ive been roaming around this site for a while and felt compeled to add my lathe to the collection. it is a 1940-50s demco lathe (hercus copy) it has a single phase 2hp motor and a flat belt for drive. still needs work should make a good a project.
the guy who sold it to me didnt have the...
i recently bought an old lathe and have been trying to remove the three jaw chuch it came with but cant. the 4 jaw that came with it has a thread so in assuming the spindle has a thread. can some one suggest how to get it off
Ive been looking for a new lathe for my work shop and have been keeping my eye on this one http://cgi.ebay.com.au/METAL-LATHE-180-X-300mm-New_W0QQitemZ320234781519QQihZ011QQcategoryZ92083QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem , has any body delt with company also looking for any other sugestions.
I'm building a treadle engine for school and haven't the foggiest about dimensioning I'm using skate board bearings to hold the crank shafts what size stroke should i use to make it look right and any other general info would be appreciated
im in process of designing a micro v8 (air powered of course) and cant decide on what type of valving to use. a pushrod system would be ideal for scale but to complicated i need something small and not to complicated
please help ???
this is my first steamer
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