Here where you can find parts is AliExpress.
They also have big red in green and blue.
Dave?
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Yes loosing the center pulley is very simple on big red . On the
larger round column mill drills the 3 pulleys are not all three in
a line with the column sticking up so the idler pulley is offset
from the front & back pulleys .? I'll see if I can find some
pics .
animal
On 1/22/24 9:20 PM, davesmith1800
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You can still buy parts too from China.?
It like any other China made equipment you finish it.??
I use tang and the draw bar together?
Add fine feed to quill
Torque arm?
Took out center pulley?
Now great mill
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Here is a few photos of mill Dave?   
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You can still buy parts too from China.?
It like any other China made equipment you finish it.??
I use tang and the draw bar together?
Add fine feed to quill
Torque arm?
Took out center pulley?
Now great mill
Dave?
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It;s a lot different that it was even 5 years ago . panels that
were over 4 bucks a watt are under a buck a watt these days . I
didn't think the Big Red group was still around . I have one
buried on a bench at my old shop . It's next to one of the larger
Mill Drills on the same bench . The guy before me tipped teh mill
drill over when moving it &? destroyed the middle/idler pulley
& its mount . It's totally different one then the one on Big
Red , or I would have been using it for the last several years .
animal
On 1/22/24 6:57 PM, davesmith1800
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mike allen
3:25pm? ?
? ? ? ? Looks like one of the infamous HF big RED mill
drill
animal
On 1/22/24 3:15 PM
It nice size mill still made just not sold in America . It use 2
morse tapper and draw bar.?
There is group on Big Red too.??
Nice here about off grid power I have look at off grid since
1970's.?
Dave?
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The real answer is to use a machine that has a draw bar to keep the taper seated. Lacking that, there are some work arounds. The simplest (sleaziest) is helping the taper to stick with some cyanoacrylate glue - acetone, heat & mild profanity will help release it when you're done. The other approach is to cross drill the (usually soft) tang to fit a split or taper pin? that keeps things pulled up tight. If you also want a lathe project, you can make a screw with the head the size of the taper slot that threads into a tapped hole in the tang.
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chrisser 3:15pm? ?
Dave,
Are you milling that in a drill press? (from the pic it looks like a similar model to what I have)
It is a real mill? It nice size larger mini but small than a bench mill. You see more at? /g/Drillmill/messagesTo get you have order from China? Dave?
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mike allen
3:25pm? ?
? ? ? ? Looks like one of the infamous HF big RED mill drill
animal
On 1/22/24 3:15 PM
It nice size mill still made just not sold in America . It use 2 morse tapper and draw bar.? There is group on Big Red too.?? Nice here about off grid power I have look at off grid since 1970's.? Dave?
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Re: White lead for centers and chucks
Off grid works pretty well most of teh time , except for with the
constant cloud cover like we have had in Northern Ca so far this
year .? My other issue is I trusted the guy that I bought my
system from too much & he under designed the panel count . I'm
pretty sure that that may be one of the reasons that guy doesn't
work for that vendor anymore .I'll fix that this spring . I left
my 80 gallon 3 cylinder compressor in my old shop which is only 2
miles from the off grid . If I need air off grid I have a Honda
powered compressor that I fire up whenever needed . I'm at the end
of the road on 27 acres . If I see/find anyone walkin around I
politely tell them private property .
animal
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mike allen
11:19am? ?
? ? ? ? If they can keep them from exploding when
charging . I have a guy up where I live unless its snowing real
bad & the roads aren't icey he's out there on his E-bike
I've seen him 60 miles from home so much that I don't even think
bout it anymore , he does love his bike . I thought about gettin
one , but I don't like the exploding/fire option & I'm off
grid & didn't want the drain on my system & then I
started asking folks &bout theirs & the cost & I put
that to bed right then.
animal
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??? ??? Looks like one of the infamous HF big RED mill drill
animal
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Dave,
Are
you milling that in a drill press? (from the pic it looks like a
similar model to what I have)
If
so, how you keep the vibrations from loosening the taper and
dropping the chuck?
I
tried to do some basic milling of aluminum with my drill press
with a pretty small end mill and I could't keep the taper from
letting go and dropping the whole chuck onto the workpiece (and
then onto the floor).? I finally gave up.
On Monday, January 22nd, 2024 at
4:03 PM, davesmith1800 <davesmith1@...> wrote:
Here is a easy
way to mill the flat for exstension on mini lathe .
Note the two drill bits in the vise.?
Dave?
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Dave,
Are you milling that in a drill press? (from the pic it looks like a similar model to what I have)
If so, how you keep the vibrations from loosening the taper and dropping the chuck?
I tried to do some basic milling of aluminum with my drill press with a pretty small end mill and I could't keep the taper from letting go and dropping the whole chuck onto the workpiece (and then onto the floor).? I finally gave up.
On Monday, January 22nd, 2024 at 4:03 PM, davesmith1800 <davesmith1@...> wrote:
Here is a easy way to mill the flat for exstension on mini lathe .
Note the two drill bits in the vise.?
Dave?
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Re: White lead for centers and chucks
mike allen
11:19am? ?
? ? ? ? If they can keep them from exploding when charging . I have a guy up where I live unless its snowing real bad & the roads aren't icey he's out there on his E-bike I've seen him 60 miles from home so much that I don't even think bout it anymore , he does love his bike . I thought about gettin one , but I don't like the exploding/fire option & I'm off grid & didn't want the drain on my system & then I started asking folks &bout theirs & the cost & I put that to bed right then.
animal
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Re: White lead for centers and chucks
I never saw brass chain on bikes. I did see heavy industrial chain in brass.?
What about plastic chain ?
The cook wax chain I have purchased for earth moving equipment.? I did think on bike.?
Dave?
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Re: White lead for centers and chucks
??? ??? You mean cut to fit or like only these 4 chains work with
this system & these 2 work with this one ?
??? thanks
??? animal
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Chains now are matched to the exact gear system. ?For example I
have an 11-speed Shimono 105 system. ? There might be four chains
that will fit. ?Most are bright nickel plated. ?The better ones
might be hollow titanium pins. ?Road bikes are really
sophisticated machines now. ?A race bike sets you back $6K at
least. Drivetrain parts don’t interchange like they did decades
ago. ? It’s all carbon fiber except the bearing and gears and
chain. ? ??
Then there are kid’s bikes. ?But no kid, here is So. Calif
would be seen dead on a non-electric bike.
??? ??? Are brass chains still the big deal on road
bikes ?
??? animal
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I have a bud that had a import 8 speed bike . had a generator in
the front hub , transmission in the rear hub . They even put a
/some capacitors in the system to keep the tail lite lite in case
ya stopped the bike for a short period . That bike was much
smoother than I remember the Sturmey Archer 3 speeds from way
back. I have a vague memory of trying to take a part one of those
Sturmey 3 speed hubs & parts & loose ball bearings
shooting all over place? , needless to say that hub never shifted
gears again .
animal
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Closest
would be the 3-speed hub gear.? Mainly found on kids bikes,
usually with the shifter on the crossbar.
?
Been
around for about 100 years, Sturmey Archer is who you need
to Google.? I think Shimano make them as well.
?
They
made a bit of a comeback with early electric bikes before it
was decided putting the motor inside the rear hub was a good
idea.
?
Tony
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mike allen
8:10pm? ?
? ? ? ? Are brass chains still the big
deal on road bikes ?
? ? animal
On bikes do ever use gear drive like do
on motorcycles?
Dave?
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??? ??? If they can keep them from exploding when charging . I
have a guy up where I live unless its snowing real bad & the?
roads aren't icey he's out there on his E-bike I've seen him 60
miles from home so much that I don't even think bout it anymore ,
he does love his bike . I thought about gettin one , but I don't
like the exploding/fire option & I'm off grid & didn't
want the drain on my system & then I started asking folks
&bout theirs & the cost & I put that to bed right
then.
animal
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I think electric bike are to stay.?
I did look at building a electric bike in 2001. Today my doctors
band me from any bikes.
Dave?
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Re: White lead for centers and chucks
I left the nice bike world just about the time that Shimano &
Suntour were starting to give Campagnolo a run . It was really
becoming a hassle arguing with store managers that the reason my
bike was on my shoulder is cause it was worth more than most cars
in his parking lot . Brass chains were big back then .
??? animal
On 1/22/24 12:08 AM, Chris Albertson
wrote:
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Chains now are matched to the exact gear system. ?For example I
have an 11-speed Shimono 105 system. ? There might be four chains
that will fit. ?Most are bright nickel plated. ?The better ones
might be hollow titanium pins. ?Road bikes are really
sophisticated machines now. ?A race bike sets you back $6K at
least. Drivetrain parts don’t interchange like they did decades
ago. ? It’s all carbon fiber except the bearing and gears and
chain. ? ??
Then there are kid’s bikes. ?But no kid, here is So. Calif
would be seen dead on a non-electric bike.
??? ??? Are brass chains still the big deal on road
bikes ?
??? animal
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Re: White lead for centers and chucks
I think electric bike are to stay.?
I did look at building a electric bike in 2001. Today my doctors band me from any bikes.
Dave?
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Re: Why I Do Single-Point Threading
I have them too - drills, tap drills with percentage engagements, etc.? ?Not too long ago I added a thread chart with total depth and first pass depth.
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