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Brian, I couldn't agree with you more about the grinders and sanders. Keep going with what you are doing , I like it a lot, and the best part about what you are doing, is, you can do it the way you like it.:D

Brian, I like that clutch. And your Saw is awesome. May I make a comment on Filing buttons. For may years I made hard buttons and they work very well at maintaing a beautiful radius, but I ruined many of my best Swiss files on them, even when they barely touched them. Now I make leave the...

Thanks for all the information. I would like this to be a display piece, I don't think it will ever work. So, yes I would like a good polished gloss. I am leaning toward a 2 pack polyurethane.

Thanks. It seems like good old enamels stick best. I was wondering how good the two pack paints were, and, if polyurethanes or epoxy's were best.

The heading says it all. I am restoring an old Acorn tools Shaper and want to repaint it as best possible. I need a good paint that will resist oil and also stick to the old casting filler. I would like to brush it on as well as spray, with a final cut and buff to get a good polished paint...

Saturn is finished. next is Jupiter.

Latest update. http://www.my-time-machines.net/astro-07-18.htm and a few photos. the large gear weighs 6.6 grams or about 1/4 ounce.

Keep the updates comming please. I bought my first 3 d printer (Zortrex 200 ) a month ago, So i am following with interest.

I am sorry. This machine is sold. I should have updated this thread.

This is the bearing for Saturn. the small ballrace has a 2mm id 5mm od . I There is a photo update on the orrery at: http://www.my-time-machines.net/astro_05-18a.htm Here is the first stage gearing between Saturn and Jupiter. We have slight alignment problems between the two sets of gears...

Here are a few more photos after a bit of a clean up. I found 2 'Defects' , there is a broken T slot and a bit of galling on the front of the ram every thing else is good.

Don. That is exactly what I am working on right now. I had a test part that worked really well. When I received the real part , while I was machining the glass the print just floated off. I possibly did not clean the glass properly before I sent it to the printers. I am going to have another...

I should have said that the pink in the last drawing shows the path of the drive to the outer moon on Saturn. For the engine turning . I draw the outline of the dial and then made an array of overlapping circles around the center of the dial, then deleted all the lines outside the area that...

It is a home made CNC mill, Mach 3 Draftsite 2 D cad and Cam Bam. Nohing extrodanary. look at the drawing in the last installment. :)

Here is the latest update. http://www.my-time-machines.net/astro_05-18.htm Next is the orrery.

Please note; I will make sure every thing is working, but there is no more parts than in the photo. No vice and no side cover. The tool holder in the clapper box is there. It is a dirty gem though. You can make a beautiful restoration job out of it. It is a Myford equivalent in a shaper. I made...

Here are some quick photos. This machine has a variable position stroke as well as an adjustable stroke length. Also an auto table feed for facing cuts to the left and right. A lever operated belt slip clutch and also for quick speed changes. is is covered with rust preventrt so looks rather dirty.

I have a 'spare ' Atlas or acorn tools shaper that I would like to sell. Is any body interested, if so I can post a few photos. It is near Sydney, Australia. Its slide ways look in really good condition but it is missing a few belt guards and a motor mount. 6 inch stroke.

If you are building a hoist to your own design , and not using a qualified engineer, then, when it is finished attach the greatest load you are prepared to risk, and lift it just off the ground in all positions of the jib. Then divide the load by a safety factor of 4 or more. Somebody here will...

Sorry for the wrong advice. I am glad you have it open now, next time it will be easy! What are you going to do with it now? Clean it, or is there something not working.