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Re: What type of tool post?

 

Depending on the work, I can use either an OXA or AXA post

ralphie
Variable speed motors

 

This may be a bit off topic, but I would guess it is applicable for someone wanting to re-motor their lathe.

Have one of those 80s Taiwanese drill presses (Cummins Mack).? Motor HP isn't listed but it's probably 1/2 or 3/4HP.? 100vac single phase.

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Kind of sick of changing belts and thought one of those variable speed motor conversions would be helpful.? I read a lot about how inexpensive these are, but I'm just not seeing it.

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I probably have 10 motors lying around the shop, all 110VAC single phase of various sizes and RPMs.? Looked around for something in the 3/4-1hp range in a 3phase motor on Craigslist, Marketplace, ebay, surplus dealers - they don't seem cheap to me.? To get something in the right RPM range (~1700) and standard voltage is at least $100 if not closer to $200.? Add another $100-200 for a VFD and that's not my definition of inexpensive.? New motors are double that.

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Read about using a treadmill motor, but word seems to have gotten around about those.? They're in the same price range as the 3phase motors, although the controllers seem cheaper.? Buying a couple of random treadmills to hope and get the right size motor that's useable seems like a big PITA and here in rural America, getting rid of the rest of the treadmill without the motor isn't exactly easy or cheap.

Am I looking at the wrong things, or am I just a cheapskate?? Maybe both.

I've read it's possible to use a VFD on a single phase motor by bypassing the start capacitor using a start switch to energize it.? Having trouble finding good info on what VFD to use.? I don't really think I need the drill press to reverse, which is one of the downsides of single phase.? Would this be a solution to use the original motor or one of the spares I have lying around?
Re: What type of tool post?

 

I agree

I look the Multifix/Multifix back 1970's.?
Some operations I wish had.?
But taking a heavy cut the like the Aloris.
There is on setup I wish I had a American Tool post because it is thin.

Dave?


mike allen
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If I was going to buy a new tool post today I would probably be buying a Multifix/Multifix clone from Create tool
Re: What type of tool post?

 

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If I was going to buy a new tool post today I would probably be buying a Multifix/Multifix clone from Create tool . Has I known about them when I bought the AXA I have on my South Bend I would have bought one instead of the AXA I purchased .

animal

On 2/3/24 11:33 AM, Ryan H via groups.io wrote:

I have a 0xa and really like it. I've had mine for years. I have several tool holders all set and it makes swapping between tools much faster especially when I was making small orifices that required going between lots of different operations.?

Ryan?
On Feb 3, 2024 at 2:18?PM -0500, chrisser via groups.io <chris.kucia@...>, wrote:

I'd like to pick up an OXA QCTP.

However, I ended up buying a few of the square tool posts from Grizzly like the one that came with the lathe.

That gives me potentially 12 pre-setup, pre-shimmed tools between the three of them.

Getting them all set up is kind of a PITA, but it was a quick and cheap solution.
Re: What type of tool post?

 

I have a 0xa and really like it. I've had mine for years. I have several tool holders all set and it makes swapping between tools much faster especially when I was making small orifices that required going between lots of different operations.?

Ryan?
On Feb 3, 2024 at 2:18?PM -0500, chrisser via groups.io <chris.kucia@...>, wrote:

I'd like to pick up an OXA QCTP.

However, I ended up buying a few of the square tool posts from Grizzly like the one that came with the lathe.

That gives me potentially 12 pre-setup, pre-shimmed tools between the three of them.

Getting them all set up is kind of a PITA, but it was a quick and cheap solution.
Re: What type of tool post?

 

I'd like to pick up an OXA QCTP.

However, I ended up buying a few of the square tool posts from Grizzly like the one that came with the lathe.

That gives me potentially 12 pre-setup, pre-shimmed tools between the three of them.

Getting them all set up is kind of a PITA, but it was a quick and cheap solution.??
What type of tool post?

 

What type of tool post do you like using
Square?
Weg/Aloris?
American tool post.?

Dave?
Locked Re: Off-topic Plumbing Advice Needed

 

On Fri, Feb 2, 2024 at 11:45 PM, Gerald Feldman wrote:
This will allow you to adjust the offsets between the horizontal and vertical axes of the valve and the input to the new radiator to the exact dimension you need.
Since he needs to go up only 1/2" you would not be able to get that short of offset without moving the radiator forward or back or raising it even with two 45 street ells.
Locked Re: Off-topic Plumbing Advice Needed

 


What are trying of repair are having to do?

Dave?
Locked Re: Off-topic Plumbing Advice Needed

 

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Mike,

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What you are dealing with is called an ¡°offset¡±.? The easy solution here would be to add two 45 degree elbows, street elbows, and/or the appropriate length nipples between the valve union and the new radiator.? This will allow you to adjust the offsets between the horizontal and vertical axes of the valve and the input to the new radiator to the exact dimension you need.? ???

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Hope this helps.

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Jerry F.

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From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Miket_NYC
Sent: Friday, February 02, 2024 7:46 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [7x12MiniLathe] Off-topic Plumbing Advice Needed

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My house is 99 years old, so your experience may be just about right. I need to replace a single-pipe steam radiator with a larger radiator that's now sitting on my back porch. But the steam pipe into the new radiator is about half an inch higher than the one into the old radiator. So I either have to remove the valve and raise it (always a risk with hundred-year-old pipes) or cut down the feet of the replacement radiator.? Which would you?recommend?

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Mike Taglieri?

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On Fri, Feb 2, 2024, 4:24 PM paul mcclintic via <cannontandem=[email protected]> wrote:

I haven't worked on on for 50 years but what is your question?

Locked Re: Off-topic Plumbing Advice Needed

 

It's low-pressure steam, so I assume it's at 212 F.? ?The radiator are replacing was installed probably no more than 25 years ago to replace a bigger radiator. The rest should be doable if I can get the spud out of the old radiator.
Re: Landon-member

 

Do you have any drawings on the www.homemadetools.net site?

I do get email from them too and look at projects.

Dave?

OldToolmaker 6:34pm? ?
Dave,
www.homemadetools.net is an extremely good source for high quality plans and information. Plans are not overpriced as you claim.
This is an outstanding organization and one of the best
Locked Re: Off-topic Plumbing Advice Needed

 

The steel they made 100 years is different than today's . .
The threads in pipe will be difficult to remove most time. The good news most of the pipe dope was lead it helps.?
You may want to use dresser coupling on old pipe and try to remove from threads.?

What temperature does system work on.?

Dave?
Locked Re: Off-topic Plumbing Advice Needed

 

My house is 99 years old, so your experience may be just about right. I need to replace a single-pipe steam radiator with a larger radiator that's now sitting on my back porch. But the steam pipe into the new radiator is about half an inch higher than the one into the old radiator. So I either have to remove the valve and raise it (always a risk with hundred-year-old pipes) or cut down the feet of the replacement radiator.? Which would you?recommend?

Mike Taglieri?

On Fri, Feb 2, 2024, 4:24 PM paul mcclintic via <cannontandem=[email protected]> wrote:
I haven't worked on on for 50 years but what is your question?

Re: Landon-member

 

Dave,
?is an extremely good source for high quality plans and information. Plans are not overpriced as you claim.
This is an outstanding organization and one of the best.
Dick
Locked Re: Off-topic Plumbing Advice Needed

 

I haven't worked on on for 50 years but what is your question?
Re: Landon-member

 

Abbreviation is used in morse code?
Like CDQ? later change to SOS. NEED HELP AS FAST AS POSSIBLE.? Aircraft uses MAYDAY it is bad day too.? I have bee on a 206 where polit use mayday not a good day.

Dave??
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Ralph Lehotsky Feb 1? ?
When writing anything and using an acronym or abbreviation, I try to write out the full set of words and then afterwards put the acronym in parentheses
Locked Re: Off-topic Plumbing Advice Needed

 

Thank you never use that part?
Locked Re: Off-topic Plumbing Advice Needed

 

To reply privately to a post when using? the forum, hit the "Reply" button, and change the "To" dropdown from "Group" to "Sender".
Locked Re: Off-topic Plumbing Advice Needed

 

Your email does not work.
It is above 212¡ãF or below 212¡ãF

Dave?
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