Recent content by Todda323

TurnipTruck you got me hooked. I'm waiting for part 4 and 5 man.

Well fellas its been a while. I had whatever crud is going around. I ended up pulling the main shaft and cleaning some of the bits and pieces up. I have been working on the motor because we will never know how this thing runs if I don't get power of some sort going. So.. on to questions about...

Thanks for the info Larry. Good to know and will go down in my notes. It is possible someone has messed with the shims. When I got it the bolts were just a little beyond hand snug but came out quite easily with less than a quarter turn of a socket. The shaft would turn by hand without much...

Well fellas. We got deflection after a little cleaning of the quill. It's not a surprise though. Only one quick check shows .02. But that is for later i think. First things first. I have been fiddling with this thing for a few days now and can't seem to figure out the trick to pulling the main...

For better or worse. Here she is boys. I started the cleaning and inspection phase. So far nothing sticks out as unsatisfactory to me. Im curious because the babbit on the main shaft didn't have shims. I'm hoping one of you don't tell me they will need replacing sooner as opposed to later...

As an update I have done a little research and I found that Ryerson and Son was a steel manufacturer out of Chicago. At some point I think I read they moved part or all of their operation to a part of Chicago called "Rockwell." Im not sure but I I'm hesitant to believe the "Rockwell" embossed on...

Quick google research looks as if Ryerson&Son were steel manufacturers based out of Chicago.

sorry all. I think this may be the other side. I should have included this pic as well. This is where I got the "Rockwell 20" from. Im not sure how Ryerson & Son fits in with Rockwell or vise versa. If I had to give a guess maybe one enlisted the other to manufacture or sell for them? Any input...

Yeah I'm cautious of that. I'm hoping my other buddy can do something with it as he works for a more formal outfit with insane manufacturing capabilities. I just haven't had time to check in with him yet. Work and life are keeping me on the run. Throw in a dash of Christmas and you get some...

Hey all, I'm back again. Quite possibly biting off more than I can chew this time. With the post drill project still in process I am seriously considering taking this on additionally for the winter. Now I have to explain that I have no experience with these drills but I believe I possess a...

As an update, one machinist friend of mine forwarded me to a company called Motion Systems INC in Michigan who he spoke highly of. I spoke to a helpful fella and this may be a viable lead as they offer repair and re work services. I made contact and they were quite pleasant. Of course cost is...

I only wanted marketplace. No profile pic. No friends etc. Within about a week i Started getting notifications that I had new friends and a new profile pic. So I decided to see what I looked like. Last i looked in the mirror my profile pic looked nothing like me. Turned off the account and never...

Unfortunately I don't have facebook. I tried it once and got hacked within a week and never looked back. The return gears on mine are missing a bunch of teeth. Tge main forward gears are fine. I may see if a machinist buddy of mine could remake them. There's the option for re building the teeth...

You guys are great! That's a great idea. I'll throw it against the wall and see if it sticks.

I missed it on the vintage machinery site. If anyone has photos of one they can share so i can verify it's identity I can move to a disassembly and detailed inspection. I don't think a "pretty" restoration is in order but I think I may go functional and as accurate as possible for the nature of...