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  1. J

    Walker Turner 20" Drill Press Rehabilitation Journey

    Thanks for the updates, these restoration posts are always interesting to me, a very workmanlike job is evident. Jim
  2. J

    1877 Bulldog Gatling gun plans

    The one I posted is an original in 45-70. I did not think it was polite to ask how much he paid for it but it was in the low 6 figures 15 years ago. He let me shoot it at our annual cannon and mortar shoot, a privilege and an absolute hoot, the target was a hefty piece of log set out at around...
  3. J

    1877 Bulldog Gatling gun plans

    1890 Colt
  4. J

    Walker Turner 20" Drill Press Rehabilitation Journey

    Thanks Rick, please keep the resto pic's coming. Jim
  5. J

    Walker Turner 20" Drill Press Rehabilitation Journey

    great post Rick, these are my favorite posts I think, resurrecting old iron can be very rewarding and very frustrating. Would you link your source for the tags, sounds like a good resource. Jim
  6. J

    South Bend Picture Gallery

    Liquid, thanks for painting your lathe an interesting color, I get so tired of seeing gray machine tools...
  7. J

    OT- Favorite pistols to shoot

    I have been itching to get up to the club range and try out my 1958 vintage High Standard model 102, otherwise my boringly accurate SIG 228 or my ... (I am more of a rifle guy)
  8. J

    WTB: Bridgeport Series 1 R8 spindle

    I have bought parts from these guys before, good to deal with and very knowledgeable: https://machinerypartsdepot.com/
  9. J

    Jones and Lamson No.. 5 Turret Lathe ...tooling ?

    Joe, this place may be of help also: https://buyandsellcnc.com/ It is a local,( Oxnard, CA) machinery dealer. He has a variety of tooling. I have bought things from him before and he has been good and fair to deal with. Jim
  10. J

    had cataract surgery- going crazy!

    sometimes it is difficult to see into the past...
  11. J

    South Bend Fourteen Timing Belts

    if it is the Reeve's drive belt, you could possibly contact Reeve's directly, or Ted the latheman on this board. https://master-pt.com/products/reeves-motodrive/
  12. J

    Exact copy of MAUDSLAY's Lathe Model, c. 1800

    I realized that it is a model, I just wondered about the motive power of the full size unit.
  13. J

    Exact copy of MAUDSLAY's Lathe Model, c. 1800

    As always, your posts are very interesting as a look into the craftsmanship of yesteryear, thanks. Did the operator turn the capstan wheel or did he have an assistant usually? Jim
  14. J

    Milling attachment

    you only realize how badly you miss having machine tools when you don't have them any more...
  15. J

    Hendey Machine history video

    Thanks for posting this Froneck, an interesting look back into a period when America in general was a manufacturing powerhouse. The demise of the company, like so many others, is one in a sad litany of companies that succumbed to corporate greed and short-sightedness.
  16. J

    South Bend Mill A20-25

    I forgot to add, you might post your query on the South Bend forum, Ted, the latheman, used to work for South bend and he might have more info.
  17. J

    South Bend Mill A20-25

    It appears to be the same company based on the logo. If I am not mistaken South Bend imported some machines and put their name on them, this may be one of them. Only issue is the same one for all older equipment, getting parts.
  18. J

    Rem 700 LA action what is the difference?

    72, I went the other way from a 7mag BDL to a 6.5x55, as all I use are original spec Lapua cases everything fed fine. The same on reworking a 700ADL action originally in 30-06 to Swede, everything worked fine, both use the original floorplates, and followers. Maybe I was just lucky. Jim
  19. J

    South Bend Wiring for VFD

    Are you wanting to feed 240 single phase or 120 to your machine? You can mount your choice of VFD almost anywhere but most are designed to be in some form of enclosure. Bring a properly grounded 3 wire cord of at least 14 awg to your VFD. From your VFD run a 4 wire cord to your motor, 3 line...
  20. J

    Home shop machine tools. misc, for sale

    Hi Joe, wish I could help out on this but I live out on the left coast, (probably for me a good thing in this case...) not to hijack but I would love to see a picture of what you come up with to mount those headlights. Jim

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