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Hi Roxwelmax, You did a great job using the seat of the pants approach! I have no formal machining training but I am working on the self-taught method. I have done some work on a lathe but now I am in the process of learning about carbide indexing tools, it is proving to be quite an...

Hi, Thank you all very much for your input, I already knew the answer to my question but I just needed to ask someone that had tried it. I guess it falls back to the old saying, if you can't afford to do it right you shouldn't do it at all. I guess I will have to save my pennies for a vertical...

Hi, I have been involved in all types of machines for longer than I care to admit. I have repaired clock movements (spring and weight driven), cars, and now I just bought a fairly decent lathe an old horizontal mill and for you older folks a shaper (from my dad's estate) and now I am working...

Hi Rod W, It's good to see that the project is done, and with minimal issues. A fresh coat of paint always makes a restoration look better and the new motor doesn't look out of place now. I know that compressed are seems like a luxury until you have it. My compressor is the most used tool...

Rod W, It looks like you have this project under control. The only comment I have is to do with rewinding an old motor. The only down side is that you loose the efficiency that can be had with a new motor but where as it is for home use you more than likely would not have wanted to pay the...