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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

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

I wanted to make a ceiling fan out of a prop, but never got around to it.

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

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

The DC3 was great aircraft. Built for what we call bad runways today. I do not know of a replacement today Dave

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

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

Hard to see plastic gears on any lathe I forgot part to watch out for. As it is the gears I have on my lathe are power metal gears. The spindle bearing very a lot some are class 1 all the way to

Here's the other mods I did to the Grizzly before I moved. Gear and leadscrew covers, wider stance on the feet.

I guess I should clarify the stuff about the shop in Brownsville Pa. USA. That is an oldschool lineshaft shop I run out at our Steam Gas and Horse Association showgrounds. I am deeply involved in the

In all, I was kind of disappointed with the machine because it would have likely ruined a first timer's experience with it since it required some attention from square one. My original intention with

I never took any images of my motor mount mods, but the difference on mine was the counterbores in it that allowed me to torque the plate to the studs prior to mounting it. I matched the radius of

Here's the mount I made for my Grizzly.? Sounds like we were thinking alike.

I upgrade bolt a by two 3m bolts Now it has a AHCS BOLT. See the center The chuck came with a adaptor to a drill I took and drill and tap for seen in last photo Dave

A new chat has been created: I am very happy to see as moderator/? co-owner . Next question is do you know on? goups.io? how to add a Moderator. Last time did was around 2019 and real easy to

I'm admin on two other forums, and could also moderate if you need.

My father had a couple of planes before I was born, but I never got to see them other than in pictures.? He had a Piper Cub for personal use and he also joined with a couple of other guys and had a

Looks great Before read a lot of reviews on different lathes and some had for different brands. I do not help you at this point. This first time mini lathe since Nov 2023. Before I had larger