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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
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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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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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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

 

Re: Grizzly 7x14 owner

 
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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 in my shop today.
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The only down side was saw blades would break and cost .?
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Dave?
Re: Grizzly 7x14 owner

 

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 bearings.?
Then she got a bath and a fresh coat of paint.
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 effect switch handling that.
The other upgrade the three phase allowed for was the two horsepower motor to optimize my carbide.
I can see the point of the gears being noisy in my Grizzly, but I just prefer the steel ones and only have me here to upset if they are too loud...lol
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I tool a boring bar holder for my AXA post and fitted it with a bronze bearing and a drill chuck do I can do drilling operations on my lathe.
Another project was the addition of an indexer made out of a 60 tooth gear with a spindle stop bolt.
I can either drill along the longitudinal axis or any other angle I choose.
The install was fairly clean because I used existing mounting holes for the collet closer and the slot in the gear cover to pull it off.
The gear is mounted with an expanding sleeve in the spindle bore.
Then the indexing gear is removed, the gearcase can still be closed.
Re: Projects ,on ,mini lathes,

 

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

On 01-Feb-25 20:10, Nitro via groups.io wrote:

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 it, but we got it airworthy about a decade ago.
It is very fast.
I have some time in a PA-28-140 and have the prop off a 180 hanging in my livingroom.
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Re: Projects ,on ,mini lathes,

 

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 it, but we got it airworthy about a decade ago.
It is very fast.
I have some time in a PA-28-140 and have the prop off a 180 hanging in my livingroom.
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Re: Projects ,on ,mini lathes,

 

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 friends now call our car The Tank after seeing me drive/swim through mud and potholes that would swallow a lessor car.

I tend to design stuff that will work in less than ideal conditions.? One of the TV studios declared our lighting controls to be the gold standard that new stuff had to compare to.? I'll bet some of our stuff from a couple of decades ago is still in use.

On 01-Feb-25 18:58, davesmith1800 wrote:
The DC3 was great aircraft.
Built for what we call bad runways today. I do not know of a replacement today
Dave
Re: Projects ,on ,mini lathes,

 

The DC3 was great aircraft.?
Built for what we call bad runways today. I do not know of a replacement today
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Dave?
Re: Projects ,on ,mini lathes,

 

It has been a long time since I Hurd the name Taylorcraft.
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Are you member of the EAA .
My father was member and we had meet in our shop for 10 years.?
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Dave?
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On Fri, Jan 31, 2025 at 04:30 PM, Nitro wrote:

We own a '41 Taylorcraft BC-12d and Curtis Pitts Big Hickey? ;)
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