Recent content by Mamrak76

I do have a mill lathe combo unit do this if only for drilling and I really do like it so far. Been very useful as far as setup goes.

Can anyone help me identify the: Model number DOM Manufacturer Any Equivalents from the genuine manufacture Aprox Value? I’ve looked around and can’t find much other then it looks very similar to possibly a palmgren. Really wanting to know if this was USA made or not

I don’t really have any information to contribute, other than great looking job you’re doing. And the FrankLee is absolutely top notch. He’s been helping me do some retrofitting to my 70’s Craftsman and he has encyclopedic knowledge! Very helpful!

Not a bad idea there if a come across one. I had a VFD on my Wells-Index Mill and I absolutely loved it. No gear changes and no belt changes. Just had to run a piece of 12/2 romex inside a conduit. That’s the way to go for the smaller sized motors.

Test run

I did get the conversion done. I am thinking I might remove the top fastest location from both pulleys. The belt guard may fit then. The motor pulley definitely needs to be down a bit more. Going to have to pull it off to do that. But the Amazon pulleys both fit and work with minimal work...

I agree I have a combo lathe mill so if I’m in the middle of a lathe operation I don’t want to break down my setup for that. Maybe one day I’ll have a dedicated machine for each.

Oh yes I have because having all those speed causes the belt size to be shrunk. This causes the lack of belt wrap which spins. Most 1/2 and larger bits require 300 and under rpm. I have a very expensive set of silver and demming bits. And in my shop having a Mill, lathe, mig with spool gun, I...

Ok 👍 I’ll let you know. I recently got a combo smithy lathe mill so I should be able to turn a pulley to fit the spindle.

Purchased this 204R several years ago. Restored it and needless to say I currently have an unrestored 204.5 sitting on the floor beside me. If I decide to sell this 204R what would it be worth? The picture of the 204R is when I restored it so the paint isn’t as mint, but there isn’t any damage...

I recently got a 78 Craftsman Drill Press. I don’t want or need the this number of speeds. Is there anyone who has changed it over to a 3/8 or 1/2 v belt? I am planning to work on this but I wondered what info was already out there because I couldn’t find anything existing. I saw the motor frame...

Unfortunately I don’t have enough extra money for both, I’ve got more pressing needs, in addition I definitely do not have enough room for both…

Also I may restore this, but I do plan on using it on a weekly/ monthly basis. Not for commercial use.

I have a choice between a: Japanese made craftsman jack ($150) @ 40 miles or an American made Ringueberg and Van De Mark ($100) @ 90 miles. Both are about 5 ton and work. Which one would you buy? For reference R & VDM is Red Craftsman is Green

Thank you so much. I will check. The motor has been running ok until the smoking started which was prompted by removing a 4 inch pulley for a 6 in an attempt to speed up the motor. I am using a winch motor running 2hp at 1800 rpm. It pulls around 100 amps at 0 psi and 145 at 120 psi. I did add...