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Well I have read the post and here is what I have done. First I have rebuilt lost of lathes with bronze bearings, the fix is simple and yet time consuming. You start with some 660 bearing bronze and split into halves with slitting saw then you soft solider the two halves back together. Before...

Well I have read the post and here is what I have done. First I have rebuilt lost of lathes with bronze bearings, the fix is simple and yet time consuming. You start with some 660 bearing bronze and split into halves with slitting saw then you soft solider the two halves back together. Before...

Hi Mark That is good to hear. I have a Grizzly mill and it has had zero problems, it gets lots of use and I have had some big projects on the table and its done great, so if the lathe preforms as good then I will be happy. MF

The Grizzly 14 x 40 machine has the DRO 3 jaw and 4 jaw steady rest follower rest face plate tool post and head stock and tailstock centers. I have visited the Grizzly show room and checked out the machine closely and it looks to be put together very nicely. It has a cast iron base not tin, so...

Thanks for your input. First of all I don't do gun work I build IC and steam engines, I need a larger lathe and the 14-40 fits my needs. Thanks for the web site recommendation, I will be checking it out. I have sold the smaller machine and lots of the tooling will go with so chance to upgrade...

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Hello to all I'm looking to purchasing a new Grizzly 14 x 40 Gun lathe. So I'm looking for information from members to see if any body has one and if they would recommend this machine. I presently have a 13 x 40 Jet lathe that is 20 plus yrs old. MF

I your going to offset tailstock and or use the boring head yes you will need to do the job between centers. Mike F

You can offset your tailstock and cut a long taper very easy, the only limit is the length of the bed of the machine. The other problem you will run into is being long and skinny you may get some chatter so you will have to play with speed and feeds and tool grind. Mike

I have seen way to many hands and fingers destroyed or mangled due to the operator wearing gloves, they get caught on a burr or wrapped up on rotating part and pull the hand in and sometime it even gets the arm. So moto and rule in my shop NO GLOVES period. Also long sleeve shirts that are...

When a blade goes bad in the process of cutting I never try to cut in the same kerf with new blade but move over and start new cut when the blade goes bad it leaves galled harden material behind then when you use new blade in old kerf it just destroys it as well. MF

Well the problem could be several things. First check the blade where it is welded together, when welding the blade the weld creates a bad spot and has to be ground out to create a tooth that has been filled with weld material, also check to see if the bladed is straight, if the ends are not...

I have found that Goose grease works well with small taps it runs to the heat and not away like some cutting oils, just need to find a source. I have a friend who hunts and he gives me the fat and I render it down just for the purpose of taping holes. I used lard oil for yrs but get infections...

When serving my apprenticeship I had a job taping several hundred 4-40 and 5-40 holes in mild steel plate 3/16" thick we kept the taps in cutting oil on a hot plate to keep them warm and limber which cut down on the breakage. So still today 50yrs latter I still warm up small taps prior to using...

So I taught my students for years the following CS X 4 divided by diameter of material to be turned equaled RPM. This is a quick and easy method for them to use and it works well. CS (cutting speed) Example 80 x 4 = 320 divided by 2" diameter = 160 rpm. Simple great starting point then...

Hello Brian Thanks for the quick reply I have just sent you the funds you should get by 10/12 my email address is [email protected] Thanks I plan to build the clutch and attach to my Bruce Macbeth engine and drive an air compressor with it. I look forward to getting the drawings. Mike

Hello Brian I have a project that I would love to put a clutch on and this would be just what the project needs, are you or have you posted drawings for your clutch? Mike

When replacing the thread in the half nut you might run into a problem with the lead screw its self. On most lathes we use the section up close to the head stock the most. The most wear on lead screw will be on the head stock end of the screw which changes the pitch of the thread, so new...

Hi Jeff Thanks for the reply and the information. I will look into your suggestion and look at building two magnetos to fit. My brother is an expert on magnetos he restores old engines so he's a good resource plus he will have something that I can use as a modeled to scale down. :thumbup...

So I'm building the Bruce MacBeth Engine What a great looking engine. So I would like to have some basic dimensions for the distributor. I'm building it from scratch . So what I basically need is the overall diameter and the length of the cap and body rest is pc of cake. So any help would be...