Recent content by RoninB4

-Yep, brass is softer than steel (for others reading this) so it can/will impart/imprint brass onto steel. For more delicate threads I don't like risking what steel wire will do to precision surfaces. Most times the rough onslaught of steel-on-steel is good enough. -...and likely clogged the...

-Just an FYI post. A 1940's vintage may still be somewhat useful but almost certainly does NOT have a hardened bed. After 80 years of use I would expect the bed to have significant wear and not deserving the "excellent" condition description in the ad.

What @Cruzan80 said. As for the wire wheels....you ought to obtain "gauntlet" type of gloves to protect your hands/wrists when the wires come out of the wheels unless you like acupuncture. Can't recommend a brand, they all seem to give up the wires at some point during heavy use. Every place the...

-No you should NOT use an impact for the spindle nuts. :bitchslap That's a good way to overstress the grinding wheels and cause a fracture in the wheel that explodes at startup. One side should be a left-hand thread, the other side should be a right-hand thread. This is done so that wheel...

-It does "walk" when it's slowing down, that does suggest an problem that could be attended to. -Did you put an indicator on both shafts to check for runout (power off and unplugged). -For some it's tasks it's ok, for grinding woodworking tools with a sharp edge.....no. You can attempt to...

-Do the magnet test, carbide won't stick to a magnet. Don't test on the shank as it's likely made from steel. -First thing after testing is you want to find a way to cover/protect the cutting edges whether HSS or carbide. Sitting in that can is not a good idea. Cutting edges rolling/banging...

-Maybe but not a guarantee. The perceived vibration is a relative description, there's going to be some with a bench grinder that's not mounted. The mass of the grinder has a lot to do with absorbing vibration, yours doesn't look like it has much mass. Have you put an indicator on the shafts to...

-The individual containers, if I understand what you're calling them, are to prevent the cutting edges from one EM coming in contact with another. Cutting tools like end mills, taps, reamers, etc. should not be allowed to contact others because chipping of the cutting edges is possible/likely...

-Illinois (Will-Annoy) has a long history of doing whatever the f*ck they want to the citizens and businesses through excessive taxation when the budget ran short. The resultant tax increases are the SOP of their government. It used to be a nice place to live/work.

-I would probably want to release/remove the springs, partly to evaluate replacement and mostly for safety. I replaced the springs on my garage door a few years ago when one of them broke. I used two winding rods I had from round stock, use two so you'll always have one rod holding tension...

-Better quality grinding wheels (for surface grinders anyway) have the plastic bushings. These help avoid metal-to-wheel contact that can lead to stress fractures in the wheel. Even a paper/carboard bushing is more desirable that those without. -Yes those should be there. To avoid the...

-Nice piece, I've always liked Monarch build quality and design. Got it up and running yet?

-Hope you got some decent food while there, it's one of the few things to recommend Chicago. What lathe did you get? -When the tollways were to be constructed they were supposed to be free in 1973. That never happened (surprise). -It's not just the roads that are round on the east side of the...

-Then that's ok to do when stated as "spitballing". Flatly declarative statements, without first-hand knowledge, irk me a bit because there's too much bad info on the internet already. -I've posted this, and other info on hex key manufacturing, numerous times in multiple threads. A simple...

-Yes they're able to be viewed and look great. Have had an affinity for Stickley, Mission, A&C construction ever since living a couple of blocks from the Frank Lloyd Wright studio in Oak Park. Greene and Greene architecture also strikes my sense of aesthetics. Thanks for posting. -To the other...