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Looking to buy my first metal lathe and found this Heald 70 which the guy says is a lathe. All the information I have found, which isn't much, says Heald made boring machines not lathes. It looks to me like this particular machine can rotate the work piece or the tool so it's both? Can...

Seems to be plenty of bright folks on the forums here and I'm hoping someone can point me in the right direction. I have a couple crusty tricone bits, one has a cone with some slop, another has a cone that won't turn 360 degrees. How would one go about pulling the cones to gain access to the...

I have a united states air compressor MK series that I am about to rebuild. I understand Collins equipment sell parts for them however their prices are extremely high. I am wondering if anyone has successfully located parts like piston rings, crank bearings , rod inserts by size rather than...

Can someone please help me to identify this old compressor

I picked up a craftsman model 106.175781 from the original owner. It seems to be working fine but I want to do some preventative maintenance to make sure it gives me a few years of service. I have read a few threads about failures so I think I have a reasonable idea of what to do but I am...

Considering buying a Quincy 214 that needs a little work. The compressor was purchased new by a homeowner in 1985 was used lightly on and off for a few years and has been sitting unused since then. Aesthetically it looks brand new but it isn't building pressure. The owner tells me it had...