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Re: Hoist

 

Looks great back saver?
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Dave?
Hoist

 

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Here's the installation of our hoist.? Just a little one, took almost it's full rating to lift the milling machine with the motors removed.

In this one you can see the motor that eventually wound up on the band saw.? We put this up in a temporary location to haul some heavy stuff inside.



self lifting




My wife and I built a frame for it


Back up to the rafters


Put on wheels (flanged bearings).? I used extra long bolts so if a bearing fails the bolt will catch on the I-beam.



And it's done


I need to add a pulleys at the ends of the I-beam to make a rope pull system for this.? But, it rolls ok even with 400kg on it!
Re: Mini lathe 7 x12 14 8 shop drill press mill wood working sextant clocks gear milling equipment engine tractor Grizzly 7x14 owner

 

Like sky crane?
Lathe looks great too
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Dave?
Re: Mini lathe 7 x12 14 8 shop drill press mill wood working sextant clocks gear milling equipment engine tractor Grizzly 7x14 owner

 

Dad turns 84 this year and still goes to work every day in his progressive CNC shop.
He writes his G-code like a machine by now and is highly respected by most who know him for his abilities and the quality of his work.
I was at the helm for quite a while until I got a disabling injury and had to step away.
Little brother gets to run it next because that is the only place he ever worked and he deserves it.
Re: Mini lathe 7 x12 14 8 shop drill press mill wood working sextant clocks gear milling equipment engine tractor Grizzly 7x14 owner

 

J E Snyder drill press project:
Was needle scaled to remove a century's worth of paint then flap wheeled to clean it further before the application of self-etching primer was applied to the upper castings.
That took four days of climbing up and down a ladder and the subsequent constant vibration in my hands for about 15 minutes after I set the scaler down each time.?
All of the heavy cast iron gear guards were stripped bare and now in primer too.
The lower drive pulley was removed to access the frame casting.
In all, the table is 32 inches in diameter and in it's lowest position the machine is about nine feet tall.
We think she weighs about 3,000 pounds, so she ain't no lightweight either.
The Fred R Clark Machineworks is in an unheated building, so all progress was halted due to cold weather.
It came out of an Equitable gas facility that bought it new and we acquired it for the kingly sum of twelve US dollars after it got sent to auction.
We think she was born in 1914 because his son wasn't a part of it until then.
Somewhere I have the pictures of it outside the day we delivered it there, but since my pictures are so disorganized, that might take a minute.
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I also have a pictorial of the spindle removal on our old 20 inch Monarch engine lathe.
The cool part about that was chucking it's spindle in my Dad's WWII era Springfield 16 incher to dress the bearing fits while it was out of the machine.
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I'm a fourth generation machinist by the way, technically considered a tool and die maker,? so I likely bleed sulfur oil and have chips in the elastic band of my underwear.
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My first job shop experience was rough turning shafts small shafts before OD grinding for my Dad on a South Bend 9A while standing on a steel five gallon oil pail at the tender age of five.
My job was simple, watch it cut then switch it off when the tool got near the chuck, then jump down and get my Dad to fixture the next part.
And you guessed it, he still has that lathe..
My great grandfather was a master machinist during WWII for Mesta Machine, which is something I take pride in saying.
Mesta for those who aren't familiar with them built some of the largest machinetools ever produced in that era, probably something that no operation will ever be able to say again.
Re: Mini lathe 7 x12 14 8 shop drill press mill wood working sextant clocks gear milling equipment engine tractor Grizzly 7x14 owner

 

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The heavier, the better for shop machines. Here's our lathe arriving.





On 02-Feb-25 14:00, Nitro via groups.io wrote:

Thank you!
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I checked it after cleaning it and it was ok for just sitting on the bench, but it really didn't get that hot.
It was mounted to an old oil soaked wooden bench, so it got paint damage and the motor fried.
The bench actually survived the fire, charred but still standing.
The fire was the work of an arsonist who lit it with gasoline that eventually got the wood roof burning to the point of collapse, so all of the heat remained on top until it fell.
The rust was from when they extinguished the fire.
I haven't mounted it yet because my new shop area is still in the works, but I'm confident that it will be fine when I do.
They is heavy to move in one piece so it is just sitting disassembled on her new bench until moving day.
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I got it out of the rubble a day after it was burned, took it home and slathered it with oil before the disassembly and cleaning began.
A new DRO is waiting in the wings for her and I found the original milling attachment for her in the rubble.
It is pristine looking now too.
All of the smaller items were glass beaded then oiled, bagged and painted if needed.
There is a new felt kit for it and all that is really left to gather is a new three phase motor and a VFD.
For now, my shop is inside of my home, with four lathes in the lineup.
The Grizzly is sitting on my diningroom table.
It got placed back there after my '57 Atlas 618 was refinished.
The Atlas is on the original cast legs with the original wood, has a brand new 4 jaw in it and I got the Dumore toolpost grinder, a Hardinge tool post and mica undercutter for it.
Because it is so pretty, it sleeps under a blanket in the livingroom.
I will share some images of that soon.
We estimate that it only has about 20 total time hours on it due to the lack of any signs of wear on the bedways.
My plans for it are to sell it to someone who only wants an heirloom to tinker with because I already know that it is too small for my needs and using it will only screw it up.
And instead of machinery gray as original, it got a very nice coat of Rustoleum Sail Blue.
I went with the blue because the original gray only yellows after it gets oil on it, and if you aren't over oiling it, you aren't treating it right in my honest opinion.
The belt cover wasn't up to snuff after it's refinish, so it got stripped bare again and polished before the next coat of paint.
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The quick change gearbox housing on my Logan was stripped bare then polished too, but is oiled wears no paint.
I do most of my machines in black these days because I like them that way and they never yellow.
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The horizontal saw resides in my polebarn along with a metal cutting vertical.
I only have three drill presses here in my home and a Cincinnati Toolmaster I left at my Dad's shop to complete my package.
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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

 

I'm very interested.
Work up a price for the stuff and we can talk.
Re: Grizzly 7x14 owner

 
Edited

Thank you!
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I checked it after cleaning it and it was ok for just sitting on the bench, but it really didn't get that hot.
It was mounted to an old oil soaked wooden bench, so it got paint damage and the motor fried.
The bench actually survived the fire, charred but still standing.
The fire was the work of an arsonist who lit it with gasoline that eventually got the wood roof burning to the point of collapse, so all of the heat remained on top until it fell.
The rust was from when they extinguished the fire.
I haven't mounted it yet because my new shop area is still in the works, but I'm confident that it will be fine when I do.
They is heavy to move in one piece so it is just sitting disassembled on her new bench until moving day.
?
I got it out of the rubble a day after it was burned, took it home and slathered it with oil before the disassembly and cleaning began.
A new DRO is waiting in the wings for her and I found the original milling attachment for her in the rubble.
It is pristine looking now too.
All of the smaller items were glass beaded then oiled, bagged and painted if needed.
There is a new felt kit for it and all that is really left to gather is a new three phase motor and a VFD.
For now, my shop is inside of my home, with four lathes in the lineup.
The Grizzly is sitting on my diningroom table.
It got placed back there after my '57 Atlas 618 was refinished.
The Atlas is on the original cast legs with the original wood, has a brand new 4 jaw in it and I got the Dumore toolpost grinder, a Hardinge tool post and mica undercutter for it.
Because it is so pretty, it sleeps under a blanket in the livingroom.
I will share some images of that soon.
We estimate that it only has about 20 total time hours on it due to the lack of any signs of wear on the bedways.
My plans for it are to sell it to someone who only wants an heirloom to tinker with because I already know that it is too small for my needs and using it will only screw it up.
And instead of machinery gray as original, it got a very nice coat of Rustoleum Sail Blue.
I went with the blue because the original gray only yellows after it gets oil on it, and if you aren't over oiling it, you aren't treating it right in my honest opinion.
The belt cover wasn't up to snuff after it's refinish, so it got stripped bare again and polished before the next coat of paint.
?
The quick change gearbox housing on my Logan was stripped bare then polished too, but is oiled now and wears no paint.
I do most of my machines in black these days because I like them that way and they never yellow.
?
?
The horizontal saw resides in my polebarn along with a metal cutting vertical.
I only have three drill presses here in my home and a Cincinnati Toolmaster I left at my Dad's shop to complete my package.
?
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Re: Grizzly 7x14 owner

 

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Nice work!? Did the fire warp the bed?? Did you have to re-machine the ways?

On 02-Feb-25 1:54, Nitro via groups.io wrote:

I love refurbishing older machinery.
My South Bend 10K was salvaged from a fire.
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?


On Sat, Feb 1, 2025 at 6:48 PM, Nitro via groups.io
<nitroburners@...> wrote:
If they fit a 10k, then we will talk.
Re: GPS vs SEXTANT Navigation

 

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.
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Dave?
GPS vs SEXTANT Navigation

 
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?When the GPS goes because of sun spots or a country does knock gps.?
The NAVY is back the old way the sextant.?
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NAVY is back to teaching using the Sextant.?
This looks like a navigation system for today's Aircraft Carry.?
Better something we can build on a mini lathe and shop?
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Dave?
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Re: Grizzly 7x14 owner

 

If they fit a 10k, then we will talk.
Re: Grizzly 7x14 owner

 

The south been looks great
Sold mine little over a year ago.
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If need a tapper attchemt or steady rest let me know.?
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Dave?
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Re: Grizzly 7x14 owner

 

Re: Grizzly 7x14 owner

 

Like power feed motor.?
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Does the gear on motor go to feed gear?
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Dave?
Re: Grizzly 7x14 owner

 

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very nice!


On 2/1/25 16:54, Nitro via groups.io wrote:

I love refurbishing older machinery.
My South Bend 10K was salvaged from a fire.
Re: Projects ,on ,mini lathes,

 

Should look great?
Like to see to the finish ceiling fan
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Dave?
Re: Grizzly 7x14 owner

 

I love refurbishing older machinery.
My South Bend 10K was salvaged from a fire.
Re: Grizzly 7x14 owner

 

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