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Mark, thank you for the pics and explanation. I suspect FrankLee is correct, the quill lock is preventing the quill from inserting up past it. Remove the quill lock then pull out on the hub. The gears on the pinion also protrude and prevent the quill from inserting. Once the quill is inside...

Hobbist, the source I was speaking with was not able to provide any assistance. I did not hear back from CKS1955 either. I will message CKS1955 to see if he recalls where he got his casters.

Thanks all you for telling me how much I ****. It was a once in a lifetime deal and I feel very lucky to have snagged it up. Also, I am working on an upcoming video series on the Vari-slow. Complete breakdown, assembly, installation, and operation. Another GJ member sent me his near perfect...

Just thought I would toss in my recommendations. For rust removal, I have tried everything from vinegar to Evapo-rust and the best low cost and safe method I came up with was recommended to me by FrankLee. Citric Acid and water. I can get a 10-pound bag of citric acid from Amazon for about...

Thanks guys, I have not played with "in thread" searches. Good to know for future reference.

Nmhunter, congratulations on the Autocrat. I love mine and use it daily. I originally posted some questions about the Autocrat in the main vise thread “The VISES of Garage Journal and I received a good bit of history and information about the Autocrat. Since there are over 2000 pages in the...

Keep checking ebay for a 150 motor mount, one will pop up in a short time.

I will take some measurements and post them this week.

Not unless I find another one to rebuild. I did not start my YouTube channel until June of 2022.

That is where you attach the table for the disc sander. The table can be mounted for the belt or the disc.

So I did a search for how to replace the bearings on an MSA and (no surprise) this thread had the majority of comments. Page 123 had an interesting exchange so I thought I would answer a question that came up and at the same time “shamelessly” plug my newest acquisition. By completely happen...

Frank I always assumed the fibre washer for the pinion lock screw was used to gap the dog point so it did not bottom out in the groove on the pinion. I never considered that it was used to lock the screw in place or possibly for both purposes. I forgot to mention this after your previous writeup...

Although its not ideal, to order from accurate bearing you need to call them. As for where the bearings are made, Japan is my top choice, then Taiwan or Korea, last is China.

Frank, that is an amazing machine. As for the pinion gear, yes, the pinion in the linked thread looks very similar to the one I have. I expect you are correct that the cause is an uncontrolled quill return. Thanks for information.

Frank, outstanding document and summarization. I can attest that if you “forget” to install the pinion lock screw the pinion will be forced out of the head as you attempt to tension the spring…. Anyway, I did discover a new issue while working on my 100 (125) rebuild. I apologies there are no...

Winding breaks ****. I had a Craftsman grinder that had one of the lead wires break at the coil and I never got it to work properly after that. The windings have an insulating varnish on them. You would need to remove the varnish and repair the breaks without affecting any of the coil then...

Great job on the rebuild. As for the tripping of the breaker, it sounds like you may have a short in one of the lead wires or you have something wired incorrectly. It could also be the Klixon. Here is a link to the Owners manual but I do not think it has a wiring diagram. Reach out to Hoorn, he...

Brian, that came out great. I bet it was a real PITA to lay all those 1/8" strips down and keep them straight.

Elektrikman, welcome to the forum. If you decide to work on any of those tools, click on the "All my build links click here" link in my signature and some of those builds may be helpful to you.

Brian, those head bands look amazing. Great job and thanks for the pics.