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    Late teens to '20 Century electic motor

    Thank you John and Jim! I figured it was one of those oils...are the bearings in these motors not considered "tight tolerance/high speed" as the Mobile velocite #3 description states? What is the difference between Velocite #10 for spindle bearings and the DTE? I have wondered this before...
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    Late teens to '20 Century electic motor

    Hi All-Not sure if this is in the archives, but it's letting me post, so here I am bumping this thread. I wish there was more out there on these motors. I have mainly a bearing oil question. We all make a big deal of what bronze bearing oil to use in our lathe spindles, but this doesn't come...
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    1926 Series O 15" Swing Model 37 South Bend Lathe ATTN: Bob "AAmetalmaster"

    1926 Series O 15" Swing Model 37 South Bend Lathe ATTN: Bob "AAmetalmaster" My computer does not like this forum, much to my chagrin....SLOW to peruse any threads. I assume some PM's and direct emails I have sent through the forum system have not been getting through as well, so forgive...
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    Possible Road trip: Austin, Texas to Johnson City, NY - Will Haul

    Ken-Another thought... I have some medical cabinets and large operating room lights to get at some point in Hot Springs, AR.... YOu are driving within 10 miles of my house..... IF I can corral the AR load in time (not sure if I can), then that's a no brainer for you, and you'ld get cash...
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    Possible Road trip: Austin, Texas to Johnson City, NY - Will Haul

    Ken- I just sent you a PM with my direct email and phone #. I wanted to be clear-er-er..... My trailer is road ready...it does not WEIGH 7,000 lbs....it is RATED TO HAUL 7,000 lbs. It's 14 feet long and around 7 or 8 feet wide...if you did get my Monarch, it could easily fit another...
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    Possible Road trip: Austin, Texas to Johnson City, NY - Will Haul

    Hi Ken- I live north of Nashville, TN between I-24 and I-65. I desperately need a 2HP Lima motor/gearbox (about the size of an anvil and about 300#) brought to me from the Philadelphia area. I also have a Monarch Model A lathe (about #3,000) North of Indianapolis I need moved here to me...
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    Old Monarch need help IDing and Manual

    Thanks, I appreciate the info!
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    Paint Material Advice for Machine Tool Restoration

    Forestgnome-I'm unfamiliar with that product...do you have a brand name and what type of material is it? Sounds like a one part enamel???? Thanks, Chris
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    OT? Reproduction parts for antiques, are there rules?.

    Sag 180-That's AWESOME work!!!!! If it meets with your approval, I might contact you in the future for ID plate work like that! John-That's one of the funniest and truest posts i've ever read! :D Chris
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    Old Monarch need help IDing and Manual

    Carla, John, and John.... I've seen a few of these early spur gear head Monarchs (not in person). I'm curious how the power is transmitted to the input shaft.... I'm ASSUMING these are still "lineshaft" era machines....so, I'm guessing there is some speed reduction involved to run it with...
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    Flat belts primer, sort of...

    Now THAT's the way to do a nice scarf splice... :smoking:
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    Flat belts primer, sort of...

    Thanks for that, Dave...I have been trying to "collect" pre WW1 machine tool books just for this purpose...they knew what they were doing, and I enjoy going to the "source". I have scarf jointed/spliced leather belts on many an Edison cylinder phonograph, and am adept at the proceedure...if...
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    Paint Material Advice for Machine Tool Restoration

    Stephen-THANK YOU....I'll cogitate on your post as I think paint choices... That Bandsaw looks Great! Thanks for the link, Tom...I'm checking it out now.... Chris
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    Flat belts primer, sort of...

    Jerrold-Thanks for your help with my Logan bearing situation.... I have wondered about what you have said in your post for a while, and read other conehead users here talk like you just did about it...wish I could remember who/where to post the link. As chance would have it, I have noticed...
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    Paint Material Advice for Machine Tool Restoration

    kpotter-I'm one of "those Monarch guys"...and I AM :nutter: ....but not because I want a nice paint job :) .....I appreciate your advice, and they are points well taken....I do have a tendancy to overdue things sometimes. You may have painted your machines "in situ", but I'm taking the ones...
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    Paint Material Advice for Machine Tool Restoration

    Marcibb-Yes indeedy...a great example or standard to shoot for if you have the time...Pat's machine would be at home in the entrance hall or living room! Travis-This is what I was thinking...thanks for the confirmation Peter- Great response....nothing too museum like or collectable here...
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    Paint Material Advice for Machine Tool Restoration

    Thanks Tom...yes, this is Pat Black's machine I referenced in my intro post....and that's the one I mentioned that looked GREAT.... Maybe Pat will chime in on exactly which product it was, and how he thinks it is/will hold up......he didn't get very specific in the restoration thread about...
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    Paint Material Advice for Machine Tool Restoration

    I have been on the forum for I think over 3 years....I've searched and read about paint scattered hither and yon here on the forum. Possibly this could be a good subject for a sticky....it would be nice to have one thread prominently available to all and easily found that would be a clearing...
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    Hendey Lathe for sale $900

    Old School- I'm happy to hear a happy ending to this saga.... Congrats on your pending arrival !!!! (the baby, not the lathe....well, congrats on both, actually) Chris
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    Best way to mount drive Asy. for cone drive lathe???

    On Doc's picture album (thanks John), the orange machine is an old 14" Reed, the light blue one is a Monarch A, the black one is a Prentice Bros. Maybe Doc will chime in, but the Reed set up he made is ingenious...a hinged angle steel frame that is attached to the machine by a hinge, and the...
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