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Try mymachineshop.net - usual disclaimers. I have seen their ads in HSM but have not been a customer.

I have the B227L. Very ruggedly built. got mine on sale several years ago. Make certain to change the headstock oil b4 use and make certain that the gasket under the headstock cover plate is not "flopped" into the space. See...

Harold Hall wrote a die-filer construction article for Model Engineers' Workshop. The entire article is here: http://www.homews.co.uk/page475.html On this page http://www.homews.co.uk/page497.html he has a few very useful tips about adapting hand files to his machine.

found this on another site. For UK Boxford lathes & similar idea to South Bend but still plenty of info http://www.pulse-jets.com/boxford/boxford_know_your_lathe.pdf

Acc to my local BB there is a replacement R8 spindle for this mill. I have not installed it so no info on difficulty, suitability etc

Changing the motor pulley (on the 350 watt motor version) from 17 to 12 teeth provides 28% torque increase (comparable to that provided by the 500 watt motor). Details in Home Shop Machinist Vol 32, #3 (May/June 2013). I have not tried this mod, however.

Big thanks for the info & quick reply

Some time ago "digiex-chris" posted: http://www.homemodelenginemachinist.com/showthread.php?t=19212 with a drawing to make a reverse tumbler for this Busy Bee 10 inch lathe. Well, I added it to my to-do list but other things kept intruding. Now, I need to cut a left-hand thread. Looking at the...

The British magazine Model Engineers Workshop produced a series of articles on the mini-lathe. You can read or download part 1 from www.arceurotrade.co.uk. Scroll down the page and click on Projects and Articles. Scroll down again to The C3 Mini-Lathe Part 1. The articles referenced above were...

Note to moderator: Unsure if I can/should mention a company even if the reference is non-commercial. If this post crosses the line please edit or remove. The usual disclaimers reference any connection to the company(ies) involved except as a retail customer. I received an email from Little...

The diamond wheels that I have seen (flaring cup or dished wheel in shape) have a much larger bore - around 1 inch diameter - than the standard grey/white wheels. The grey/white wheels mount on the grinder arbor with a shaft adapter if required. The larger diamond hub appears to be secured by 3...

Home Shop Machinist has a series on scraping by Michael Ward. Started late 2011 or early 2012. I expect that back issues/reprints would be available. Usual disclaimers

I was browsing old posts & came across this http://www.homemodelenginemachinist.com/f12/spark-erosion-tap-extractor-16497/. There were links to Lynn Anfinson's Poor-Man's EDM. Unlike most of the plans that I have seen his was running from a car battery, eliminating the house current from the...

I purchased the machine, installed it & ran it thru the break-in period but - long story - did not actually use it. When I went to use it the installed drawbar would not engage my tooling which was 3/8-16. I had a look inside the MT3 taper and the drawbar thread looked too large. Strange, as the...

If keeping the price down is driving the conversion then you might consider building a powered hacksaw: lot simpler construction. I used plans from Pop Mechanics, Feb 1976 but there are lots of plans available. A real workhorse, I modified the plans a bit to take a larger blade -Starrett made...

Got it. Thanks for the help

"...remove the large chrome nut/drawbar lock... " There is a photo of the top of my spindle in the Photo section (Category=Tools; Album=Dunc). I have removed the plastic spindle cap & the yellow motor shroud. The metal plate surrounding the gear wheel (part of the speed readout) is the base...

Wondering if anyone has removed the drawbar from this machine? It is apparently captive in the spindle. I would like to replace it. I spoke with a BB rep and he seemed to think it could be removed once the tooling it holds is released. No go. Does it come out upwards or downwards (dropping out...

I sent a pm as I could not post here earlier. Will try again. I have a pdf manual for a Maximat Mentor V10P - little under 3 MB in size. Let me know where to send it. Includes info about the vertical mill head. Also here...

Lee Valley (usual disclaimers) has a couple with imperial & metric versions: http://www.leevalley.com/en/hardware/page.aspx?p=51784&cat=3,41306,51784 the drill bit gauge style http://www.leevalley.com/en/wood/page.aspx?p=69376&cat=1,43456 nuts & bolts, literally