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Re: For mini lathe
Here a drawing on fine feed works on drill press too. Dave
By davesmith1800 · #118509 ·
Re: For mini lathe
Here where you can find parts is AliExpress. They also have big red in green and blue. Dave
By davesmith1800 · #118508 ·
Re: For mini lathe
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
By mike allen · #118507 ·
Re: For mini lathe
Here is a few photos of mill Dave
By davesmith1800 · #118506 ·
Re: For mini lathe
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
By davesmith1800 · #118505 ·
Re: For mini lathe
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
By mike allen · #118504 ·
Re: For mini lathe
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
By Roy · #118503 ·
Re: For mini lathe
It is a real mill It nice size larger mini but small than a bench mill. You see more at /g/Drillmill/messages To get you have order from China Dave
By davesmith1800 · #118502 ·
Re: For mini lathe
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
By davesmith1800 · #118501 ·
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
By mike allen · #118500 ·
Re: For mini lathe
??? ??? Looks like one of the infamous HF big RED mill drill animal
By mike allen · #118499 ·
Re: For mini lathe
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
By chrisser · #118498 ·
Re: White lead for centers and chucks
How well does off grid work ? Dave
By davesmith1800 · #118497 ·
For mini lathe
Here is a easy way to mill the flat for exstension on mini lathe . Note the two drill bits in the vise. Dave
By davesmith1800 · #118496 ·
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
By davesmith1800 · #118494 ·
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
By mike allen · #118493 ·
Re: White lead for centers and chucks
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
By mike allen · #118492 ·
Re: White lead for centers and chucks
??? ??? 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
By mike allen · #118491 ·
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
By mike allen · #118490 ·
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
By davesmith1800 · #118489 ·