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  1. MrStretch

    FS: Barker PM mill w/ Ellis DH

    For sale - Baker PM milling machine in excellent mechanical condition with column riser and Ellis dividing head with 3C collets and spindle collet adapter. I put this mill together about 15 years ago. At that time, the base and saddle assembly was brand new and the column had only been used...
  2. MrStretch

    OT - forum thread navigation request

    Would it be possible to add the thread page navigation buttons ( next, previous, first, last page) to the top of the pages as well? It's a bit annoying to have to scroll down all the way to the bottom to navigate. Thanks
  3. MrStretch

    Stark #4 measurements

    I recently acquired ( thanks Iazz!) A B&S .0005" dti and have taken some preliminary measurements of the spindle of my approximately 140 yo Stark #4 lathe/mill. I measure .0005 - .0010 variance on the inside taper of the spindle. There are 2 noticeable and repeatable lobes, one high, one low...
  4. MrStretch

    Plain Bearing Headstock Oil Cup Design

    Hello all, I am curious about the differences between the headstock oil cups on my 2 Stark #4 plain turning lathes. The newer one from the 1920's which I've owned and used for years has very close fitting lids ( make a "pop" when removed ) and an internal stand pipe I have always filled up the...
  5. MrStretch

    WTB: Decent 0JT drill chuck

    Does anyone have a decent quality 0JT drill chuck they'd like to sell? I thought I had a nice older Jacobs that was given to me with a watchmaker's lathe years ago, but it turns out the sleeve is cracked in half. Thanks.
  6. MrStretch

    Stark Lathe/Mill Ser. 351

    Oh no, it's a combo machine thread! See here for the seller's pics https://www.practicalmachinist.com/forum/threads/stark-lathe.403655/ This thread is about cleaning & repainting the lathe, an early Stark #4 with milling attachment, serial # 351. The lathe appears to be in excellent mechanical...
  7. MrStretch

    Tool grinder recommendation for fly cutters

    Hello all, I am looking at eventually acquiring a small or benchtop tool grinder that can grind symmetric forms in small (1/8"?) Square hss tool bits. I would like to be able to make reasonably accurate clock wheel and pinion cutting bits, so i need to be able to grind internal radii, side...
  8. MrStretch

    Looking for brass casting

    Hello everybody, Does anybody know of a brass foundry that can cast a small quantity of basic shapes to my spec? I need some new cast stock for the clockshop but this time i want to make sure i get actual yellow brass, not modern pink brass that everybody calls 'yellow'. Old school clockmakers...
  9. MrStretch

    OT? The Drexel Rittenhouse Clock

    Really just want to toot my horn, but my proposal to restore and document the Drexel Rittenhouse orrey clock was approved today. The "most important clock in America" will finally be restored and properly documented. The guy who wrote the monograph with the above quoted title is a retired...

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