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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

 
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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 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.
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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: 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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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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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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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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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
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