Recent content by steve-l

For back-up power, I wouldn't consider anything but a 4 pole alternator driven by a diesel. Most all light fuel engines are limited duty by design. Most diesels are industrial, continuous rated. Diesel generators run on heating oil. Storing heating oil is very safe, Gasoline is not. LP gas is...

Neither NG or Propane is internally destructive. In point of fact these fuels are cleaner and easier on the engine, with caveats. They must use compatible valves and valve seats and the fuel must be introduced equally to all cylinders. This is usually not a problem with centrally located...

When sizing a generator, your intended use should be the decider. Are you intending to carry it around or is it rather permanent? How long do you intend to run the generator at any given time? Those two questions are very inportant because they drive a myriad of other questions. For instance, if...

I don't like these kinds of tools. They are always a poor investment, just as cheap quality tools are also a waste of hard earned money. There is no substitute for the correct tool for the job. This is especially true if you respect the machine you are using them on. Poor fitting wrenches cause...

Not all air tools use NPT. In Europe the standard is NPS, same pitch, same diameter, no taper. Seal for NPS is acheived using a flange seal. In metricvill NPT is generally used for water and low pressure hydraulics. Steve

eBay for me is the gold standard. If it's available, it's there with very few exceptions. I do not restrict myself to eBay.com. Very often I use eBay.co.uk and eBay.de. Today the market place is world wide and you do yourself a disservice by not investigating international sources. Of course...

Perhaps some help may be forthcoming. I contacted a firm called Cincinnati Machines LLC. It appears this is a remnant of the old company. They claim to carry used spares, accessories and many of the old parts drawings including manuals and wiring schematics. I have sent an email to their...

Thanks guys. I struggled with this for some time, but you are correct. I figured this out the hard way. I locked the spindle and started unscrewing the spindle, but nothing appeared to happening, but after a few turns the quill handle started to rotate. This confused me because I had quill clamp...

Hi, I'm new to this forum and the owner of a recently purchased Cincinnati Toolmaster verticle mill. It has a slotting (shaper) attachment as well. I also have 3 lathes and two other mills and have owned machine tools all my life. I have also downloaded the user manual. I believe this mill has a...