Recent content by wolfsburged

More details on your table height adjuster please! Sent from my E6910 using Tapatalk

Helping a friend who had cross threaded the oil drain plug on her motorcycle. The drain plug was M14x1.25 and was helicoiled, however it looks like the helicoil tap was run in slightly off angle. The result is that the bolt threads in fine but doesn't seat flat on the sump and therefore won't...

I've currently got a Harbor Freight 12 ton press which I have grown out of and gotten frustrated with. I swapped all of the hardware to 8.8 grade, then ended up welding the frame, and it still twists and is sloppy. Bottle jack mount is not flat either. Space inside the frame is also limited. I...

Not sure why some of my images are showing up rotated, they are not like that when viewed directly at the hosted URL or on my PC...

Making progress! More parts and progress for the Rockwell horizontal milling machine. Bought an M series Bridgeport head with round column adapter to fit onto the horizontal mill. This will give me options to do either horizontal or vertical milling. Found a replacement knee crank handle, and...

I've been busy cleaning, stripping, and painting the mill after basic disassembly. After a gallon of Simple Green and a few passes of CitriStrip I was able to mask and paint the parts on an opportunistic warm day. I was lucky enough to snag a full set of X and Y leadscrews and nut from...

Picked this up Rockwell 21-120 Horizontal Mill today and drug it home to the garage. Eventually will be stripping it down to clean, paint, and move to the basement shop. Previous owner didn't really know what it was, used it as a horizontal drill press. Came with a ton of cutters, arbors, etc...

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It sold last night apparently, didn't get to see it. It was 1/2hp. Asking price was $145

This popped up locally, worth a look I think. Not sure if the jig is a Craftsman one or not.

Looks great!

Well I was able to get the bearings adjusted in. I took out all of the old shims and started over. Now both are at 1 thou clearance and spin freely. I also cut the belt down, skived it and glued it back up. This allowed me to bring the lathe back against the wall closer and have clearance for...

It would be, and maybe I will move it eventually. But I don't anticipate having to reverse the lathe often and can stop and start using the control station next to the headstock.

Lathe is under power! Belt is way too long, need to level it out, etc but it is spinning! Cut some test chips on aluminum, still need to learn what I'm doing but it's a start! The chuck that is on the lathe is a three jaw independent. I was having a hard time getting it indicated in. I think...

Took the vise apart and cleaned it up today. Definitely were some metal shavings in the lead screw. Now that it has been cleaned out and re-greased it is much smoother. Popped the dented cap off, I will reach out to Wilton to see about a replacement. Hammer seems decent enough, I'm sure it will...