Re: Alternative motor for the Unimat SL
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NapierDeltic
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Re: Alternative motor for the Unimat SL
Hi , Sorry, I think I have compressed too much my pictures. I'm just at the beginning. Here is my setting (and chest of treasure :) . It is a quick/ easy made combination of bamboo coffee tray an
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NapierDeltic
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Re: SL U-90 Motor Wiring
David, I'm an old aircraft mechanic, though I started mechanicing long before I enlisted in the USAF. I was taught by the Air Force aircraft maintenance instructors that we couldn't fix the aircraft
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Bill in OKC too
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Re: SL U-90 Motor Wiring
Thanks for the tips. I will attempt sweating and cursing to get it out. :)
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David <dplass@...>
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Re: SL U-90 Motor Wiring
Good afternoon, I found the windings to be a very tight fit in the case, a penalty of being originally installed on a press I presume. The previous postings on this thread show every detail of the
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David
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Re: Alternative motor for the Unimat SL
Welcome Mihal! You bring up some good points. I have also considered the spindle motors as a potential replacement on my DB200. I and others would love to see pictures of and learn more details about
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Kevin Groenke @ PersonMakeObject <groen004@...>
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Re: Alternative motor for the Unimat SL
-- NapierDeltic Hi, this is my first time writing here. Thank you for all info available on this forum-really loved it. What I don't understand is : on much bigger lathes - as Sieg C3 is under various
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NapierDeltic
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Re: SL U-90 Motor Wiring
Is it necessary to remove the field windings? When I replaced the cord and suppressor on one of these I didn't have to - never occurred to me to try.
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Keith S. Angus
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Re: SL U-90 Motor Wiring
(Sorry for reviving this old thread, but it's a good thread to start with to ask my stupid question): I need to completely replace the cord + switch of my U90, as it's badly frayed and the switch is
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dplass@...
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Re: How to Use Mill to make a Small Tool
If all else fails, you might have to resort to the time honored method of accurately drilling the brass orifice out and running the correct size tap into the hole. Then make a new orrifice.
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OldToolmaker
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Re: Tailstock chuck
Good evening, Thanks for all your replies, this is why I joined this site. I think I will apply Occam's razor and try the easiest to produce method first, I'll turn a piece of brass to fit the
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David
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Re: How to Use Mill to make a Small Tool
I'd look through all of the files, but this is a really good place to start: /g/Unimat/files/Books%20-%20Tingey,%20etc. Bill in OKC William R. Meyers, MSgt, USAF(Ret.) A human being
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Bill in OKC too
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Re: How to Use Mill to make a Small Tool
Thanks for all of the responses.? Some very good ideas.? I will post some more later on the part I need to remove. Where can I find more information on setting up the mill and then how to use it??
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dsanford1946 <dd.sanford@...>
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Re: How to Use Mill to make a Small Tool
You may want to look for a tool called a drag link. They are essentially large flat screwdriver blades on a socket. -- Thanks, Dustin Gebhardt
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Dustin Gebhardt
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Re: How to Use Mill to make a Small Tool
Another suggestion to help free the brass parts. Instead of heating try cooling or cycle the heating & cooling. In the past I have wrapped item & put them in the freezer for a few days. Items that
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Brian Symons
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Re: How to Use Mill to make a Small Tool
I have a couple versions of that set, not Klein, and they are good for many things, but none of them will work on a 1/8" wide screwdriver slot. Is why I suggested Chapman or Wheeler tools. They do
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Bill in OKC too
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Re: How to Use Mill to make a Small Tool
This is essentially identical to a spanner screw, one type of tamper-proof screw. If you can make do without the central locating pin you could just pick up a set of tamper-proof bits for a magnetic
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Elliot Nesterman
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Re: Tailstock chuck
I don't think you will find anything off the shelf to do the job, so you are left with the job of making something like a live centre that carries a chuck, of whatever kind. I imagine you would have
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Keith S. Angus
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Re: Tailstock chuck
David, some of the solutions that have been suggested to you either require a fair amount of work or you have to acquire/buy something. This may seem too simple or might not be exactly what you want.
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John Hutnick
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Re: How to Use Mill to make a Small Tool
For my first attempt I would put some hex bar in the three jaw chuck - I would buy a bit of hex bar since I would expect to have more then one try. Use a tough or hardenable, steel, and expect to take
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Keith S. Angus
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