stirling; energy source is kerosene burning in a flat-wick lamp underneath the engine. I need drawings...
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    Klaeger hacksaw info.

    I have a German-made Klaeger Fortuna power hacksaw, old as the hills, worked to within an inch (sorry, 25.4mm) of its life. It has a clever oil-filled device that lifts the blade off the workpiece on the return stroke and controls speed of descent. These saws are quite commonplace in Germany...
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    Home-made mill.

    A local machinist job-shop owns the mill in the pictures, purchased at auction around 1980. A woodworking, pedal operated mortising machine made by Mathiesons of Glasgow was the donor of the basic frame. The lathe-bed-like table is not a casting but made from plate so it’s assumed it was...
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    2J Head RPM.

    I have a Bridgeport of 60's vintage fitted with a replacement EMCO head. Actual spindle speed in both the high and low speed ranges is twice the rpm indicated in the dials; visual inspection shows nothing obviously wrong in the variable speed drive. Would a shorter-than-required belt be the...

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