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    Help with Vari-Speed Lathe Drive

    I've done a bunch of research on Reeve's Drivers/Vari-Speed Drives. I know the Clausings are hydraulically actuated and I believe some others like a Hardinge HLV-H are electrically operated. The lathe in question here is a pattern maker's lathe of German manufacture. The brand is Zimmerman...
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    80 Gallon Vertical Air Compressor Tank

    I'm looking for an 80 gallon vertical air compressor tank to replace my old unit, which is too rusty to use any longer. I need one that is NOT rusty inside and hopefully isn't more than 10 years old. I've seen to many pictures of ruptured tanks and the resulting mayhem. I'm secretly...
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    Do I need a magnetic motor starter?

    Okay, here's the scenario: I'm rebuilding an old 80 gallon vertical Saylor-Beall compressor, that was refitted with with an IR T30 Model 242 pump before it came into my possession. It came to me in pieces and missing some parts. It also has a relatively new Leeson 5hp, single phase, 21 amp...
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    New Saylor Beall Tank Decal?

    I'm restoring a 1973 Saylor Beall compressor with an 80 gallon vertical tank. I was able to obtain a paint swatch from the company that provides the paint to SB, so I know the color will be correct. The decal on the tank now is so weathered, you can hardly read it. I want to replace the old...
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    What model Ingersoll-Rand T30 pump is this?!

    I bought this old Saylor-Beall compressor off Craigslist and at some point, a replacement Ingersoll-Rand T30 pump was installed. Unfortunately, the identification tag is missing. Also unfortunate is the fact that I've found it desperately needs to be rebuilt! (Of course I was promised it was...
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    CL Purchase - 1973 Saylor-Beall - Some Questions

    I've been searching for a large, quality compressor for quite some time on a somewhat small budget. So, Craigslist was my weapon and there was a definite lack of good units for sale... a lot of Husky and Campbell Hausfields. Or a few nice big IR's that were beyond my budget (i.e.- $1500). I...
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