Recent content by Maui

Use them. The rust will come off during the first use if it is only light surface rust.

I have a Hollands 56, an older and non-swivel version of the vise you bought. You can see it in this discussion: https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/hollands-56-vise-and-wilton-bullet-vise.255710/ They are built like tanks, and your's appears to be in fantastic condition.

I picked this beast up over the weekend at a house clean out. It's in beautiful working condition. The handle turns butter smooth. It just needs a cleaning.

I've had one of these for years, and use it on a regular basis. They are terrific machines for fabricating small parts. During the restoration of my Wilton 9300 bullet vise I actually made a set of copper soft jaws for it on this machine. They came out perfect. Did you get the full set of...

Here's some good information about this lathe. https://www.lathes.co.uk/bausch&lomb/ https://www.practicalmachinist.com/forum/threads/bausch-lomb-optical-instrument-makers-lathe-may-be-cataract.251479/

I just brought this lathe home on Sunday. It was manufactured by Bausch & Lomb in Rochester NY around the 1900 - 1910 time frame. To my amazement, nothing is frozen. It needs a good cleaning and lubrication, but once it gets some long overdue attention it should work. I've never seen one of...

Repairing it isn't practical. I'll probably machine one from scratch instead if I have to.

By the way, if anybody stumbles across a main nut for a 5198, please give me a shout. I could use one.

I'm opening the motor up and doing some basic tests on it before it gets plugged in anywhere else.

I have plugged it directly into the GFCI without any other loads on that circuit. I've also plugged it into the GFCI using an extension cord and with other loads attached. The result is always the same. Yes, there is another load normally plugged into that same outlet.

Frank Lee is right. This motor has no brushes. I've gone through probably close to 100 motors Frank. This one will be nothing for me to open up and test.

I just found the very outlet tester PCustoms included in his post on Amazon for about $10. It should arrive some time next week.

When I had the inspection done on this house before buying it it was discovered that the Jacuzzi tub had been wired improperly and represented a serious potential safety hazard. I had them bring in a pro to wire it correctly before purchase. As it turns out, the previous owner had done the...

I removed the extension cord shown in the photos I already posted that has the switch wired into it and just plugged the yellow wire directly into the outlet (so there was no switch in the circuit at all). What happened was interesting. The GFCI tripped almost immediately yet again, but not...

The switch is wired to break the hot connection, not the neutral. The hots are connected to the same spots on both motors, yes.