Re: Grizzly 7x14 owner
For a consumer lathe, plastic is probably fine. I never changed the gears in mine and didn't have a problem.
Metal is a lot nosier, not good for consumers putting these in a spare bedroom with the
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It has been a long time since I Hurd the name Taylorcraft.
Are you member of the EAA .
My father was member and we had meet in our shop for 10 years.
Dave
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davesmith1800
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The DC3 was great aircraft.
Built for what we call bad runways today. I do not know of a replacement today
Dave
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davesmith1800
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There's a definite advantage to machines that were designed to work in less than ideal conditions.? When we moved here everyone expected us to buy a BMW or Toyota but we bought a Lada 4x4 SUV.? Our
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Jerry Durand
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Presently no, but my dad still is.
I trust you know what a Pitts Special is?
We now own the Big Hickey Curtis built for himself to travel between Pa. and his factory in Florida.
Curtis never finished
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Nitro
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I wanted to make a ceiling fan out of a prop, but never got around to it.
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Jerry Durand
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Re: Grizzly 7x14 owner
I run VFDs and love them.
My Logan has one on it and it is outfitted with a glass scaled DRO.
No sense in having variable speed if you can't tell how fast it is, so there is a flying magnet hall
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Nitro
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My horizontal bandsaw is a Jet that will handle 10 x 18 inch stock, a bit big for what I do, but the price was right.
When I got it home, I went thru the entire machine and replaced all of the
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Nitro
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I have 3 daw size.
They saw I use shop same high sawhorse and doing welding machines work or welding .
They did lot cutting I had bigger sad but the little portable was very handy.
I have same? saw
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davesmith1800
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Nitro
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I love refurbishing older machinery.
My South Bend 10K was salvaged from a fire.
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Nitro
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Should look great
Like to see to the finish ceiling fan
Dave
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davesmith1800
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very nice!
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piper184
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Like power feed motor.
Does the gear on motor go to feed gear?
Dave
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davesmith1800
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Nitro
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The south been looks great
Sold mine little over a year ago.
If need a tapper attchemt or steady rest let me know.
Dave
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davesmith1800
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If they fit a 10k, then we will talk.
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GPS vs SEXTANT Navigation
When the GPS goes because of sun spots or a country does knock gps.
The NAVY is back the old way the sextant.
NAVY is back to teaching using the Sextant.
This looks like a navigation system for
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Here is 3" to 4" pocket Sextant.
Could be a fun project.
Great in Life raffle too.
Your aircraft lands on on ocean 2,000 miles from land and in you pocket a sextant you made happy days.
Dave
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davesmith1800
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Re: Mini lathe 7 x12 14 8 shop drill press mill wood working sextant clocks gear milling equipment engine tractor Grizzly 7x14 owner
It has been on a 10K lathe too.?I purchased new around 1972.I have cross slide screw with the new dial for direct reading.?
Dave?
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davesmith1800
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